UNITED STATES
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) July 10, 2008
ACE LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Cayman Islands | | 1-11778 | | 98-0091805 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
17 Woodbourne Avenue
Hamilton HM 08 Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-5200
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Shareholders Approve Resolutions to Facilitate ACE Re-Domestication. At the Company’s annual general meeting on July 10, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved the proposals (i) to amend the Company’s Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association to permit the de-registration of the Company from the Cayman Islands, (ii) to amend the Company’s Articles of Association to require the Company to prepare and provide to shareholders not less than annually an unconsolidated balance sheet of the Company valuing the Company’s investment in its subsidiaries on a “mark-to market” basis, (iii) to change the par value of the Company’s Ordinary Shares, as further described in the Company’s proxy statement/prospectus dated May 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on May 30, 2008 (the “Proxy Statement/ Prospectus”), and (iv) to approve the de-registration of the Company from the Cayman Islands and the Company’s continuation to Zurich, Switzerland. The Company’s annual general meeting was then adjourned until Monday, July 14, 2008, at 8 a.m. Atlantic time, as contemplated in the Proxy Statement/ Prospectus.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | ACE LIMITED |
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| | By: | | /s/ ROBERT F. CUSUMANO |
| | | | Robert F. Cusumano |
| | | | General Counsel |
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| DATE: July 10, 2008 | | | | |
