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): March 8, 2012
ACE LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Switzerland | | 1-11778 | | 98-0091805 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Baerengasse 32
CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (0)43 456 76 00
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ACE Limited (the “Company”) amended Articles 3 and 5 of its Articles of Association effective March 8, 2012 to reflect share issuances out of conditional share capital since March 2011. The amended Articles accordingly indicate an increase in the number of registered common shares and a corresponding decrease in the number of shares of conditional share capital designated for employee benefits purposes. The Articles were otherwise unchanged. As a result, the Company now has 342,832,412 registered common shares, each with par value of CHF 30.27.
A copy of the amended and restated Articles of Association is attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 3 | | Articles of Association of the Company, as amended and restated |
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| 4 | | Articles of Association of the Company, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3) |
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/ Paul B. Medini |
| | Paul B. Medini |
| | Chief Accounting Officer |
DATE: March 12, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 3 | | Articles of Association of the Company, as amended and restated |
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| 4 | | Articles of Association of the Company, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3) |
