ACE Limited Announces Plans to Issue Ordinary Shares.HAMILTON, Bermuda -- ACE Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACE) announced today that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to commence a public offering of $1.25 billion of its ordinary shares, plus up to an additional $187.5 million of ordinary shares which are subject to a 30-day option granted to the underwriters of the offering. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. will act as joint book-runners of the offering. ACE expects to use the net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). of the offering of the ordinary shares for growth opportunities in the global insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. markets. Copies of the prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10004 (212) 902-1171 or Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Brooklyn Army Terminal The Brooklyn Army Terminal consists of large complex of piers, docks, warehouses, cranes, railroad sidings and cargo loading equipment. The terminal was responsible for shipment of army equipment and personnel overseas. , 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. A shelf registration statement relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the ordinary shares that ACE intends to offer, has previously been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any offer, if at all, will be made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. The ACE Group of Companies is a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited, a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries. Additional information can be found at: www.acelimited.com. |
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