SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RIKER WILLIAM I

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

RENAISSANCE HOUSE

8-20 EAST BROADWAY

(Street)

PEMBROKE, BERMUDA

HM 19

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [ RNR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2007

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/30/2007		M		24,000⁽¹⁾	A	$16	352,946	D
Common Stock	11/30/2007		F		6,497⁽²⁾	D	$59.11	346,449	D
Common Stock	11/30/2007		G	V	23,534⁽³⁾	D	$0.00	322,915	D
Common Stock	12/03/2007		S		10,000⁽⁴⁾	D	$58.31	312,915	D
Common Stock								14,505	I	By Partnership⁽⁵⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$16	11/30/2007		M			24,000⁽¹⁾	05/06/1999	05/06/2008	Common Stock	24,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The transactions reported hereby relate to the exercise of incentive stock options originally granted to the Reporting Person on May 5, 1998 with a ten year term. In accordance with the tax requirements relating to incentive stock options, the Reporting Person intends to hold the shares issued on exercise thereof for at least one year.

2. This transaction represents shares disposed of to the Issuer in full payment for the exercise price of the incentive stock option.

3. This line reflects bona fide third party gifts to several charities made by the Reporting Person on November 30, 2007.

4. This line reflects the sale of shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on December 3, 2007. The sale was effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 9, 2007. Detailed information regarding these sales is reflected in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.

5. 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.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney Exhibit 99.1 - Schedule of Sales

	/s/William I Riker	12/04/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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