NAC RE CORP
8-K, 1999-05-25
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                       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 21, 1999

                                  NAC Re Corp.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


          Delaware                      0-13891                  13-3297840
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION          (COMMISSION             (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)                FILE NUMBER)           IDENTIFICATION NO.)


             One Greenwich Plaza, CT                             06836-2568
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     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                    (ZIP CODE)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 622-5200


                                 Not Applicable
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)


Item 5.   Other Events.

     The  registrant's  press  release,  dated  May  21,  1999,  announcing  the
redemption of its 5 1/4%  Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures due December 15,
2002, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (c) The following exhibits are filed with this report:


EXHIBIT NUMBER                                  DESCRIPTION
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     99.1                   Press Release of the registrant, dated May 21, 1999.

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                                   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.

                                NAC RE CORP.


                                By:  /s/ Richard H. Miller
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Name: Richard H. Miller
                                     Title:  Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer


Dated:  May 25, 1999

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NUMBER                                  DESCRIPTION
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     99.1                   Press Release of the registrant, dated May 21, 1999.




                                  EXHIBIT 99.1


                            [NAC RE Corp. Letterhead]


NAC RE Corporation                                           One Greenwich Plaza
                                                                   P.O. Box 2568
                                                       Greenwich, CT  06836-2568
                                                                  (203) 622-5200
                                                                FAX:  2036221494

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PRESS RELEASE
NYSE SYMBOL, NRC


                                                  CONTACT:

                                                  Richard H. Miller
                                                  (203) 622-5535


             NAC RE CORP. ANNOUNCES REDEMPTION OF 5 1/4% CONVERTIBLE
                  SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE DECEMBER 15, 2002


Greenwich, CT. - May 21, 1999 - NAC Re Corp. (NYSE: NRC) announced today that it
has elected to redeem,  on June 11,  1999 (the  "Redemption  Date"),  all of the
outstanding 5 1/4%  Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures  due December 15, 2002
(the  "Debentures").  Pursuant  to the  terms  of the  indenture  governing  the
Debentures (the "Indenture") and the Debentures, Debentureholders have the right
to convert  their  Debentures  into shares of NAC Re common  stock at a price of
$49.50 per share. In the event that all Debentures are converted,  approximately
two million  shares of NAC Re common stock would be issued.  There are currently
16,548,450 shares of NAC Re common stock outstanding.

The  trustee,  conversion  agent and paying agent is State Street Bank and Trust
Company, 225 Asylum Street, 23rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103, Attention: Elizabeth
C. Hammer, Vice President.

     NAC RE CORP. IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF NAC  REINSURANCE  CORPORATION,  AN A+
RATED U.S.  REINSURER  WHICH IS LICENSED IN ALL FIFTY  STATES,  THE  DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND ALL PROVINCES OF CANADA.

     NAC RE CORP.  NEWS  RELEASES,  INCLUDING  QUARTERLY  FINANCIAL  RESULTS ARE
AVAILABLE ON ITS WEB SITE AT WWW.NACRE.COM.


SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain  statements made in NAC Re's  presentation that are not based on current
or historical fact are forward-looking in nature including,  without limitation,
statements  containing words "believes,"  "anticipates,"  "intends,"  "expects,"
"estimates,"  "predicts,"  and words of  similar  import.  Such  forward-looking
statements  involve known and unknown  risks,  assumptions,  uncertainties,  and
other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of NAC
Re or the industry to differ materially from any future results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

NAC Re has  identified  certain risk  factors  which could cause actual plans or
results to differ  substantially  from  those  included  in any  forward-looking
statements. These risk factors are discussed in NAC Re's Securities and Exchange
Commission  filings  including,  but not limited to, its most recent Forms 10-K,
10-Q,  and 8-K,  and all such  discussions  regarding  risk  factors  are hereby
incorporated  by reference into this  presentation.  Copies of these filings are
available from NAC Re or directly from the SEC.



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