RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD (Form: 8-K, Received: 11/09/2018 06:07:01)

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): November 5, 2018

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Bermuda	001-14428	98-014-1974
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)




Renaissance House 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke Bermuda		HM 19
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-4513

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report).

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Item 1.01.	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Sixth Amendment to Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement

Effective as of November 5, 2018, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (“RRL”) entered into the Sixth Amendment to Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (the “Amendment”), by and among RRL and each of Bank of Montreal, as documentation agent (the “Documentation Agent”), Bank of Montreal, London Branch, as a lender (“BMO”), Citibank Europe plc, as a lender and as collateral agent (“CEP”), and ING Bank N.V., London Branch, as a lender and as letter of credit agent (“ING” and, together with BMO and CEP, the “Lenders”), amending the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2015, as amended (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), evidencing a secured letter of credit facility (the “Facility”) providing for the issuance by the Lenders of a letter of credit (the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of RRL to support business written by RRL’s Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 1458.

The Letter of Credit is denominated in U.S. Dollars, with a stated amount of $180 million. Pursuant to the Amendment, the term of the Facility was extended until the date that is four years from the date of notice from ING to the beneficiary of the Letters of Credit, which notice is required to be given not later than December 31, 2018, unless such date is extended with the consent of all the Lenders. Notice was previously required to be given not later than December 31, 2017.

Certain Lenders and their affiliates have performed commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for RRL and/or its affiliates from time to time for which they have received customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. The Lenders and the Documentation Agent may from time to time engage in transactions with and perform services for RRL and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their business for which they may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses.

The descriptions of the Amendment and Facility contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the Reimbursement Agreement, a copy of which was previously filed.



Item 2.03.	Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant.

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference.



Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


10.1	Sixth Amendment to Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2018, by and among Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. and each of Bank of Montreal, as documentation agent, Bank of Montreal, London Branch, as a lender, Citibank Europe plc, as a lender and as collateral agent, and ING Bank N.V., London Branch, as a lender and as letter of credit agent.

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:	By:	/s/ Stephen H. Weinstein
November 8, 2018		Stephen H. Weinstein
		Senior Vice President, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT 10.1

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER OF CREDIT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

This Sixth Amendment to Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2018 (this “ Amendment ”), amends the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2015 (as previously amended, the “ Agreement ”), among Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”), various lenders party thereto, Bank of Montreal, as Documentation Agent, Citibank Europe plc, as Collateral Agent, and ING Bank N.V., London Branch, as Letter of Credit Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects as hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS . As of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.1 Amendment to Recital . The first WHEREAS clause is amended by deleting “2018” and inserting “2019” therefor.

1.2 Amendment to Section 1.1 . The definition of “Full Collateralization Event” in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended by deleting the words “December 31, 2018” and inserting “December 31, 2019” therefor.

1.3 Amendment to Section 2.1(c) . Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement is amended by deleting the words “December 31, 2017” and inserting “December 31, 2018” therefor.

2. Representations and Warranties . The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:

(a) Authorization . The Borrower has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform and observe the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Agreement, and the Borrower has taken all necessary corporate or other action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the Agreement, as amended hereby.

(b) No Conflict . The Borrower’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment do not and will not: (i) violate or contravene its Organizational Documents; (ii) violate or contravene any order, writ, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination of any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon it or any of its property; or (iii) result in the breach of any provision of, or in the imposition of any lien or encumbrance (except for liens or encumbrances created under the Credit Documents) under, or constitute a default or event of default under, any agreement or arrangement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

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(c) Governmental Approvals . No authorization, approval or consent of, or notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required to be made by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment or the issuance by the Lenders of any Letter of Credit, or amendment thereto, or other Obligations for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, except for those which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.

(d) Enforceability . This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as affected by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and/or (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and good faith and fair dealing.

(e) Representations and Warranties . On the date hereof, each representation and warranty set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent any such representation or warranty relates solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct as of such date).

(f) No Default . No Default, Event of Default or Full Collateralization Event exists or will exist after giving effect to this Amendment or the issuance of any new Letters of Credit or amendments to existing Letters of Credit.

3. Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “ Sixth Amendment Effective Date ”) when the Documentation Agent has received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Documentation Agent:

(a) counterparts of this Amendment signed by the Borrower and each other party hereto;

(b) certified copies of resolutions of the Governing Body of the Borrower authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment;

(c) certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate (or other similar) action, and any material third-party consents and governmental approvals (if any) required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment;

(d) confirmation that there have been no changes to the articles or certificate of formation (or similar charter document) and the bylaws or operating agreement (or similar governing documents) of the Borrower since the Effective Date;

(e) opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP addressed to the Lenders and the Agents confirming security interests continue in effect after giving effect to this Amendment;

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(f) confirmation from Lloyd’s that the Managing Agent has submitted all necessary documents regarding its plan to provide Funds at Lloyd’s;

(g) all amounts that are then due and payable pursuant to Section 3 and Section 12.4 of the Agreement; and

(h) such other documents as any Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

4. Miscellaneous .

(a) On and after the date hereof, as used in the Agreement, “hereinafter,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of like import and all references in the Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the respective exhibits and schedules thereto shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to be references to the Agreement as amended hereby and as further amended from time to time.

(b) Except as expressly amended hereby, the parties hereto agree that the Agreement is ratified and confirmed, as amended hereby, and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and that all provisions of this Amendment are the legally binding and enforceable agreements of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns.

(c) This Amendment and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

(d) The provisions of Sections 12.15 and 12.16 of the Agreement regarding, among other things, jurisdiction, service of process and waiver of trial by jury, shall apply to this Amendment as if the same were set out in full herein in this place.

(e) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment. Delivery of a counterpart hereof, or a signature page hereto, by facsimile or in a .pdf or similar file shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart thereof.

(f) Section captions used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

RENAISSANCE REINSURANCE LTD.

By: /s/ Robert Qutub

Name: Robert Qutub

Title: Director, CFO, EVP

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BANK OF MONTREAL, as Documentation Agent

By: /s Scott Matthews

Name: Scott Matthews

Title: Managing Director, CFO, EMEA, BMO Financial Group

By: /s/ William K S Smith

Name: William K S Smith

Title: Managing Director, Head of EMEA, BMO Financial Group

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BANK OF MONTREAL, LONDON BRANCH, as a Lender

By: /s/ Tom Woolgar

Name: Tom Woolgar

Title: Managing Director, Corporate Banking

By: /s/ Scott Matthews

Name: Scott Matthews

Title: Managing Director, CFO, EMEA, BMO Financial Group

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CITIBANK EUROPE PLC., as Collateral Agent

By: /s/ Niall Tuckey

Name: Niall Tuckey

Title: Director

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CITIBANK EUROPE PLC., as a Lender

By: /s/ Niall Tuckey

Name: Niall Tuckey

Title: Director

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ING BANK N.V., LONDON BRANCH., as Letter of Credit Agent

By: /s/ C. Coleman

Name: Carly Coleman

Title: Authorised Signatory, ING Bank N.V., London Branch

By: /s/ C. Roberts

Name: Claire Roberts

Title: Authorised Signatory, ING Bank N.V., London Branch

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ING BANK N.V., LONDON BRANCH., as a Lender

By: /s/ Olive Yu

Name: Olive Yu

Title: Director

By: /s/ Alan Prosser

Name: Alan Prosser

Title: Vice President

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