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Exhibit 4.1




EXECUTION VERSION




Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated




RGA Capital Trust I



Amended and Restated Remarketing Agreement



February 15, 2011




Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019




Ladies and Gentlemen:




     Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), and RGA
Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the “Trust”), issued and sold to Lehman
Brothers Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC (the “Underwriters”) pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, dated December 12, 2001 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), 4,500,000 Trust Preferred Income
Equity Redeemable Securities (“PIERS”)1 units (the “Firm Units”) issued pursuant to a
Unit Agreement (the “Unit Agreement”) dated as of December 18, 2001, as supplemented September 12,
2008, among the Company, the Trust, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor
unit agent (in such capacity, the “Unit Agent”), as successor warrant agent (in such capacity, the
“Warrant Agent”), and as successor property trustee (in such capacity, the “Property Trustee”). In
addition, the Company and the Trust granted to the Underwriters an option (the “Option”) to
purchase up to an additional 675,000 Units (the “Option Units” and, together with the Firm Units,
the “Units”).



     Each Unit consists of a preferred security, liquidation preference $50 per security, of the
Trust (each, a “Preferred Security”) and a warrant (each, a “Warrant”) of the Company to purchase
at any time prior to the close of business on December 15, 2050, shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), subject to antidilution
adjustments. Each Preferred Security represents an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the
assets of the Trust, which assets consist solely of the 5.75% Junior Subordinated Deferrable
Interest Debentures due 2051 of the Company (the “Debentures”). Certain payments on the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities (the “Trust Securities”) are guaranteed (the “Guarantee“) by the
Company pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement (the “Guarantee Agreement”) dated as of December 18,
2001, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, as successor guarantee
trustee (in such capacity, the “Guarantee Trustee”).



     The Trust was formed on February 9, 2001 pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of February 8,
2001 (the “Original Trust Agreement”) executed by the Company, as depositor,





 




			
	1	 	“Preferred Income Equity Redeemable SecuritiesSM” and “PIERSSM” are service marks owned by
Lehman Brothers Inc.




 









 









and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware trustee (in such capacity, the “Delaware Trustee”), and a certificate
of trust dated as of February 8, 2001 (the “Trust Certificate”) filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware. The Trust is governed by, and the Preferred Securities were issued
under, the Original Trust Agreement, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Trust Agreement” and, together with the Original Trust
Agreement, the “Trust Agreement”)) dated as of December 18, 2001, among the Company, the Property
Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and A. Greig Woodring, Jack B. Lay and Todd C. Larson, as the initial
administrative trustees (in such capacities, the “Administrative Trustees”) which amended and
restated the Original Trust Agreement.




     The Trust used the proceeds from the sale of the Trust Securities to purchase the Debentures
that were issued pursuant to the Indenture (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by a
Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, as
so supplemented, the “Indenture”), in each case, dated as of December 18, 2001 between the Company
and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor indenture trustee (in such
capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). The Trust will, if and to the extent it receives the proceeds
of a payment on the Debentures, distribute to the holders of the Preferred Securities all payments
so received.



     The Company issued the Warrants pursuant to a Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”)
dated as December 18, 2001, as amended as of September 12, 2008, between the Company and the
Warrant Agent.



     This Agreement, the Unit Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Guarantee
Agreement and the Indenture are referred to herein collectively as the “Transaction Agreements” and
this Agreement, the Unit Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Warrant Agreement are referred to
herein collectively as the “Unit Documents.”



          The remarketing (the “Remarketing”) of the Preferred Securities is provided for in the Trust
Agreement and in an agreement dated December 18, 2001 between the Company and Lehman Brothers Inc.
(the “Original Remarketing Agreement”), and if the Debentures have been distributed to the holders
of the Preferred Securities in exchange for such Preferred Securities, pursuant to the Trust
Agreement and the Indenture. From the date hereof, Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) hereby
agrees to be bound by the Original Remarketing Agreement as amended hereby.




          As used in this Agreement, the term “Remarketing Securities” means the Preferred Securities or
the Debentures, as applicable, subject to the Remarketing as notified by the Property Trustee, the
Unit Agent and the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, on the third Business Day prior to the
Remarketing Settlement Date; the term “Remarketing Procedures” means the procedures in connection
with the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities described in the Trust Agreement, the Indenture
and this Agreement; and the term “Previous Related Transactions” means any transactions in
connection with (i) the redemption of or exchange for or exercise of the Warrants or (ii) elections
related to participation in the Remarketing.







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          Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Unit Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Warrant Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement
or, if not therein defined, the Indenture.




          Section 1. Appointment and Obligations of the Remarketing Agent. (a) The Company and the
Trust (together, the “Issuers”) hereby appoint Barclays as exclusive remarketing agent (the
“Remarketing Agent”), and Barclays hereby accepts appointment as Remarketing Agent, for the purpose
of (i) remarketing the Remarketing Securities on behalf of the holders thereof and (ii) performing
such other duties as are assigned to the Remarketing Agent in the Remarketing Procedures, all in
accordance with and pursuant to the Remarketing Procedures.




          (b) The Remarketing Agent agrees to:





     (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to remarket the Remarketing
Securities deemed tendered to the Remarketing Agent in the Remarketing pursuant to
the Remarketing Procedures;




     (ii) notify the Issuers promptly of the Reset Rate; and




     (iii) carry out such other duties as are assigned to the Remarketing Agent
in the Remarketing Procedures, all in accordance with the provisions of the
Remarketing Procedures.



          (c) On the third Business Day immediately preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date (the
“Remarketing Date”), the Remarketing Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
remarket the Remarketing Securities, at a price at least equal to:





     (i) 100% of the aggregate Accreted Value thereof as of the end of the day on
the day next preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date; or




     (ii) on the Maturity Remarketing Date, 100% of the stated liquidation amount
of the Preferred Securities or the principal amount at maturity of the Debentures,
as the case may be.



          (d) If, as a result of the efforts described in Section 1(b), the Remarketing Agent
determines that it will be able to remarket all Remarketing Securities deemed tendered for purchase
at the purchase price set forth in Section 1(c) prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
Remarketing Date, the Remarketing Agent shall determine the Reset Rate, which shall be the rate per
annum (rounded to the nearest one-thousandth (0.001) of one percent per annum) that the Remarketing
Agent reasonably determines, in good faith after consultation with the Company, to be the lowest
distribution rate or interest rate, as applicable, per annum that will enable it to remarket all
Remarketing Securities deemed tendered for Remarketing. In the event of a Remarketing:





     (i) in connection with a Remarketing upon a Trading Remarketing Event or a
Legal Cause Remarketing Event, the Accreted Value of the Debentures as of



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the end of the day on the day next preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date
shall become due on the date which is 93 days following the Remarketing Settlement
Date, and, as a result, the Accreted Value of the Preferred Securities as of the end
of the day on the day next preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date shall be
redeemed on the date which is 93 days following the Remarketing Settlement Date;




     (ii) in connection with a Remarketing upon a Trading Remarketing Event or a
Legal Cause Remarketing Event, on the Remarketing Settlement Date, the rate of
interest per annum on the Accreted Value of the Debentures shall become the Reset
Rate on the Accreted Value of the Preferred Securities that is determined pursuant
to the Remarketing of the Preferred Securities, and, as a result, the Distribution
rate per annum on the Accreted Value of the Preferred Securities shall become the
Reset Rate established in the Remarketing of the Preferred Securities;




     (iii) as of the Remarketing Settlement Date, interest accrued and unpaid on
the Debentures from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date
to, but excluding, the Remarketing Settlement Date shall be payable to the holders
of the Debentures on the Special Record Date and, as a result, Distributions
accumulated and unpaid on the Preferred Securities from and including the
immediately preceding Distribution Date to, but excluding, the Remarketing
Settlement Date shall be payable to the Holders of the Preferred Securities on the
Special Record Date (as defined in the Trust Agreement); and




     (iv) in connection with a Remarketing upon a Trading Remarketing Event or a
Legal Cause Remarketing Event, the Company shall be obligated to redeem the Warrants
on the Remarketing Settlement Date at a redemption price per Warrant equal to the
Warrant Redemption Amount as of the end of the day on the day next preceding the
Remarketing Date.



          (e) If none of the holders of Remarketing Securities elects to have Remarketing Securities
remarketed in the Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent shall reasonably determine, in good faith
after consultation with the Company, the distribution rate or interest rate, as applicable, that
would have been established had a Remarketing been held on the Remarketing Date, and such rate
shall be the Reset Rate, and the related modifications to the other terms of the Preferred
Securities and to the terms of the Debentures and the Warrants shall be effective as of the
Remarketing Date.




          (f) If, by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Remarketing Date, the Remarketing Agent is
unable to remarket all Remarketing Securities deemed tendered for purchase, a failed Remarketing (a
“Failed Remarketing”) shall be deemed to have occurred, and the Remarketing Agent shall so advise
by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing) The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), the Property
Trustee, the Debenture Trustee, the Administrative Trustees and the Company. In the event of a
Failed Remarketing:







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     (i) beginning on the third Business Day after the Failed Remarketing Date,
interest will accrue on the Accreted Value of the Debentures (which in connection
with the expiration of the Warrants is $50), and Distributions will accumulate on
the Accreted Value of the Preferred Securities at the rate described in clause (iii)
below;




     (ii) the Accreted Value of all outstanding Debentures as of the end of the
day on the day next preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date shall become due on
the date which is 93 days following the Failed Remarketing Settlement Date, and, as
a result, the Accreted Value of the Preferred Securities as of the end of the day on
the day next preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date shall be redeemed on the date
which is 93 days following the Remarketing Settlement Date with respect to such
Failed Remarketing;




     (iii) the rate of interest per annum on the Accreted Value of the Debentures
shall become 10.25% per annum, and, as a result, the rate of Distribution per annum
on the Accreted Value of the Preferred Securities shall become 10.25% per annum,
which shall accrue and be payable as provided in the Trust Agreement; and




     (iv) pursuant to the Indenture, the Company no longer shall have the option
to defer payments of interest on the Debentures.



          (g) By approximately 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Remarketing Date, provided that
there has not been a Failed Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent shall advise, by telephone (promptly
confirmed in writing):





     (i) DTC, the Property Trustee, the Debenture Trustee and the Issuers of the
Reset Rate determined in the Remarketing and the number of Remarketing Securities
(or, if applicable, aggregate principal amount of Remarketing Securities) sold in
the Remarketing,




     (ii) each purchaser (or their DTC participant) of the Reset Rate and the
number of Remarketing Securities (or, if applicable, aggregate principal amount of
Remarketing Securities) such purchaser is to purchase; and




     (iii) each purchaser to give instructions to its DTC participant to pay the
purchase price on the Remarketing Settlement Date in same day funds against delivery
of the Remarketing Securities purchased through the facilities of DTC.



          Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Issuers. The Trust (as to
itself and the Preferred Securities) and the Company represent, warrant and agree (i) on and as of
the date hereof (except to the extent representations relate specifically to the date or date(s)
referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph), (ii) on and as of the date that the
Preliminary Prospectus (as defined in Section 2(a) below) is first distributed in connection with
the Remarketing (the “Commencement Date”) and (iii) on and as of the Remarketing Settlement Date,
that:







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          (a) The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) an
automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-172296 and 333-172296-01) (the
“Registration Statement”), which registration statement became effective upon filing under Rule
462(e) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such registration
statement covers the registration of the Remarketing Securities (among others) under the Securities
Act and has (i) been prepared by the Company in conformity in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act, (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act
and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is an “automatic
shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed
with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof. Copies of the
Registration Statement and all exhibits thereto have been delivered by the Company to you. As used
in this Agreement, “Effective Time” means the date and the time as of which each part of the
registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-172296 and 333-172296-01) (the “Latest
Registration Statement”) or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any, became
effective; “Effective Date” means the date of the Effective Time; “Preliminary Prospectus” means
each prospectus included in the Latest Registration Statement, or amendments thereof, before it
became effective under the Securities Act and any prospectus and prospectus supplement filed with
the Commission by the Company with the consent of the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the
Securities Act relating to the Remarketing Securities; the term “Registration Statement” means such
Latest Registration Statement, as amended as of the Effective Time, including the Incorporated
Documents (as defined below) and all information contained in the final prospectus relating to the
Remarketing Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and
deemed to be a part of such registration statement as of the Effective Time pursuant to Rule 430A
or Rule 430B of the Securities Act; and “Prospectus” means the prospectus and prospectus supplement
relating to the Remarketing Securities (or in the form made available to the Underwriters by the
Company to meet requests of purchasers) pursuant to Rule 172 or Rule 173 of the Securities Act.




     For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule
405 of the Securities Act (which does not include communications not deemed a prospectus pursuant
to Rule 134 of the Securities Act and historical issuer information meeting the requirements of
Rule 433(e)(2) of the Securities Act) and “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the Preliminary
Prospectus together with any free writing prospectuses, if any, each identified in Schedule 1
hereto, and any other free writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly
agree in writing to treat as part of the Time of Sale Prospectus (except for purposes of Sections
6(c) and 6(d)), for which the term “Time of Sale Prospectus” shall not include the free writing
prospectus(es) identified in Schedule 1). Reference made herein to the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus or the Time of Sale Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents
incorporated by reference therein (pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of
the date of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Prospectus, as the case
may be (such documents, the “Incorporated Documents”)), and any reference to any amendment or
supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include
any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) after the date of the
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or the date hereof, as the case may be, and incorporated by
reference in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or Time of Sale Prsospectus, as the case
may be; and any reference to any amendment to the






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Registration Statement shall be deemed to include the documents filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Time that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The Commission has not issued any notice
of objection or any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Preliminary Prospectus,
any free writing prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Registration
Statement.




          (b) The conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the General Instructions thereto,
have been satisfied or waived.




          (c) (i) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any further amendments
or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus will, when they become effective or
are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act (including Rule 415(a) of the Securities Act), the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Trust
Indenture Act”); (ii) each part of the Registration Statement, as of its Effective Date and as of
the date hereof, and any amendment thereto, as of the date of any such amendment, did not, does not
and will not, as the case may be, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; (iii) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the date hereof and at the time of each sale
(as such phrase is used in Rule 159 under the Act) of the Securities in connection with the
offering and as of the Delivery Date, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if
applicable, does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (iv) the Prospectus, as
of the date hereof and the Delivery Date, as then supplemented by the Company, if applicable, does
not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, the Company makes no
representation or warranty as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by the Remarketing Agent expressly for inclusion
therein, which consists of the name of the Remarketing Agent as set forth on the front cover page
of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and the information contained in the second
sentence of the fourth paragraph and in the fifth paragraph under the caption “Remarketing” in the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, it being understood that seven paragraphs appear within
the “Remarketing” section.




          (d) The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as applicable; and none of the Incorporated Documents, when such documents were filed with the
Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, when such documents are
filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act and will not contain any untrue






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statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading.




          (e) The Company meets the requirements to use free writing prospectuses in connection with
the offering of the Securities pursuant to Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act. Any free
writing prospectus that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)
of the Securities Act has been, or will be, timely filed with the Commission in accordance with the
requirements of the Securities Act. Each issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule
433(h)(1) under the Act) that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule
433(d) of the Securities Act, or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used by the Company
complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act.
Except for the free writing prospectus(es), if any, identified in Schedule 1 hereto, the Company
has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Remarketing Agent’s prior consent,
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.




          (f) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one
hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders, customers or suppliers of the Company on the other
hand, which is required to be described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus
which is not so described.




          (g) There are no contracts, agreements or other documents which are required to be
described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement or the Incorporated Documents by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as
the case may be, which have not been described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or the Incorporated Documents.




          (h) Except as set forth in or contemplated by each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained, since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale
Prospectus, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or
other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree; since such date, there has not been any material adverse
change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material
adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position,
shareholders’ equity, results of operations, business or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Time of Sale Prospectus and up to the Remarketing Settlement Date, except as set forth
in the Time of Sale Prospectus, (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred
any liabilities or obligations outside the ordinary course of business, direct or contingent, which
are material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, nor entered into any material
transaction not in the ordinary course of business and (ii) there have not been dividends or
distributions of any kind declared, paid or made by Company on any class of its capital stock,
except for regularly scheduled dividends.







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          (i) Each of the Company and each of Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated, RGA
Reinsurance Company, RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd., RGA Life Reinsurance Company of
Canada, RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company Ltd. (the
“Significant Subsidiaries”), which are the Company’s only “significant subsidiaries” (as defined
under Rule 405 of the Securities Act), has been duly organized, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation, has
all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is currently being
conducted and in all material respects as described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus and to own, lease and operate its properties, and is duly qualified and in good standing
as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except where the
failure to so register or qualify would not, reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to
result in a material adverse effect on the properties, business, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).




          (j) As of the date of this Agreement, the entities listed on Schedule 2 are the only
subsidiaries, direct or indirect, of the Company, and the Company owns, directly or indirectly
through other subsidiaries, the percentage indicated on such Schedule 2 of the outstanding capital
stock or other securities evidencing equity ownership of such subsidiaries, free and clear of any
security interest, claim, lien, limitation on voting rights or encumbrance; and all of such
securities have been duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and were not
issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. There are no outstanding subscriptions,
preemptive or other rights, warrants, calls, commitments of sale or options to acquire, or
instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any such shares of capital stock or other equity
interest of such subsidiaries.




          (k) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its respective
charter or bylaws, (ii) is in default in the performance of any bond, debenture, note, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound or to which any of its properties is subject or (iii) is in violation of any law, statute,
rule, regulation, judgment or court decree applicable to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or
their assets or properties, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) for any such violation or
default which does not or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




          (l) The catastrophic coverage arrangements are described in each of the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and all other
retrocessional treaties and arrangements to which the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is a party and which have not terminated or expired by their terms are in full force
and effect, and none of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of or in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of, any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained therein, except to the extent that any such violation or default would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; neither the Company nor any of its
Significant Subsidiaries has received any notice from any of the other parties to such treaties,
contracts or agreements that such other party intends not to perform such treaty, contract or
agreement that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the best






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knowledge of the Company, the Company has no reason to believe that any of the other parties
to such treaties or arrangements will be unable to perform such treaty or arrangement in any
respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




          (m) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Trust of the Transaction
Agreements, as the case may be, the issuance of the Unit Securities by the Company and the Trust,
as applicable, the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities by Company and the Trust, as
applicable, and the consummation by the Company and the Trust, as applicable, of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (excluding any Previous Related Transactions) did not and will not
violate or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or a default under (or an
event that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default), or require
consent under, or result in the imposition of a lien or encumbrance on any properties of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or an acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to, (i) the charter
or bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii)
any bond, debenture, note, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their property
is or may be bound, (iii) any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, any of its
subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any
court or governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction over the Company, any of its
subsidiaries or their assets or properties, other than in the case of clauses (ii) through (iv),
any violation, breach, default, consent, imposition or acceleration relating to the Original
Remarketing Agreement or that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
and, except for such consents or waivers as may have been obtained by the Company or such consents
or filings as may relate to the Original Remarketing Agreement, or as may be required under state
or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws and regulations by the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).




          (n) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration,
qualification, license or permit of or with, any court or governmental agency, body or
administrative agency is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and
the Trust of the Transaction Agreements, as applicable, the issuance of the Unit Securities by the
Company and the Trust, as applicable, the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities by the Company
and the Trust, and the consummation by the Company and the Trust, as applicable, of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (excluding any Previous Related Transactions), except
such as (i) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) would not
prohibit or adversely affect the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities and (iii) have been
obtained and made or, with respect to current reports on Form 8-K, a Prospectus and a free writing
prospectus to be filed with the Commission in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Remarketing Securities, will be made, under the Securities Act, or as may relate to the Original
Remarketing Agreement or may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws and
regulations or by FINRA or has been obtained from the State of Missouri Department of Insurance.
Except as contemplated hereby, no consents or waivers from any other person were or are required,
as applicable, for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Trust of the
Transaction Agreements, as applicable, the issuance of the Unit Securities by the Company and the
Trust, as applicable, the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities and the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as applicable (excluding the Previous
Related Transactions), other than such






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consents and waivers as (i) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) may relate to the Original Remarketing Agreement, (iii) would not prohibit or
adversely affect the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities or (iv) have been obtained.




          (o) Except as set forth in or contemplated by the Prospectus or as may relate to the
Original Remarketing Agreement, there is (i) no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court,
arbitrator or governmental agency, body or official, domestic or foreign, now pending or threatened
or contemplated to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which
the business or property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be subject, (ii) no
statute, rule, regulation or order that has been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental
agency or that has been proposed by any governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or
its subsidiaries and (iii) no injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a federal or
state court or foreign court of competent jurisdiction to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may be subject issued that, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above,
(x) would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (y) would interfere with or adversely affect the issuance of any of the Securities or (z)
in any manner draw into question the validity of any of the Transaction Agreements or the
Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities. The Time of Sale Prospectus contains in all material
respects the same description of the foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus.




          (p) None of the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries is represented by a union
and, to the best knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries, no union organizing activities are
taking place. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has violated any federal, state or
local law or foreign law relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion or pay of employees, nor
any applicable wage or hour laws, nor any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”), or analogous
foreign laws and regulations, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.




          (q) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has (i) good and, in the case of real
property, merchantable title to all of the properties and assets described in each of the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus as owned by it, free and clear of all liens, charges,
encumbrances and restrictions, except such as are described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus
and the Prospectus, or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii)
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases to which it is party as lessee, (iii) all
material licenses, certificates, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and other rights
from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state and local governmental
authorities (including, without limitation, from the insurance regulatory agencies of the various
jurisdictions where it conducts business) and all courts and other governmental tribunals (each, an
“Authorization”) necessary to engage in the business currently conducted by it in the manner
described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, except where failure to hold
such Authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv)
fulfilled and performed all obligations necessary to maintain each authorization and (v) no
knowledge of any threatened action, suit or proceeding or investigation that would reasonably be
expected to result in the revocation, termination or suspension of any Authorization, the
revocation, termination or suspension of which would reasonably be expected






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to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, all such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the
Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms and
conditions of all such Authorizations and with the rules and regulations of the regulatory
authorities having jurisdiction with respect thereto. No insurance regulatory agency or body has
issued any order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of dividends by any
subsidiary of the Company to its parent, other than any such orders or decrees the issuance of
which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not have
a Material Adverse Effect, all leases to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party
are valid and binding and no default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries has occurred and is
continuing thereunder, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no material defaults by the landlord are
existing under any such lease.




          (r) All tax returns required to be filed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in all
jurisdictions, have been so filed. All taxes, including withholding taxes, penalties and interest,
assessments, fees and other charges due or claimed to be due from such entities or that are due and
payable have been paid, other than those being contested in good faith and for which adequate
reserves have been provided or those currently payable without penalty or interest. The Company
does not know of any material proposed additional tax assessments against it or any of its
subsidiaries.




          (s) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined,
and subject to regulation, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”), or analogous
foreign laws and regulations.




          (t) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company has been validly
authorized and issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and was not issued in violation of or
subject to any preemptive or similar rights; and such authorized capital stock conforms in all
material respects to the description thereof set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and
the Prospectus. Except with respect to Warrants to purchase Common Stock issued by the Company as
part of the Trust Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Securities of the Company and RGA Capital
Trust I or otherwise as expressly set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus (including with respect
to preferred stock purchase rights of the Company), since the date set forth in the Time of Sale
Prospectus, (A) there are no outstanding preemptive or other rights, warrants or options to
acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other
equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement,
understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the
Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights,
warrants or options (except as contemplated by the terms of the 6.75% Junior Subordinated
Debentures due 2065 of the Company) and (B) there will have been no change in the authorized or
outstanding capitalization of the Company, except with respect to, in the case of each of clause
(A) and (B) above, (i) changes occurring in the ordinary course of business and (ii) changes in
outstanding Common Stock and options or rights to acquire Common Stock resulting from transactions
relating to the Company’s employee benefit, dividend reinvestment or stock purchase plans.







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          (u) The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such
term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the
Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s
internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company is not aware of any material
weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. Since the date of the latest
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus
and the Prospectus, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. The Company has established and maintains disclosure
controls and procedures (as such terms are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) in
accordance with the rules and regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley
Act”) and the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures (a) are designed to provide
reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made
known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer by others within
those entities. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide such reasonable
assurance.




          (v) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains insurance covering their properties,
personnel and business. Such insurance insures against such losses and risks as are adequate in
accordance with the Company’s perception of customary industry practice to protect the Company and
its subsidiaries and their businesses. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have
received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial capital improvements or
other expenditures will have to be made in order to continue such insurance. All such insurance is
outstanding and duly in force on the date hereof and will be outstanding and duly in force on the
Commencement Date and the Remarketing Settlement Date.




          (w) Neither the Company nor any agent thereof acting on the behalf of the Company has
taken, and none of them will take, any action that might cause the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company and the Trust of the Transaction Agreements, as applicable, the issuance
of the Unit Securities by the Company and the Trust, as applicable, the Remarketing of the
Remarketing Securities by the Company and the Trust, as applicable, and the consummation by the
Company and the Trust, as applicable, of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to
violate Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or Regulation X (12
C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.




          (x) Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), who has issued an unqualified opinion on
the financial statements and supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in each of
the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (other than the financial information for the
quarterly periods or the year ended and as of December 31, 2010) and has audited the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof, is an independent
registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act. The consolidated historical
statements together with the related schedules and notes fairly present, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial condition and results of






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operations of the Company and its subsidiaries at the respective dates and for the respective
periods indicated, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout such periods, except as stated therein. Other financial and
statistical information and data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus, historical and pro forma, are, in all material respects, accurately
presented and prepared on a basis consistent with such financial statements, except as may
otherwise be indicated therein, and the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries.




          (y) The 2009 statutory annual statements of each of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries which
is regulated as an insurance company (collectively, the “Insurance Subsidiaries”) and the statutory
balance sheets and income statements included in such statutory annual statements together with
related schedules and notes, have been prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with
statutory accounting principles or practices required or permitted by the appropriate Insurance
Department of the jurisdiction of domicile of each such subsidiary, and such statutory accounting
practices have been applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may
otherwise be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, and present fairly, in all material
respects, the statutory financial position of the Insurance Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof,
and the statutory basis results of operations of the Insurance Subsidiaries for the periods covered
thereby.




          (z) The Company and the Insurance Subsidiaries have made no material changes in their
insurance reserving practices since December 31, 2009, except where such change in such insurance
reserving practices would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




          (aa) (i) The Company’s senior long-term debt is rated “a-” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.,
“Baa1” by Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, Inc.
(“S&P”); (ii) RGA Reinsurance Company has a financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) from A.M.
Best Company, Inc., “A1” from Moody’s and “AA-” from S&P; (iii) RGA Life Reinsurance Company of
Canada has a financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) from A.M. Best Company, Inc. and “AA-”
from S&P; and (iv) the Company is not aware of any threatened or pending downgrading of the ratings
set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above or any other claims-paying ability rating of the
Company or any Significant Subsidiaries, other than as set forth or described in the Time of Sale
Prospectus.




          (bb) The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing as a statutory business trust
in good standing under the Statutory Trust Act of the State of Delaware, 12 Del. C. § 3801
et seq. (the “Delaware Statutory Trust Act”), with the power and authority (trust
and other) to own property and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has
conducted and will conduct no business other than the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.




          (cc) Each of the Administrative Trustees is either an officer or employee of the Company or
one of its subsidiaries and has been duly authorized by the Company or such subsidiary to serve in
such capacity and to execute and deliver the Trust Agreement.







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          (dd) The Trust is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument other than the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the agreements and instruments contemplated by
the Trust Agreement and described in the Prospectus; the Trust has no liabilities or obligations
other than those arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party and described in the Prospectus; and the Trust is not a party to or subject to
any action, suit or proceeding of any nature.




          (ee) Each of the Company and the Trust had or has, as applicable, all requisite corporate
and trust power and authority, as applicable, to execute, issue and deliver the Transaction
Agreements, to issue the Unit Securities and to cause the Remarketing of the Remarketing Securities
and to perform its respective obligations thereunder; each Transaction Agreement to which the
Company and the Trust is a party has been duly authorized by the Company or the Trust, as
applicable, and each Transaction Agreement, when duly executed and delivered by the Company and the
Trust, as applicable, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other
parties thereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Trust, as
applicable, enforceable against the Company and the Trust, as applicable, in accordance with its
terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws now or hereinafter in effect relating
to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, including, without
limitation, concepts of reasonableness, materiality, good faith and fair dealing, or as may be
provided in the Original Remarketing Agreement (ii) that the remedies of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief are subject to general equitable principles, whether
such enforcement is sought at law or in equity, (iii) that such enforcement may be subject to the
discretion of the court before which any proceedings therefore may be brought and (iv) with respect
to the rights of indemnification and contribution under this Agreement and the Remarketing
Agreement, which enforcement thereof may be limited by federal or state securities laws or the
policies underlying such laws (such exceptions, collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”). Each
of the Transaction Agreements conforms in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Prospectus. The Indenture, the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement shall
have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and the Indenture, the Trust Agreement and the
Guarantee Agreement conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture
Act.




          (ff) Each of the Company and the Trust has all requisite corporate or trust power and
authority, as applicable, to cause the Remarketing to occur and to perform its obligations
thereunder.




          (gg) The Preferred Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Trust for issuance and sale pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Unit Documents and the
Trust Agreement and, assuming the Preferred Securities have been duly issued, authenticated and
delivered pursuant to the provisions of the Unit Documents and the Trust Agreement against payment
of the consideration thereof in accordance with this Agreement, the Preferred Securities are duly
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable interests in the Trust.







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          (hh) The Debentures have been duly authorized for issuance and sale by the Company pursuant
to the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and, assuming the Debentures have been duly issued,
authenticated and delivered pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, against payment of the
consideration therefor in accordance with this Agreement, the Debentures are valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company and entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture, except for the Standard Qualifications.




          (ii) Neither the Company, nor to its knowledge, any of its Affiliates (as defined in
Regulation C of the Securities Act, an “Affiliate”), has taken or will take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might
reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the
Securities to facilitate the sale or resale of such securities.




          (jj) No event has occurred nor has any circumstance arisen which, had the Securities been
issued on the date hereof, would constitute a default or an event of default under the Indenture,
the Trust Agreement or the Guarantee Agreement.




          (kk) Each certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Remarketing
Agent or counsel for the Remarketing Agent shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by
the Company to the Remarketing Agent as to the matters covered thereby.




          (ll) Each of the Administrative Trustees is either an officer or employee of the Company or
one of its subsidiaries and has been duly authorized by the Company or such subsidiary to serve in
such capacity and to execute and deliver the Trust Agreement.




          (mm) As of the date of this Agreement, no event has occurred nor has any circumstance
arisen which, had the Debentures been issued on such date, would constitute a default or an Event
of Default (as such term is defined in the Indenture).




          Section 3. [Reserved.]




          Section 4. Fees and Expenses. (a) If there has been a successful Remarketing, the
Company shall pay to the Remarketing Agent for the performance of its services as Remarketing Agent
hereunder on the Remarketing Settlement Date, by wire transfer to an account designated by the
Remarketing Agent, a fee in an amount equal to 25 basis points (0.25%) of the Accreted Value of the
Remarketed Securities.




          (b) The Company agrees to pay:





     (i) the costs incident to the preparation and printing of the Prospectus and
any amendments or supplements thereto;




     (ii) the costs of distributing the Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto;



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     (iii) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Remarketing Securities under
the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(b) and of
preparing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum (including related fees and
expenses of counsel to the Remarketing Agent); and




     (iv) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the
obligations of the Issuers hereunder.


The Trust shall not be liable for any fees and expenses in this Section.




          Section 5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees to use its reasonable
best efforts:




          (a) To furnish promptly to the Remarketing Agent and to counsel to the Remarketing
Agent, copies of the Prospectus (and all amendments and supplements thereto) in each case as
soon as available and in such quantities as the Remarketing Agent reasonably requests for
internal use and for distribution to prospective purchasers. The Company will pay the
expenses of printing and distributing to the Remarketing Agent all such documents.




          (b) To deliver promptly to the Remarketing Agent in New York City such number of the
following documents as the Remarketing Agent shall request:





     (i) the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus; and




     (ii) any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (excluding
exhibits thereto);




and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time in connection with the
Remarketing and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is
delivered, not misleading, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such same
period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act, to notify the Remarketing Agent and, upon its request, to file such
document and to prepare and furnish without charge to the Remarketing Agent and to any
dealer in securities as many copies as the Remarketing Agent may from time to time request
of an amended or supplemented Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or
effect such compliance.




     (c) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Remarketing Agent may
reasonably request to qualify any of the Remarketing Securities for offering and sale under
the securities laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Remarketing Agent
may request (and such other jurisdictions as to which the Company and the Remarketing Agent
mutually agree) and to comply with such laws so as to permit



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the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may
be necessary to complete the distribution of the Preferred Securities; provided that in
connection therewith, neither the Company shall be required to qualify as a foreign
corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.



          Section 6. Conditions to the Remarketing Agent’s Obligations. The obligations of the
Remarketing Agent hereunder are subject to the accuracy, on and as of the date when made, of the
representations and warranties of the Issuers contained herein, to the performance by the Issuers
of their respective obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and
conditions:





          (a) The Remarketing Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company
prior to on or prior to the Remarketing Settlement Date that, in the opinion of Simpson,
Thacher & Bartlett, counsel to the Remarketing Agent, the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereto, contained, as of the Commencement Date, an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus or any supplement thereto,
contains and will contain, as of the date hereof and the Remarketing Settlement Date, an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.




          (b) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization,
form and validity of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus,
the Transaction Agreements, the Unit Securities, the Remarketing of the Remarketing
Securities and all other legal matters relating to the Remarketing of the Remarketing
Securities and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be reasonably
satisfactory in all material respects to counsel to the Remarketing Agent.




          (c) Bryan Cave LLP or other, special counsel to the Company, shall have furnished to
the Remarketing Agent its written opinion, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated such
Remarketing Settlement Date to the Remarketing Agent, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A.



          (d) William L. Hutton, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the
Company, or other counsel to the Company shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent his written
opinion, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated such Remarketing Settlement Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, substantially to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B.




          (e) Richards Layton & Finger, P.A. shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent its
written opinion, as special Delaware counsel to the Trust, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and
dated such Remarketing Settlement Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Remarketing Agent, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit C.







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          (f) [Reserved.]




          (g) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent its
written opinion, as counsel to the Remarketing Agent, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated
the Remarketing Settlement Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Remarketing
Agent.




          (h) By the Remarketing Date and the Remarketing Settlement Date, Deloitte & Touche shall
have furnished to the Remarketing Agent its letters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Remarketing Agent, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in
accountants’ initial and bring-down “comfort letters” to remarketing agents with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial information contained and incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.




          (i) The Company shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent a certificate, dated such
Remarketing Settlement Date, of its President or any Executive or Senior Vice President and its
principal financial or accounting officer stating, in the name of and in their capacity as officers
of the Company, that:





     (i) The representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the
Trust in Section 1 are true and correct in all material respects as of the
Remarketing Settlement Date; the Company and the Trust have complied with in all
material respects with all of their agreements contained herein to be performed
prior to or on the Remarketing Settlement Date; and the conditions set forth in
Sections 6(k) have been fulfilled.




     (ii) (A) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated
by reference in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus any material
loss or interference with its business from (I) any governmental or regulatory
action, notice, order or decree of a regulatory authority or (II) fire, explosion,
flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor
dispute or court, in each case, otherwise than as set forth each of the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus; (B) since such date there has not been any material
change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs,
management, financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; and (C) the
Company has not declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock, except for
dividends declared in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice, otherwise than as set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus and, except as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or



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not in the ordinary course of business) material to the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.




     (iii) They have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion (A) the Registration
Statement, as of the Effective Date, did not include any untrue statement of a
material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) the Time of
Sale Prospectus, as of the Remarketing Date and as of the Remarketing Settlement
Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, (C) the Prospectus, as of the date hereof and as of the Remarketing
Settlement Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading and (D) since the Effective Date, no event has occurred which should
have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.




     (iv) They have compared the Company’s quarterly and annual data for the
period ended December 31, 2010 (the “Earnings Statement”) as set forth in the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2011 and incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, and find the Earnings Statement to be in agreement with
the Company’s audited financials contained in the Company’s annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.



          (j) From the Commencement Date until the Remarketing Settlement Date, neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries (i) shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus any loss or
interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not
covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock,
short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any
development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management,
financial position, prospects, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus
and the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in
the judgment of Barclays, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to
proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Unit Securities being delivered on such
Remarketing Settlement Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in Time of Sale Prospectus
and the Prospectus.




          (k) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall
have occurred in the rating accorded the Company’s or any Significant Subsidiary’s debt securities
or financial strength by any “nationally recognized statistical rating






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organization”, as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the
Securities Act (except as contemplated by clause (ii)), (ii) no such organization shall have
publicly announced or privately communicated to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary that it
has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the
Company’s or any Significant Subsidiary’s debt securities or financial strength, other than any
downgrade by Fitch that is consistent with its existing negative outlook and as set forth or
contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and (iii) the Remarketing
Securities shall have continued to be rated (x) Baa2 by Moody’s, Investor Service, Inc., (y) BBB by
Standard & Poor’s Corporate Ratings Services, and (x) bbb by A.M. Best Company, Inc.




          (l) On or after the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) a
suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange; (ii) a suspension or material limitation in trading in the Company’s securities on the
New York Stock Exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by
either federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or
securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (iv) the outbreak or escalation
of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national
emergency or war; or (v) the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis or any change in financial,
political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event
specified in clause (iv) or (v) in the judgment of Barclays makes it impracticable or inadvisable
to proceed with the public offering or delivery of the Remarketing Securities being delivered on
such Remarketing Settlement Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus.




          (m) By the Remarketing Date, the Company will have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.




          All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Remarketing Agent. No opinion shall state
that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is otherwise subject to, any treatise,
written policy or other document relating to legal opinions, including, without limitation, the
Legal Opinion Accord of the ABA Section of Business Law (1991). All opinions (other than the
opinion referred to in (g) above) shall state that they may be relied upon by Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP as to matters of law (other than New York and federal law).




          Section 7. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Remarketing Agent, its officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls
the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim,
damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited
to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of the Remarketing
Securities), to which the Remarketing Agent or that officer, employee or controlling person may
become subject, under






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the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon:





     (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any (A) the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any
free writing prospectus that the Company has filed or is required to file with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, the Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) any blue sky application or other document
prepared or executed by the Company or the Trust (or based upon any written
information furnished by the Company or the Trust) filed in any jurisdiction
specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Remarketing Securities
under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (such application,
document or information being hereinafter called a “Blue Sky Application”);




     (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus that the Company has filed
or is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities
Act, the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky
Application, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein (and with respect to the Time of Sale Prospectus, the
Prospectus or any such issuer free writing prospectus, in the light of the
circumstances under which such statements are made) not misleading; and




     (iii) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by the
Remarketing Agent in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Remarketing,
and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arising out of or based upon matters covered by clause (i) or
(ii) above, provided that the Company shall not be liable under this clause (iii) to
the extent that it is determined in a final judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly
from any such acts or failure to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by the
Remarketing Agent through its gross negligence or willful misconduct;


and shall reimburse the Remarketing Agent and each such officer, employee or controlling person
promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Remarketing Agent
or that officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are
incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus
that the Company has filed or is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of
the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or in any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and
in conformity with the written information concerning the Remarketing Agent furnished to the
Issuers through the Representatives by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent expressly for
inclusion therein (which consists of the






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information specified in Section 2(c)). The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have to the Remarketing Agent or to any officer, employee
or controlling person of the Remarketing Agent.




          (b) The Remarketing Agent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, and
employees and each of its directors, the Trust and each Trustee and each person, if any, who
controls any of the Issuers within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss,
claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the
Company, any such director, officer or employee, the Trust or any such Trustee or any such
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon:





     (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free
writing prospectus that the Company has filed or is required to file with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or in
any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application; or




     (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus that the Company
has filed or is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the
Securities Act, or Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any
Blue Sky Application, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein (and with respect to the Time of Sale Prospectus, the
Prospectus or any such free writing prospectus, in the light of the circumstances
under which such statements are made) not misleading;


but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the written
information furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent specifically for
inclusion therein (which consists of the information specified in Section 2(c)), and shall
reimburse the Company and any such director, officer or employee, the Trust or any such Trustee or
such controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
the Company or any such director, officer or employee, the Trust or any Trustee or any such
controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred. The foregoing
indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Remarketing Agent may otherwise have
to the Company or any such director, officer or employee, the Trust or any such Trustee or any such
controlling person.




          (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of any
claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided however, that the failure to
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this
Section 7 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided
further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not






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relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under
this Section 7. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it
shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified
indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified
party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume
the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified
party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided
however, the Remarketing Agent shall have the right to employ separate counsel to represent the
Remarketing Agent and its respective officers, employees and controlling persons who may be subject
to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the
Remarketing Agent against the Company under this Section 7 if, in the reasonable judgment of
counsel to the Remarketing Agent it is advisable for the Remarketing Agent, its officers, employees
and controlling persons to be jointly represented by separate counsel, due to the availability of
one or more legal defenses to them which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, and in that event the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel
shall be paid by the Company; provided further, that the Company shall not be liable for the fees
and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one local counsel in each
relevant jurisdiction) at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party shall:





     (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit
or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to
such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of
such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or




     (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its
written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled
with its written consent or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any
such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment.



          (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 shall for any reason be
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 7(a), 7(b) or
7(c) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred
to therein, other than to the extent that such indemnification is unavailable or insufficient due
to a failure to provide prompt notice in accordance with Section 7(c), then each indemnifying party
shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect
thereof:







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     (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Issuers on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on the
other hand from the Remarketing; or




     (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Issuers on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on the other with respect to the
statements or omissions or alleged statements or alleged omissions which resulted in
such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations.


The relative benefits received by the Issuers, on the one hand, and the Remarketing Agent, on the
other, with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the aggregate
Accreted Value of the Remarketing Securities as of the end of day on the day next preceding the
Remarketing Settlement Date less the fee paid to the Remarketing Agent pursuant to Section 4(a) and
less the expenses paid by the Company pursuant to Section 4(b), on the one hand, and the total fees
received by the Remarketing Agent pursuant to such Section 4(a), plus the expenses paid by the
Company pursuant to Section 4(b), on the other hand, bear to such aggregate Accreted Value of the
Remarketing Securities. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers on the one hand or the Remarketing Agent on the
other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Remarketing
Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if the amount of contributions pursuant to this
Section 7(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid
or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action
in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 7(d) shall be deemed to include, for purposes
of this Section 7(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 7(d), the Remarketing Agent shall not be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the total price at which Remarketing Securities distributed in the Remarketing
exceed the amount of any damages which the Remarketing Agent has otherwise paid or become liable to
pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.




          Section 8. [Reserved]




          Section 9. Dealing in the Remarketing Securities. The Remarketing Agent, when acting
as a Remarketing Agent or in its individual or any other capacity, may, to the extent permitted by
law, buy, sell, hold and deal in any of the Remarketing Securities. The Remarketing Agent may to
the extent permitted by law exercise any vote or join in any action which any beneficial owner of
Remarketing Securities






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may be entitled to exercise or take pursuant to the Trust Agreement or the Indenture with like
effect as if it did not act in any capacity hereunder. The Remarketing Agent, in its individual
capacity, either as principal or agent, may, to the extent permitted by law, also engage in or have
an interest in any financial or other transaction with the Issuers as freely as if it did not act
in any capacity hereunder.




          Section 10. Remarketing Agent’s Performance; Duty of Care. The duties and obligations of
the Remarketing Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the
Trust Agreement and the Indenture. No implied covenants or obligations of or against the
Remarketing Agent shall be read into this Agreement, the Trust Agreement or the Indenture. In the
absence of bad faith on the part of the Remarketing Agent, the Remarketing Agent may conclusively
rely upon any document furnished to it, which purports to conform to the requirements of this
Agreement, the Trust Agreement or the Indenture as to the truth of the statements expressed in any
of such documents. The Remarketing Agent shall be protected in acting upon any document or
communication reasonably believed by it to have been signed, presented or made by the proper party
or parties. The Remarketing Agent, acting under this Agreement, shall incur no liability to the
Company or to any holder of Remarketing Securities in its individual capacity or as Remarketing
Agent for any action or failure to act, on its part in connection with a Remarketing or otherwise,
except if such liability is judicially determined to have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct on its part. The Remarketing Agent will be entitled to rely conclusively on any
determination by the Calculation Agent under the Calculation Agency Agreement, dated as of December
18, 2001 between the Company and Reinsel & Company LLP, as Calculation Agent, of the Accreted Value
or Discount relating to the Preferred Securities and Debentures, as applicable, and will incur no
liability to the Company or any holder of Remarketing Securities relating to inaccuracies in
calculating such Accreted Value or Discount.




          Section 11. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate (i) the Business Day immediately
following the Remarketing Settlement Date, (ii) at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last date
of the Remarketing if the Remarketing is not successful or (iii) on the effective date of the
resignation or removal of the Remarketing Agent and the appointment of a new Remarketing Agent. In
addition, the obligations of the Remarketing Agent hereunder may be terminated by it by notice
given to the Company prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date immediately preceding the
Commencement Date if, prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 6(i), (j) or (k)
shall have occurred.




          If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to any of the provisions hereof, except as otherwise
provided herein, the Company shall not be under any liability to the Remarketing Agent and the
Remarketing Agent shall not be under any liability to the Company, except that:





          (x) if this Agreement is terminated by the Remarketing Agent because of any failure or
refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the
conditions of this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Remarketing Agent



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for all of its out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of its
counsel) reasonably incurred by it; and




          (y) if the Remarketing Agent failed or refused to perform its obligations hereunder,
without some reason sufficient hereunder to justify the cancellation or termination of its
obligations hereunder, the Remarketing Agent shall not be relieved of liability to the
Company for damages occasioned by its default and shall not be entitled to be reimbursed for
any expense.



          Section 12. Notices, etc.




          Notices given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be
given in writing and shall be addressed as follows:




          (a) if to the Remarketing Agent, to Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York,
New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration (Fax No.: 646-834-8133);




          with a copy to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017,
Attention: Gary I. Horowitz, Esq. (Fax No.: 212-455-2502).; and




          (b) if to the Company or to the Trust, to 1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Chesterfield,
Missouri 63017, Attention: Jack B. Lay, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Fax
No.: 636-736-7839), with a copy to William L. Hutton, Esq., Senior Vice President General Counsel
and Secretary, at the same address (Fax No.: 636-736-7739); and




          with a copy to Bryan Cave LLP, One Metropolitan Square, 211 North Broadway, Suite 3600, St.
Louis, Missouri 63102, Attention: R. Randall Wang, Esq. (Fax No.: 314-552-8149);



or in any case to such other address as the person to be notified may have requested in writing.
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt
thereof.




          Section 13. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the Remarketing Agent, the Company, the Trust and their respective
successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only
those persons, except that (A) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the
Issuers contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the officers,
directors and employees of the Remarketing Agent and the person or persons, if any, who control the
Remarketing Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act; and (B) any indemnity
agreement of the Remarketing Agent contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the
benefit of directors, trustees, officers and employees of the Company, and the Trust, and any
person controlling the Company or the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act.
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other
than the persons referred to in this Section 13, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.







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          Section 14. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and
agreements of the Issuers and the Remarketing Agent contained in this Agreement or made by or on
behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the Remarketing and shall
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or
any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.




          Section 15. Definition of the term “Business Day”. For purposes of this Agreement,
“business day” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.




          Section 16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.




          Section 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and,
if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an
original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.




          Section 18. Headings; Interpretation. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of,
this Agreement. Any reference herein to an agreement entered into in connection with the issuance
of securities contemplated therein as of the date hereof shall mean such agreement as it may be
amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with its terms.




          Section 19. Amendment; Intention of Parties. This Agreement may be amended by any written
instrument (including by an amendment and restatement hereof) at any time after the date hereof by
the parties hereto.




          The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Remarketing Agent is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the Remarketing
contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the Remarketing) and not
as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person.
Additionally, the Remarketing Agent is not advising the Company or any other person as to any
legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall
consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own
independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the
Remarketing Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto.
Any review by the Remarketing Agent of the Company, the transactions






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contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely
for the benefit of the Remarketing Agent and shall not be on behalf of the Company.




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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company, the Trust and the
Remarketing Agent, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,



REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA,

INCORPORATED

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Todd C. Larson
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Todd C. Larson 	 
	 	 	Title:  	EVP, Corporate Finance
&Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	RGA CAPITAL TRUST I

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Todd C. Larson
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Todd C. Larson 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Administrative Trustee 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

 	 	 
	By:  	/s/ Gary Antenberg
 	 	 
	 	Authorized Representative 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 




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SCHEDULE 1



Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated March [1], 2011

Filed pursuant to Rule 433(d)

Relating to

Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February [16], 2011

Registration Statement Nos. 333-172296 and 333-172296-01




Term Sheet

Remarketing Preferred Securities of RGA Capital Trust I




	 	 	 

	Issuer:

	 	RGA Capital Trust 1
	 
	 	 
	Securities Remarketed:

	 	$___ Remarketed Preferred Securities
	 
	 	 
	Maturity Date:

	 	June [5], 2011
	 
	 	 
	Pricing Date:

	 	March [1], 2011
	 
	 	 
	Settlement Date:

	 	March [4], 2010
	 
	 	 
	Distribution Rate:

	 	___% per annum
	 
	 	 
	Distribution Dates:

	 	March 15, 2011 for the period from the settlement date to and including March 14, 2011 and June
6, 2011 for the period from March 15, 2011 to and including June 4, 2011.
	 
	 	 
	Security Ratings (Expected)*:

	 	Baa2 (Moody’s) / BBB (S&P) / bbb (A.M. Best)
	 
	 	 
	Guarantee:

	 	Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated has guaranteed payment of distributions to the extent
described in the prospectus supplement and prospectus
	 
	 	 
	Deferral of Distributions:

	 	None
	 
	 	 
	CUSIP:

	 	74956T 20 4
	 
	 	 
	Remarketing Agent:

	 	Barclays Capital Inc.








 




			
	*	 	An explanation of the significance of ratings may be obtained from the rating agencies. Generally,
rating agencies base their ratings on such material and information, and such of their own
investigations, studies and assumptions, as they deem appropriate. The rating of the notes should
be evaluated independently from similar ratings of other securities. A credit rating of a security
is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision,
suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time. by the assigning rating agency




 









 









The Issuers (Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated and RGA Capital Trust I) have filed a
registration statement, including a prospectus, which consists of a preliminary prospectus
supplement, dated February 16, 2011 and an attached prospectus dated February 15, 2011, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for the remarketing to which this communication relates. Before
you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus
supplement and other documents the Issuers have filed with the SEC for more complete information
about the Issuers and this remarketing. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on
the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuers or the Remarketing Agent will arrange
to send you the prospectus if you request by calling Barclays Capital toll free at 1-888-603-5847.



Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and
should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this
communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.









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SCHEDULE 2




SUBSIDIARIES OF

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED



Manor Reinsurance, Ltd., Barbados corporation owned by RGA Reinsurance Company

Parkway Reinsurance Company, Missouri corporation

Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated, Missouri corporation

RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Barbados corporation

RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Barbados corporation

RGA Australian Holdings Pty, Limited, Australian corporation

RGA Capital Limited, United Kingdom corporation

RGA Capital Trust I, Delaware statutory business trust
RGA Financial Group, L.L.C. — 55% owned by RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd. and 45% owned by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

RGA Global Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Bermuda corporation

RGA Holdings Limited, United Kingdom corporation

RGA International Corporation (Nova Scotia ULC)

RGA International Division Sydney Office Pty. Ltd, Australian corporation

RGA International Reinsurance Company Limited, Ireland corporation

RGA International Services Pty Ltd., Australian corporation

RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada, Federal corporation

RGA Reinsurance (UK) Limited, United Kingdom corporation

RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd., Barbados corporation

RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia Limited, Australian corporation

RGA Reinsurance Company of South Africa, Limited, South African corporation

RGA Reinsurance Company, Missouri corporation

RGA Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd., a Singapore corporation

RGA Services India Private Limited, Indian corporation

RGA South African Holdings (Pty) Limited, South African corporation

RGA Technology Partners, Inc., Missouri corporation

RGA UK Services Limited (formerly RGA Managing Agency Limited, United Kingdom corporation)

RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Barbados corporation

Rockwood Reinsurance Company, a Missouri corporation

Timberlake Financial, L.L.C., Delaware corporation

Timberlake Reinsurance Company II, South Carolina corporation




 









 





SCHEDULE 3




JURISDICTIONS OF FOREIGN QUALIFICATION



RGA Reinsurance Company:




Alabama




California




Colorado




Florida




Virginia




RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada:




British Columbia