UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Current Report
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2011
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
CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (0)43 456 76 00
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Explanatory Note
ACE Limited (the “Company”) hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2011 to disclose the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) determination with respect to the frequency of future shareholder non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. No other changes have been made to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2011.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
After taking into account the results of the shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay conducted at the 2011 annual general meeting, the Board of Directors decided that it shall be the Company’s current policy to submit the compensation of its named executive officers to shareholders for a non-binding advisory vote annually, at least until the Company’s next annual general meeting at which an advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes is conducted.
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: August 15, 2011