votesecurityholder8k2q10.htm
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)
May 19, 2010


Everest Re Group, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda
1-15731
98-0365432
     
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
     
Wessex House – 2nd Floor
45 Reid Street
PO Box HM 845
Hamilton HM DX, Bermuda
Not Applicable
     
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 441-295-0006


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS


(a)  
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the registrant was held was held on May 19, 2010.
 
 
(b)  
The shareholders elected both Director nominees, Kenneth J. Duffy and Joseph V. Taranto, approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 audit and approved the Everest Re Group, Ltd. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
 

The votes cast with respect to each such matter are as follows:
 
 
 Total Shares Represented at the Meeting in Person or Proxy
 
 60,412,399
         
   
Against or
    
 
For
Withheld
Abstain
Non-votes
Election of directors for a term expiring 2013:
        
Kenneth J. Duffy
 55,415,552
 899,202
 N/A
 4,097,645
Joseph V. Taranto
 54,552,187
 1,762,567
 N/A
 4,097,645
         
Approval of the appointment of an
        
independent registered public
        
accounting firm for the 2010 audit
 60,247,230
 158,559
 6,610
 -    
         
Approval of the 2010 Employee Stock
        
Incentive Plan
 38,782,373
 17,523,535
 8,846
 4,097,645


 
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



   
EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.
       
       
       
 
By:
/S/ DOMINIC J. ADDESSO
   
Dominic J. Addesso
   
Executive Vice President and
     
Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  May 21, 2010