RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 28, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD (RNR)
CIK: 0000913144
Period of Report: 2011-12-27

Reporting Person: Paradine Jonathan (CUO - Renaissance Reins. Ltd.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-27	Common Stock	M	5448	$45.43	Acquired	51109	Direct
2011-12-27	Common Stock	F	3298	$75.05	Disposed	47811	Direct
2011-12-28	Common Stock	S	507	$75.00	Disposed	47304	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-12-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$45.43	M	5448	Disposed	2013-05-16	Common Stock (5448)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported herein relate exclusively to the exercise of employee stock options originally granted to the Reporting Person on May 16, 2003 with a ten year term. The option exercise was effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 2, 2011.

F2: The transaction reported herein reflects the sale of shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on December 27, 2011. The sale was effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 2, 2011.