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PartnerRe Ltd. Board of Directors Authorizes Repurchase of up to 5 Million Shares
PEMBROKE,Bermuda, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PartnerRe Ltd.
(NYSE: PRE) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an
increase in the Company's share repurchase authorization for a total of up to
5 million common shares. This reflects an increase of approximately 2.1
million common shares to the approximately 2.9 million common shares remaining
under the prior authorization announced by the Company on November 19, 2007.
To date in 2008, the Company has repurchased a total of 1.5 million common
shares.
From time to time, and depending on market conditions, the repurchase
program will be accomplished in open market or privately negotiated
transactions.
PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line
reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned
subsidiaries, also offers alternative risk products that include weather and
credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks
reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space,
catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property,
specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, life/annuity and health, and
alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2007, total
revenues were $4.2 billion. At June 30, 2008, total assets were $17.2 billion,
total capital was $5.3 billion and total shareholders' equity was $4.4
billion.
PartnerRe on the Internet: www.partnerre.com
Contacts:
PartnerRe Ltd.
+1-441-292-0888
Investor Contact: Robin Sidders, Investor Relations
Media Contact: Celia Powell, Corporate Relations
Sard Verbinnen & Co
+1-212-687-8080
Drew Brown/Jane Simmons
SOURCE PartnerRe Ltd.
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