PartnerRe Ltd. Completes Tender Offer of 6.44% Junior Subordinated Capital Efficient Notes due 2066; Purchases Approximately 75% of the Issue
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 16, 2009 - PartnerRe Ltd. today announced the completion of its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its $250 million, 6.44% Fixed-to-Floating Junior Subordinated Capital Efficient Notes (“CENts”) due 2066.
PartnerRe Finance II Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of PartnerRe Ltd. and the issuer of the CENts, purchased approximately 75% of the issue. This transaction reduces debt by $186.6 million, and utilized cash on hand of $96.7 million after payment of accrued interest on purchased securities. It results in a pre-tax gain of $88.2 million ($56.8 million after tax), which will be reflected in PartnerRe’s first quarter 2009 results.
The offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 10, 2009, was made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated March 2, 2009 and related Letter of Transmittal. The offer price plus accrued and unpaid interest was paid to the tendering holders on the settlement date, which was March 13, 2009.
A total of $63.4 million in aggregate principal of the CENts remains outstanding and will mature in 2066.
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PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also offers capital markets products that include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, life/annuity and health, and alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2008, total revenues were $4.0 billion, and at December 31, 2008 total assets were $16.3 billion, total capital was $4.9 billion and total shareholders’ equity was $4.2 billion.
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