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

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CURRIE NEILL A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [RNR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Pres.& Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 12 CROW LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/21/2012 (Street) PEMBROKE, D0 HM19 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/21/2012   F   16,446 (1) D $ 73.52 337,437 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CURRIE NEILL A RENAISSANCE HOUSE 12 CROW LANE PEMBROKE, D0 HM19	X		Pres.& Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Dierk A. Flemming, Attorney-in-Fact		02/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents exclusively shares withheld by the Registrant in respect of payment of withholding tax liability incurred upon the vesting of the Performance Shares. See Remarks below.
Remarks: In February 2009, the Registrant and the Reporting Person entered into a renewal of the Reporting Person's employment agreement which provided that the Reporting Person would receive a special retention equity award of restricted Common Shares subject to certain service and performance-based vesting conditions under the Registrant's proposed 2010 Performance Based Equity Incentive Plan ("Performance Shares") on or about February 22, 2010.  The Reporting Person subsequently agreed to defer the issuance of the Performance Shares award until after the Registrant's 2010 Annual General Meeting of shareholders.  On June 9, 2010, the Reporting Person was granted the Performance Shares award contemplated by the renewal terms of his 2009 employment agreement, subject to vesting in four substantially equal tranches beginning February 22, 2011.  The satisfaction of the performance-based vesting component for a given year was determined by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board (the "Compensation Committee") to be a function of the Registrant's Total Shareholder Return during the given calendar-year period relative to the members of a predetermined peer group; for this special retention award the Compensation Committee established a maximum payout percentage of 175% of target, compared to maximum payout percentage of 250% for Performance Shares granted to Named Executive Officers of the Issuer in conjunction with annual incentive awards.  On February 21, 2012, the Compensation Committee determined the Issuer's Total Shareholder Return relative to the members of such peer group; with the performance of the Issuer being such that the maximal award of 175% available in respect of this tranche of the special equity award was realized.  This Form accordingly reports the Performance Shares from the second tranche of the Reporting Person's June 2010 grant that have vested and the subsequent withholding of shares for taxes on the vested shares.

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