<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-14-076334.txt : 20141217
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20141217163428
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-14-076334
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141215
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141217

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913144
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				980138020
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RENAISSANCE HOUSE
		STREET 2:		12 CROW LANE
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM19
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4412954513

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RENAISSANCE HOUSE
		STREET 2:		12 CROW LANE
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM19

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ODonnell Kevin
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001289298

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14428
		FILM NUMBER:		141292952

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 8-12 EAST BROADWAY
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM19
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents cancellation of all of the shares originally comprising the first and second tranches of the March 1, 2012 grant as a result of the Issuer's Total Shareholder Return (&quot;TSR&quot;) for the calendar-years 2012 and 2013 performance periods relative to the members of a predetermined peer group reflecting the Committee's determinations of the performance criteria for those tranches. See remarks for additional detail.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents cancellation of all of the shares originally comprising the first tranche of the November 19, 2012 grant as a result of the Issuer's TSR for the calendar-year 2013 performance period relative to the members of a predetermined peer group reflecting the Committee's determination of the performance criteria for that tranche. See remarks for additional detail.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents cancellation of all of the shares originally comprising the first tranche of the March 1, 2013 grant as a result of the Issuer's TSR for the calendar-year 2013 performance period relative to the members of a predetermined peer group reflecting the Committee's determination of the performance criteria for that tranche. See remarks for additional detail.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents cancellation of all of the shares originally comprising the first tranche of the July 1, 2013 grant as a result of the Issuer's TSR for the calendar-year 2013 performance period relative to the members of a predetermined peer group reflecting the Committee's determination of the performance criteria for that tranche. See remarks for additional detail.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These securities are owned and controlled by a family limited partnership for the benefit of immediate family members of the Reporting Person and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
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    <remarks>On March 1, 2012, November 19, 2012, March 1, 2013 and July 1, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted performance-based restricted Common Shares of the Issuer (&quot;Performance Shares&quot;) pursuant to the Issuer's 2010 Performance-based Equity Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;), subject to vesting upon the satisfaction of both time based service and performance-based vesting conditions. The number of Performance Shares initially granted to the Reporting Person represented the maximum number of Common Shares which could have vested to the Reporting Person upon the attainment of maximum performance criteria. As the minimum performance conditions were not met for calendar years 2012 and 2013, any tranches of performance-based restricted Common Shares relating to these periods are no longer eligible to be earned. Pursuant to a newly adopted amendment to the Plan (the &quot;Amendment&quot;), performance-based restricted Common Shares that are no longer eligible to be earned following the completion of an applicable time based service condition as a result of the maximum performance conditions not being achieved are cancelled at the time it is determined that the performance condition is not achieved. For the Performance Share grants above, a catch up cancellation in accordance with the Amendment was effected on December 15, 2014. This Form reports (i) the cancellation in full of the first and second tranches of the March 1, 2012 grant as a result of the minimum performance not being achieved in respect of 2012 and 2013 (ii) the cancellation in full of the first tranche of the November 19, 2012 grant as a result of the minimum performance not being achieved in respect of 2013 (iii) the cancellation in full of the first tranche of the March 1, 2013 grant as a result of the minimum performance not being achieved in respect of 2013 and (iv) the cancellation in full of the first tranche of the July 1, 2013 grant as a result of the minimum performance not being achieved in respect of 2013.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/S/ Gareth S. Bahlmann, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
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