Filed by AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: PartnerRe Ltd.
Commission File No.: 001-14536
July 6, 2015
Dear AXIS Shareholder:
We recently mailed to you a joint proxy statement/prospectus of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and PartnerRe Ltd. Your support is requested for, among other matters, the amalgamation agreement which will be voted upon at the special general meeting to be held on July 24th.
The AXIS board of directors unanimously recommends that all AXIS shareholders vote (1) “FOR” the bye-law amendment proposal, (2) “FOR” the amalgamation proposal and (3) “FOR” the other proposals described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus in respect of which they are entitled to vote.
Please Vote Your AXIS Common Shares Today!
Regardless of the number of shares you own your vote is very important. We encourage all shareholders to have their voices heard. Approval of the bye-law amendment and the amalgamation proposal each requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, either in person or by proxy, by shareholders entitled to vote as of the record date, May 18, 2015.
There are three ways to vote your shares of AXIS without attending the special general meeting in person – each only taking a few moments:
| • | By Telephone – Shareholders in the United States can submit their vote by calling the toll-free number indicated on the enclosed vote instruction form; please have your control number located on the enclosed vote instruction form available when calling; |
| • | By Internet – Shareholders can submit their vote via Internet atwww.proxyvote.com; please have the control number located on the enclosed vote instruction form available; or |
| • | By Mail – Shareholders can vote by mail by signing, dating and returning the enclosed vote instruction form in the postage-paid envelope provided. |
To be valid, your vote by telephone, Internet or mail must be received by 11:59 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time) on July 23, 2015, the day preceding the special general meeting.
If you need assistance in voting your shares or have questions regarding the special general meeting, please contact AXIS’ proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (800) 322-2885 (toll-free) or (212) 929-5500 (collect), or email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
We thank you for your continued support of AXIS.
Sincerely,
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
If you have questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please contact:
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212) 929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email:proxy@mackenziepartners.com
July 6, 2015
Dear AXIS Shareholder:
We recently mailed to you a joint proxy statement/prospectus of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and PartnerRe Ltd. Your support is requested for the amalgamation agreement which will be voted upon at the special general meeting to be held on July 24th.
The AXIS board of directors unanimously recommends that AXIS preferred shareholders vote “FOR” the amalgamation proposal and “FOR” the adjournment proposal described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus in respect of which they are entitled to vote.
Please Vote Your AXIS Preferred Shares Today!
Regardless of the number of preferred shares you own your vote is very important. We encourage all shareholders to have their voices heard. Approval of the amalgamation proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, either in person or by proxy, by shareholders entitled to vote as of the record date, May 18, 2015.
There are three ways to vote your AXIS preferred shares without attending the special general meeting in person – each only taking a few moments:
| • | By Telephone – Shareholders in the United States can submit their vote by calling the toll-free number indicated on the enclosed vote instruction form; please have your control number located on the enclosed vote instruction form available when calling; |
| • | By Internet – Shareholders can submit their vote via Internet atwww.proxyvote.com; please have the control number located on the enclosed vote instruction form available; or |
| • | By Mail – Shareholders can vote by mail by signing, dating and returning the enclosed vote instruction form in the postage-paid envelope provided. |
To be valid, your vote by telephone, Internet or mail must be received by 11:59 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time) on July 23, 2015, the day preceding the special general meeting.
If you need assistance in voting your shares or have questions regarding the special general meeting, please contact AXIS’ proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (800) 322-2885 (toll-free) or (212) 929-5500 (collect), or email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
We thank you for your continued support of AXIS.
Sincerely,
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
If you have questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please contact:
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212) 929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email: proxy@mackenziepartners.com
Important Information For Investors And Shareholders
This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. This communication relates to a proposed business combination between PartnerRe Ltd. (“PartnerRe”) and AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS”). In connection with this proposed business combination, PartnerRe and AXIS have filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus of PartnerRe and AXIS and other documents related to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for any such documents. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on June 1, 2015 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been mailed to shareholders of PartnerRe and AXIS. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF PARTNERRE AND AXIS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. A definitive proxy statement has been mailed to shareholders of PartnerRe and AXIS. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by PartnerRe and/or AXIS through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by PartnerRe are available free of charge on PartnerRe’s internet website at http://www.partnerre.com or by contacting PartnerRe’s Investor Relations Director by email at robin.sidders@partnerre.com or by phone at 1-441-294-5216. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by AXIS are available free of charge on AXIS’ internet website at http://www.axiscapital.com or by contacting AXIS’ Investor Relations Contact by email at linda.ventresca@axiscapital.com or by phone at 1-441-405-2727.
Participants in Solicitation
PartnerRe, AXIS, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of PartnerRe is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2015, its proxy statement for its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2014, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, which was filed with the SEC on May 4, 2015 and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which were filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015, May 16, 2014 and March 27, 2014. Information about the directors and executive officers of AXIS is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 23, 2015, its proxy statement for its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2014, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, which was filed with the SEC on May 4, 2015 and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which were filed with the SEC on March 11, 2015, January 29, 2015, August 7, 2014, June 26, 2014, March 27, 2014 and February 26, 2014.
These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this communication regarding the proposed transaction between PartnerRe and AXIS are “forward-looking” statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “ensure,” “expect,” “if,” “illustrative,” “intend,” “estimate,” “probable,” “project,” “forecasts,” “predict,” “outlook,” “aim,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “potential,” “may,” “might,” “anticipate,” “likely” “plan,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions, and the negative thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about PartnerRe and AXIS, may include projections of their respective future financial performance, their respective anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in their respective businesses. These statements are only predictions based on current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors set forth in PartnerRe’s and AXIS’ most recent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other documents on file with the SEC and the factors given below:
| • | the failure to obtain the approval of shareholders of PartnerRe or AXIS in connection with the proposed transaction; |
| • | the failure to consummate or delay in consummating the proposed transaction for other reasons; |
| • | the timing to consummate the proposed transaction; |
| • | the risk that a condition to closing of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied; |
| • | the risk that a regulatory approval that may be required for the proposed transaction is delayed, is not obtained, or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; |
| • | AXIS’ or PartnerRe’s ability to achieve the synergies and value creation contemplated by the proposed transaction; |
| • | the ability of either PartnerRe or AXIS to effectively integrate their businesses; and |
| • | the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues. |
PartnerRe’s forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that PartnerRe believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. AXIS’ forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that AXIS believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Neither PartnerRe nor AXIS can guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither PartnerRe nor AXIS assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. PartnerRe and AXIS assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.