Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 19, 2016

  REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Missouri		1-11848		43-1627032
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 19, 2016. The number of shares present at the Annual Meeting, in person or proxy, was 60,488,312, or approximately 94.4% of the outstanding voting shares of the Company. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders were asked to vote on the election of four directors and the two proposals described below, and the votes were cast as follows:

1.      Election of the following director for a term expiring in 2017:

Broker

For              Abstain          Non-Votes

Anna Manning          55,279,416          2,592,189          2,616,707     

Election of the following directors for terms expiring in 2019:

Broker

For              Abstain          Non-Votes

William J. Bartlett          55,652,935          2,218,670          2,616,707

Christine R. Detrick          57,479,312          392,293          2,616,707

Alan C. Henderson          56,587,090          1,284,515          2,616,707

Joyce A. Phillips          57,479,259          392,346          2,616,707

2.	Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

For              Against          Withheld      Broker Non-Votes

56,774,487          1,042,683          54,435          2,616,707

3.	Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

For                  Against              Abstain

59,497,711              979,501              11,100

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

			REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
Date: May 23, 2016			By:		/s/ Todd C. Larson
					Todd C. Larson
					Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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