Swiss Re Announces Delisting and Squeeze-Out of Shares

Swiss Re announces the delisting and squeeze-out of outstanding shares in Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (“SRZ”) following the exchange offer launched in April as part of establishing its new corporate structure. The Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich has declared invalid all SRZ shares of the remaining minority shareholders.

Published on November 22, 2011

Following completion of the public exchange offer by Swiss Re Ltd (“SRL”) for all publicly held shares of SRZ in June 2011, SRL held 98.1% of the shares of SRZ and filed a request to invalidate the remaining publicly held SRZ shares based on article 33 of the Swiss Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading.

The Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, pursuant to a decision dated 18 November 2011, has declared invalid all SRZ shares of the remaining minority shareholders. All holders of invalidated SRZ shares will be compensated on the basis of the exchange ratio of SRL’s public exchange offer, i.e. 1 share of SRZ will be exchanged for 1 newly issued share of SRL.

The last trading day of the SRZ shares is expected to be on 7 December 2011 and they are due to be delisted from the SIX Swiss Exchange on 8 December 2011. The exchange is scheduled to take place on 13 December 2011.