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) — December 11, 2015
ACE Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Switzerland | 1-11778 | 98-0091805 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation Identification No.) |
Bärengasse 32
Zurich, Switzerland CH-8001
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (0)43 456 76 00
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On December 11, 2015, ACE Limited (“ACE”), ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd. (“ACE Bermuda”), ACE Tempest Life Reinsurance Ltd. (“ACE Tempest Life”), ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. (“ACE Tempest Re”) and ACE INA Holdings Inc. (“ACE INA” and, together with ACE, ACE Bermuda, ACE Tempest Life and ACE Tempest Re, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Commitment Increase Agreement (the “Increase Agreement”) to increase the letter of credit capacity under its syndicated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), originally entered into on November 6, 2012, with a group of lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. Pursuant to the Increase Agreement, the amount of the commitments under the Credit Agreement increased from $1,000,000,000 to $1,500,000,000, all of which may be used for the issuance of letters of credit and up to $300,000,000 of which may be used for revolving loans.
The Increase Agreement did not change any other terms of the Credit Agreement, which is scheduled to mature in November 2017.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
See Item 1.01 above which is incorporated herein by reference.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| ACE LIMITED | ||||
| By: | /s/ Paul Medini | |||
| Name: | Paul Medini | |||
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer | |||
DATE: December 14, 2015