4 1 crockett.txt | OMB APPROVAL | | | | OMB Number: 3235-0287 | | Expires: January 31, 2005 | | Estimated average burden | FORM 4 | hours per response......0.5 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print or Type Responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CROCKETT Bruce L. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 906 Frome Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) McLean VA 22102-2106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year October 23, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [_] 10% Owner [_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify title below) ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=================================================================================================================================== Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned =================================================================================================================================== 5. Amount of 6. 4. Securities Owner- 2A. 3. Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially ship 2. Deemed Trans- or Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7. Trans- Execution action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of action Date, Code ------------------------ Reported (D) or Indirect 1. Date if any (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial Title of Security (Month/ (Month/ ---------- or (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 1/14/2002 A(1) V 38.283 A (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 2/28/2002 A(2) V 32 A (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 4/12/2002 A(1) V 31.493 A (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 5/16/2002 A(3) V 1,048 A (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 5/16/2002 A(2) V 37 A (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 7/12/2002 A(1) V 60.154 A (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Shares 8/14/2002 A(2) V 38 A (2) 12,991.913(4) D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================================================================================================================== Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number (Over) SEC 1474 (9-02)
FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ==================================================================================================================================== 9. 10. Number Owner- of ship deriv- Form 2. ative of Conver- 5. 7. Secur- Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount ities ative Nature or 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. Bene- Secur- of Exer- Deemed 4. Securities Date Securities Price ficially ity In- cise 3. Execu- Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Owned Direct direct Price Trans- tion action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Following (D) or Bene- 1. of action Date, Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------- ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options Ordinary to Acquire $33.39 5/16/2002 A(5) V 4,000 (5) 5/16/2012 Shares 4,000 (5) 10,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses: (1) Represents share units credited to the reporting person's deferred stock account pursuant to the dividend reinvestment provisions of the ACE Limited 1995 Outside Directors Plan (the "Plan"), which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. (2) Represents Ordinary Shares granted as a chairman or committee meeting award pursuant to the Plan. Reporting person has elected to defer the receipt of such Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan. (3) Represents Ordinary Shares granted as a director retainer award pursuant to the Plan. Reporting person has elected to defer the receipt of such Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan, which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. (4) Total includes 55.268 share units credited on October 11, 2002, to the reporting person's deferred stock account pursuant to the dividend reinvestment provisions of the Plan, which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. (5) Option awards pursuant to the Plan. Vesting schedule: 1/3 on the date immediately prior to each of the next three annual ACE Limited shareholder meetings.
Signed for Bruce L. Crockett pursuant to a power of attorney on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission /s/ Peter Mear 10/23/02 -------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Page 2