-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C0dd20sycDZpqKfh6pUvYeA4TdrWLItE7HVQ0Ijsrg3h+U0gRLLZ40qzAEg/Sd8T 9JT9vV3JKwpv+AqIqI2t5g== 0000950162-05-001185.txt : 20051207 0000950162-05-001185.hdr.sgml : 20051207 20051207164422 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950162-05-001185 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051206 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20051207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051207 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: XL CAPITAL LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000875159 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 980191089 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10804 FILM NUMBER: 051249917 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: XL HOUSE STREET 2: ONE BERMUDIANA ROAD CITY: HAMILTON HM11 BERMUD STATE: D2 BUSINESS PHONE: 4412928515 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL(IMMANUEL KOHN) STREET 2: 80 PINE STREET CITY: NEW YORKI STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EXEL LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950720 8-K 1 xl8k_120705.txt XL CAPITAL 8K - 12/07/05 ============================================================================ 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): December 6, 2005 ------------ XL CAPITAL LTD (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ------------ Cayman Islands 1-10809 98-0191089 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) XL House, One Bermudiana Road, Hamilton, Bermuda HM11 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (441) 292 8515 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ------------ 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: [ ] 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 December 6, 2005, XL Capital Ltd issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release ("XL CAPITAL LTD PRICES ISSUE OF ORDINARY SHARES AND EQUITY SECURITY UNITS") dated December 6, 2005. 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 hereunto duly authorized. Date: December 7, 2005 XL CAPITAL LTD (Registrant) By: /s/Fiona Luck ------------------------------ Name: Fiona Luck Title: Executive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Services & Assistant Secretary EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 [XL Capital Logo Omitted] XL Capital Ltd XL House One Bermudiana Road P. O. Box HM 2245 Hamilton HM JX Bermuda Phone: (441) 292-8515 Fax: (441) 292-5280 Press Release IMMEDIATE Contact: David Radulski Roger R. Scotton Investor Relations Media Relations (441) 294-7460 (441) 294-7165 XL CAPITAL LTD PRICES ISSUE OF ORDINARY SHARES AND EQUITY SECURITY UNITS Hamilton, Bermuda (December 6, 2005) - XL Capital Ltd ("XL" or the "Company") (NYSE: XL) announced today that it has agreed to sell 33,846,000 ordinary shares (the "Ordinary Shares") (plus an additional 5,076,900 shares issuable upon exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional Ordinary Shares) (the "Ordinary Share Offering") pursuant to the Company's new shelf registration statement. The Ordinary Shares are being issued at an initial price to the public of $65.00 per Ordinary Share. In addition, the Company has agreed to sell $745,000,000 of equity security units (the "Equity Security Units"), with a stated amount of $25 per unit, consisting of (i) forward purchase contracts to purchase, and XL to issue, its ordinary shares and (ii) debt securities (the "Equity Security Unit Offering" and, together with the Ordinary Share Offering, the "Offerings") also pursuant to XL's new shelf registration statement. There will be no over-allotment option relating to the Equity Security Units. The forward purchase contracts of the Equity Security Units require each investor to purchase on the stock purchase date of February 15, 2009, a number of the Company's Ordinary Shares to be determined based on the average trading price of the Company's Ordinary Shares for a period preceding that date, or, in certain situations, a fixed number of Ordinary Shares. Total annual distributions on the Equity Security Units will be at the rate of 7.00 percent, consisting of interest payments at the rate of 5.25 percent on the senior notes and contract adjustment payments at the rate of 1.75 percent under the forward purchase contracts. The Company expects total gross proceeds from the Offerings to be approximately $2.9 billion. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the replenishment of the capital base of certain of the Company's subsidiaries following: its third quarter 2005 catastrophe losses, estimated losses related to Hurricane Wilma and the report issued by the independent actuary in connection with the Company's post-closing seasoning process with Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company. The joint book-running managers for the Offerings are Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking. A copy of the prospectuses meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 may be obtained from either (i) Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, Attn: Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal 140, 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220 or by calling (718) 765-6732; or (ii) Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad St., New York, NY 10004 or by faxing (212) 902-9316 or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Ordinary Shares, Equity Security Units or any other securities, nor will there be any sale of the Ordinary Shares, Equity Security Units or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. XL Capital Ltd, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance coverages and financial products and services to industrial, commercial and professional service firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis. As of September 30, 2005, XL Capital Ltd had consolidated assets of approximately $54.9 billion and consolidated shareholders' equity of approximately $7.0 billion. More information about XL Capital Ltd is available at www.xlcapital.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about XL's beliefs, plans or expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, and expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those included in such forward-looking statements and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. A non-exclusive list of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements includes the following: (a) changes in the size of XL's claims relating to the hurricane and other natural catastrophe losses due to the preliminary nature of some of the reports and estimates of loss and damage to date; (b) the timely and full recoverability of reinsurance placed by XL with third parties, or other amounts due to XL, including, without limitation, amounts due to XL from Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company (i) in connection with the independent actuarial process or (ii) under other contractual arrangements; (c) greater frequency or severity of claims and loss activity than XL's underwriting, reserving or investment practices anticipate based on historical experience or industry data; (d) trends in rates for property and casualty insurance and reinsurance; (e) developments in the world's financial and capital markets that adversely affect the performance of XL's investments or access to such markets; (f) changes in general economic conditions, including foreign currency exchange rates, inflation and other factors; and (g) the other factors set forth in XL's most recent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as management's response to any of the aforementioned factors. XL undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----