UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 19, 2015
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-14428 | 98-014-1974 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
Renaissance House
12 Crow Lane
Pembroke, HM19 Bermuda
(Address of principal executive office)
(441) 295-4513
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 19, 2015, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, RenaissanceRe Finance Inc. (“RRFI”), priced an underwritten public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.700% Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes due 2025 (the “Offering”). On February 25, 2015, the Company and Barclays Bank PLC entered into a credit agreement pursuant to which Barclays Bank PLC made a term loan to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000. The term loan was used to finance a portion of the cash consideration payable by the Company in the acquisition of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. Through a series of intercompany transactions, including a loan from RRFI to the Company, the net proceeds from the Offering will be applied by the Company to repay, together with cash on hand, the term loan. The press release announcing the pricing of the Offering is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit # |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 19, 2015 | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. | ||||||
| Date: March 20, 2015 | By: | /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein | ||||
| Name: | Stephen H. Weinstein | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit # |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 19, 2015 | |
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