Specimen 7.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share of the Company



 Exhibit 4.1 

 

	
	





 016570| 003590|127C|RESTRICTED||4|057-423 

7.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares 

PAR VALUE $1.00 PartnerRe 
 7.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares 
 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA AND NEW YORK, NY 
 Certificate Number 
 ZQ 000000 

PARTNERRE LTD. 
 INCORPORATED IN THE ISLANDS OF BERMUDA UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1981 
 Shares 
 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * * 

* * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * 
 * * * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * 
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 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE 
 CUSIP G68603 50 8 
 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS 
 is the registered holder of ***ZERO HUNDRED THOUSAND ZERO HUNDRED AND ZERO*** 

FULLY PAID AND NON·ASSESSABLE 7.25% SERIES E CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES OF PAR VALUE US$1.00 EACH OF

 PartnerRe Ltd. transferable on the books of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws and Certificate of
Designation of the Company and all amendments thereof to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents and shall be transferable in accordance therewith. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered
by the Registrar. 
 Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly
authorized officers. 
 President & CEO 

Secretary 
 DATED <<Month Day, Year>> 

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 
 TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR, 
 PartnerRe Ltd. SEAL 1993 Bermuda 

By 
 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 
 SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS ON
REVERSE 
 PartnerRe 
 CUSIP XXXXXX XX X Holder ID XXXXXXXXXX 
 Insurance
Value 1,000,000.00 Number of Shares 123456 
 DTC 12345678 123456789012345 

PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004 
 MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 
 Certificate Numbers Num/No. Denom. Total 

1234567890/1234567890 1 1 1 
 1234567890/1234567890 2 2 2 
 1234567890/1234567890
3 3 3 
 1234567890/1234567890 4 4 4 
 1234567890/1234567890 5 5 5 
 1234567890/1234567890
6 6 6 
 Total Transaction 7 








 

 

 Notwithstanding any other provision of the terms of the 7.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Shares (the “Series E Preferred Shares”), except as provided in Section 9 of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of 7.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of PartnerRe Ltd. (the
“Certificate of Designation”) no Person shall be permitted to Own or Control (as such terms are defined in the Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of the Company in effect as of May 22, 2009 (the “Bye-Laws”)) shares in PartnerRe
Ltd. (the “Company”) (including the Series E Preferred Shares) (the “Shares”) to the extent that such holder or any other Person (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designation) would be in violation of Bye-Law 6.1;
nor may any Shares be issued or any transfer of Shares be made if the effect of such issuance or transfer would be to cause a violation of Bye-Law 6.1. To the extent that, for any reason whatsoever and by any method howsoever, a Person, whether an
existing shareholder or not of the Company, would otherwise be considered a Ten Percent Shareholder (as such term is defined in the Bye-Laws), then Bye-Laws 6.2 to 6.6 (and any other applicable Bye-Laws) shall apply. No transfer (including a
repurchase by the Company) may be made if the effect of such transfer would result in the transferee or any other shareholder of the Company controlling in excess of nine and nine-tenths per cent (9.9%) of all of the issued and outstanding
Shares. However, the limitations stated above shall not preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations: 
 TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian (Cust) (Minor) 

TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) 

JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF TRF MIN ACT - Custodian (until age)
(Cust) under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act 
 (Minor) (State) 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) shares of the capital stock
represented by the within Certificate. 
 Dated: 20 

Signature: 
 Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp 

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan
Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. 
 Signature: Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or
any change whatever. 
 The IRS requires that we report the cost basis of certain shares acquired after January
1, 2011. If your shares were covered by the legislation and you have sold or transferred the shares and requested a specific cost basis calculation method, we have processed as requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, we
have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please visit our website or consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis. 
 If you do not keep in contact with us or do not have any activity in your account for the time periods specified by state law, your property could become subject to state unclaimed
property laws and transferred to the appropriate state.