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| EX-99.1 - SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT - Chubb Ltd | dex991.htm |
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) May 6, 2010
ACE LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Switzerland | 1-11778 | 98-0091805 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Baerengasse 32
Zurich, Switzerland CH-8001
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (0)43 456 76 00
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On May 6, 2010, the Company filed, as definitive additional soliciting materials, a supplement to its proxy statement with respect to Agenda Item No. 6 set forth its proxy statement dated April 5, 2010. Agenda Item No. 6 relates to approval of an amendment to Article 6 of the Company’s Articles of Association which provides for authorized share capital for general purposes. The Company has agreed that, if its shareholders approve the agenda item, the Company will not issue more than 68,000,000 shares (19.99% of its currently existing share capital) pursuant to Article 6 during the two-year period that the share capital authorization contained in Article 6 remains in effect without either providing the Company’s shareholders the opportunity to exercise pre-emptive rights or seeking specific shareholder approval for such issuance.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Supplement to Proxy Statement |
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.
| ACE LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ ROBERT F. CUSUMANO | |
| Robert F. Cusumano | ||
| General Counsel | ||
DATE: May 6, 2010
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Description |
Method of Filing | ||
| 99.1 | Supplement to Proxy Statement | Furnished herewith |