DEFA14A: Additional definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) material
Published on August 16, 2004
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,
if other than the Registrant)
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RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
Renaissance House
8-12 East Broadway
Pembroke HM 19 Bermuda
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO VOTE YOUR PROXY
August 16, 2004
Dear RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Shareholder:
Our records indicate that you have not voted your shares for the Special General Meeting of Shareholders of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. The Special Meeting will be held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, 40 Crow Lane, Pembroke, Bermuda on August 31, 2004 at 10:00 a.m., Atlantic daylight savings time. Please take a moment now to ensure that your shares are represented at this important meeting.
At the Meeting, you will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, approve the RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2004 Stock Option Incentive Plan. Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the approval of the 2004 Plan Proposal.
*YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT*
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the nations leading proxy voting advisory service firm, has recommended that shareholders vote YES on the proposal. ISS provides proxy advisory services to institutional investors, mutual funds, and other fiduciaries. It is the leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance services. ISS analyzes proposals, determines what is in shareholders best interest and recommends to shareholders how to vote in over 20,000 shareholder meetings each year.
*PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY*
In order to ensure that every shareholder has an opportunity to vote his or her shares, no matter how few or how many shares you may own, we are enclosing an additional proxy card that will allow you to exercise your rights as a shareholder.
Please vote by Telephone or Internet Today! Remember every share and every vote counts! You may also sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided. If you have any questions, please call MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322-2885 Toll-free or (212) 929-5500 Collect.
Thank you in advance for voting promptly.
Sincerely,
/s/ Stephen H. Weinstein
Stephen H. Weinstein
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary