Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

October 22, 2012

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Durhager Peter C
(Last) (First) (Middle)
RENAISSANCE HOUSE
12 CROW LANE
(Street)
PEMBROKE D0 HM 19
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [ RNR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Admin. Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/18/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/18/2012 S(1) 10,000 D $80 72,076 D
Common Stock 10/18/2012 M(2) 34,035 A $37.51 106,111 D
Common Stock 10/18/2012 F(2) 15,803 D $80.79 90,308 D
Common Stock 10/19/2012 S(2) 18,232 D $80.64(3) 72,076 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $37.51 10/18/2012 M(2) 34,035 11/04/2006 11/04/2015 RNR Common Stock 34,035 $0.00 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This transaction reflects the sale of shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on October 18, 2012. The sale was effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 27, 2012.
2. These transactions relate to the exercise of employee stock options originally granted to the Reporting Person on November 4, 2005 with a ten year term. The exercise and subsequent sale of resulting shares were effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 27, 2012.
3. Represents a weighted average sale price; the sales prices ranged from $80.53 to $80.80. Upon request, the full sale information regarding the number of shares sold at each price increment will be provided to the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.
Remarks:
/S/ Dierk A. Flemming, Attorney-in-Fact 10/22/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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