securityholdersvote8k2013.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 15, 2013

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.)

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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 on May 15, 2013.

 
(b) 
The shareholders elected Director nominees Dominic J. Addesso, John J. Amore, John R. Dunne, Joseph V. Taranto and John A. Weber; appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013 and did not approve, by non-binding advisory vote, 2012 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
 
 
 
The votes cast with respect to each such matter are as follows:


 
 Total Shares Represented at the Meeting in Person or Proxy
 
 54,526,392
               
     
Against or
        
 
For
  
Withheld
  
Abstain
  
Non-votes
Election of directors each to serve a one year period to expire at
              
the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:
              
               
Dominic J. Addesso
 40,170,037
  
 1,869,916
  
 -
  
 12,486,439
John J. Amore
 35,929,117
  
 6,110,836
  
 -
  
12,486,439
John R. Dunne
 33,094,892
  
 8,945,061
  
 -
  
12,486,439
Joseph V. Taranto
 37,969,427
  
 4,070,526
  
 -
  
12,486,439
John A. Weber
 33,112,663
  
 8,927,290
  
 -
  
12,486,439
               
Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent              
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013
 52,939,433
  
 1,537,704
  
 49,255
  
 -
               
Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of 2012 compensation paid
              
to the Company's Named Executive Officers
 12,075,840
  
 29,899,745
  
 64,368
  
12,486,439

 
 
 
 
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/ CRAIG HOWIE  
   
Craig Howie
   
Executive Vice President and
            Chief Financial Officer
 

Dated:  May 17, 2013