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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
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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) JUNE 20, 1996
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ACE LIMITED
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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CAYMAN ISLANDS 1-11778 NOT APPLICABLE
(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
OF INCORPORATION)
THE ACE BUILDING HM 08
30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE (ZIP CODE)
HAMILTON, BERMUDA
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING ARE CODE: (441) 295-5200
NOT APPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On June 20, 1996, ACE Limited and Tempest Reinsurance Company Limited
supplemented their Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, dated May 22, 1996. The
Supplement was first mailed to shareholders on or about June 21, 1996.
Included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of the
Supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
99.1 Supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated June 20,
1996.
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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.
Dated: June 24, 1996
ACE LIMITED
/s/ Christopher Z. Marshall
By: _________________________________
Christopher Z. Marshall
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT SEQUENTIAL
NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.
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Supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, dated
99.1 June 20, 1996.