S-8 POS 1 forms8pos.txt As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2003 Registration No. 333-76136 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ACE LIMITED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CAYMAN ISLANDS 98-0091805 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) The ACE Building 17 Woodbourne Avenue Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) ACE Limited Elective Deferred Compensation Plan ACE Limited Supplemental Retirement Plan ACE USA Supplemental Employee Retirement Savings Plan ACE USA Officer Deferred Compensation Plan (Full title of the plans) Brian Duperreault ACE Limited c/o CT Corporation System 1633 Broadway New York, New York 10019 (Name and address of agent for service) Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (441) 295-5200 copy to Laura D. Richman Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw 190 S. LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 EXPLANATORY NOTE The purpose of this post-effective amendment is to remove from registration all 200,000 Ordinary Shares originally registered on the Registration Statement (No. 333-76136). None of such securities were offered or sold pursuant to the plans identified on the facing page and such securities will not be offered pursuant to such plans. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda, on February 27, 2003. ACE Limited By: /s/ Brian Duperreault -------------------------------------- Its: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- */s/ Brian Duperreault February 27, 2003 ----------------------- Chairman and Chief Executive Brian Duperreault Officer; Director */s/ Dominic Frederico February 27, 2003 ----------------------- President, Chief Operating Officer; Dominic Frederico Director /s/ Philip V. Bancroft February 27, 2003 ----------------------- Chief Financial Officer; Philip V. Bancroft (Principal Financial Officer) */s/ Robert A. Blee February 27, 2003 ----------------------- Chief Accounting Officer; Robert A. Blee (Principal Accounting Officer) */s/ Donald Kramer February 27, 2003 ----------------------- Vice Chairman; Director Donald Kramer /s/ Evan Greenberg ----------------------- Vice Chairman, Director February 27, 2003 Evan Greenberg S-3 */s/ Michael G. Atieh ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Michael G. Atieh */s/ Bruce L. Crockett Director February 27, 2003 ----------------------- Bruce L. Crockett */s/ Robert M. Hernandez ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Robert M. Hernandez */s/ John A. Krol ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 John A. Krol */s/ Peter Menikoff ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Peter Menikoff */s/ Thomas J. Neff ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Thomas J. Neff /s/ Robert Ripp ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Robert Ripp /s/ Walter A. Scott ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Walter A. Scott /s/ Dermot F. Smurfit ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Dermot F. Smurfit /s/ Robert W. Staley ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Robert W. Staley /s/ Gary M. Stuart ----------------------- Director February 27, 2003 Gary M. Stuart * By: ____________________________ Attorney-In-Fact