FWP
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
File Number 333-129214
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
$200,000,000
Perpetual PIERS
Managing Underwriters: | LEH | |||||
Amount: | $200,000,000 | |||||
Security Offered: | Perpetual PIERS | |||||
Issuer: | Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited | |||||
Underlying (Ticker): | AHL | |||||
PIERS ticker: | AHLPR | |||||
Issue Price: | $50.00 | |||||
Dividend Rate: | 5.625%, non-cumulative, payable in cash or ordinary shares valued at 97% of market | |||||
Conversion Ratio: | 1.7077 | |||||
Conversion Premium: | 22.0% | |||||
Stock Price at Issue: | $24.00 | |||||
Conversion Price: | $29.28 | |||||
Liquidation Preference: | $50.00 | |||||
Maturity: | Perpetual | |||||
Conversion Consideration: | For each share, a nonconvertible perpetual preference share with a $50 liquidation preference and, to the extent the conversion value exceeds $50, ordinary shares, if any. | |||||
Fundamental Change Protection: | Adjustment to conversion rate for any fundamental change | |||||
Mandatory Conversion: | At the company's option, after January 1, 2009 if stock price equals or exceeds 130% of conversion price, or if there are less than 500,000 PIERS outstanding, into $50 cash plus ordinary shares, if any. | |||||
Call Feature: | None | |||||
Puts: | None | |||||
1st Dividend: | April 1, 2006 | |||||
Dividend Payment Dates: | January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 | |||||
Increase to Conversion Rate Upon Certain Events: | 9.00% | |||||
Spread to LIBOR Upon a Failed Remarketing: | 454 bps | |||||
Conversion Rate Cap: | 2.0833 | |||||
Trade Date: | December 6, 2005 | |||||
Settlement Date: | December 12, 2005 | |||||
Adjustment to Conversion Rate upon a Fundamental Change: | Ordinary Share Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effective Date: | $24.00 | $30.00 | $35.00 | $40.00 | $45.00 | $50.00 | $55.00 | $ | 60.00 | $ | 65.00 | $ | 70.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/12/2005 | 0.3756 | 0.2190 | 0.1497 | 0.1099 | 0.0861 | 0.0707 | 0.0600 | 0.0566 | 0.0538 | 0.0512 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/01/2007 | 0.3649 | 0.1969 | 0.1236 | 0.0847 | 0.0640 | 0.0520 | 0.0442 | 0.0421 | 0.0403 | 0.0386 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/01/2008 | 0.3558 | 0.1727 | 0.0897 | 0.0505 | 0.0350 | 0.0281 | 0.0241 | 0.0232 | 0.0224 | 0.0216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/01/2009 | 0.3543 | 0.1598 | 0.0513 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thereafter | 0.3543 | 0.1598 | 0.0513 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If the ordinary share price is: | ||||||
• in excess of $70.00 per ordinary share (subject to adjustment), no additional ordinary shares will be issued upon conversion; | ||||||
• less than $24.00 per share (subject to adjustment), no additional ordinary shares will be issued upon conversion. | ||||||
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