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): October 17, 2012
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) |
1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (636) 736-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On October 17, 2012, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the “Company”) issued (1) a press release announcing its earnings for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, and providing certain additional information, a copy of which is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1, and (2) a Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. The press release also notes that a conference call will be held on October 18, 2012 to discuss the financial and operating results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated dated October 17, 2012 | |
| 99.2 | Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 | |
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”), including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Current Report, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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: October 17, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Jack B. Lay | ||||
| Jack B. Lay | ||||||
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 17, 2012 | |
| 99.2 | Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 | |