securityholdersvote8k2012.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 9, 2012


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 9, 2012.
 
 
(b)
 
 The shareholders elected Director nominees John R. Dunne and John A. Weber; appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012 and approved, by non-binding advisory vote, 2011 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
 
 58,258,084
               
     
Against or
        
 
For
  
Withheld
  
Abstain
  
Non-votes
Election of directors each to serve a one year period to expire at
              
the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:
              
               
John R. Dunne
 51,439,324
  
 5,029,195
  
 -
  
 1,789,565
John A. Weber
 52,195,869
  
 4,272,650
  
 -
  
 1,789,565
               
Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's
              
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
December 31, 2012
  57,272,841   983,307   1,936    -
               
Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of 2011 compensation paid
              
to the Company's Named Executive Officers
 41,236,141
  
 14,900,077
  
 332,301
  
 1,789,565

 
 
 

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/ SANJOY MUKHERJEE
   
Sanjoy Mukherjee
   
Executive Vice President
     
General Counsel and Secretary
 

Dated:  May 11, 2012