UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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, 2017

BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Waterloo House

100 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke HM 08

Bermuda

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 278-0400

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Company’s 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”) was held on May 9, 2017. The following summarizes each of the 2017 Annual Meeting proposals and the voting results thereon:

I. Approval of Five Member Board and Election of Directors

The Company’s Bye-Laws provide for a classified Board, divided into three classes of approximately equal size. At the 2017 Annual Meeting, Company shareholders (the “Shareholders”) voted to fix the number of directors at five and to elect two Class A director nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms ending in 2020.

The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

II. Appointment of Independent Auditor

At the 2017 Annual Meeting, Shareholders voted to approve the appointment of Ernst & Young Ltd., an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditor for 2017, and authorized the Board, acting by the Company’s Audit Committee, to set their remuneration.

The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

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.