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):
May 1, 2003
PartnerRe Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Bermuda | 0-2253 | Not Applicable |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Chesney House, 96 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
HM 08
(Zip Code)
(441) 292-0888
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 5. Other Events
On May 1, 2003, PartnerRe Ltd. (the Company) announced that it had priced its previously announced offering of 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on May 1, 2003, the Underwriting
Agreement relating to the Companys 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Shares, a specimen 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Share of the Company, and the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights
of the Companys 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares,
respectively, filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2,
99.3 and 99.4, are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Exhibits
99.1 | Press Release, dated May 1, 2003. |
99.2 | Underwriting Agreement relating to the Companys 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, dated May 1, 2003, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Warburg LLC and Wachovia Securities, Inc., as Representatives of the Underwriters named therein. |
99.3 | Specimen 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share of the Company. |
99.4 | Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Companys 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares. |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: May 2, 2003 | PARTNERRE
LTD. (Registrant) |
By: | /s/ Christine Patton | |
Name:
Christine Patton Title: General Counsel |