8-K 1 dp07618_8k.htm



 
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):  November 19, 2007
 
PartnerRe Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Bermuda
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
0-2253
 
Not Applicable
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Wellesley House, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda
 
HM 08
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-0888

 
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Item 8.01   Other Events

On November 19, 2007, PartnerRe Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors had approved an increase in the Company’s share repurchase authorization for a total of up to 5 million common shares.
 
A copy of the press release is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)    Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.  Description
99.1
Press Release of PartnerRe Ltd., dated November 19, 2007
 

 
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.
 
   
PartnerRe Ltd.
(Registrant)
 
       
Date:
November 19, 2007
 
By:
 /s/ Marc Wetherhill  
       
Name:
Marc Wetherhill
 
       
Title:
Associate General Counsel
 
 


 
Index to Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.  Description
99.1
Press Release of PartnerRe Ltd., dated November 19, 2007