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      FORM 4                                               OMB APPROVAL
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                                                  OMB Number:          3235-0287
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

     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

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

(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Greenbaum                            Stuart                        I.
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(Last)                               (First)                     (Middle)

Washington University - Simon Hall - Rm. 200
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                                  (Street)

St. Louis                                      MO               63130-4899
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(City)                                       (State)              (Zip)

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2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (RGA)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)

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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

01/29/2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
             (Check all applicable)

[ X ]   Director                            [   ]   10% Owner
[   ]   Officer (give title below)          [   ]   Other (specify below)

Director
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

  X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
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      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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                                     TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
                                                        OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7. 2A. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Deemed Code ------------------------------- Owned Following (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction Execution (Instr. 8) (A) Reported Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date Date, if any ------------ Amount or Price Transaction(s) (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (Month/ (Month/ Code V (D) (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4)(Instr. 4) Day/Year) Day/Year) and 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ====================================================================================================================================
9. Number of 10. Deriv- Owner- 2. ative ship Conver- 5. 7. Secu- Form of 11. sion Number of Title and Amount rities Deriv- Nature or 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. Bene- ative of Exer- Deemed 4. Securities Date Securities Price ficially Secu- In- cise 3. Execu- Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Owned rities: direct Price Trans- tion action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Following Direct Bene- 1. of action Date, Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported (D) or ficial Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secu- Trans- Indirect Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number rity action(s) (I) ship Security Secu- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) rity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Options Common (Right to buy) $27.29 01/29/03 A 3,000 01/29/04 01/29/13 Stock 3,000 3,000 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) (2) Common (4) Phantom Stock 1-for-1 01/29/03 A 879 (3) (3) Stock 879 $27.29 5,742 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: (1) 1 for 1 based upon fair market value of Common Stock. (2) Acquired in lieu of cash payment and stock grant for director's annual retainer fee. (3) Vests on the earlier of (i) 10 years from the last day of the plan year in which the phantom unit is granted, or (ii) the holder's retirement. Payable in cash or common stock, at the election of the Board. (4) Represents number of securities beneficially owned as of January 29, 2003. /s/ William L. Hutton January 31, 2003 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date By: William L. Hutton, Attorney-in-fact Greenbaum, Stuart I. Washington University - Simon Hall - Rm. 200 St. Louis MO 63130-4899 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (RGA) 01/2003 Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * 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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.