Document:

Exhibit 4.3

 

JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES

  GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

     BETWEEN

 PARTNERRE LTD.

(AS GUARANTOR) 

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

 (AS GUARANTEE TRUSTEE) 

DATED AS
      OF

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1
	
	
DEFINITIONS
	
	
Section
		 
		
1.1.
		 
		
Definitions
		 
		
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ARTICLE 2
	
	
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
Section
		 
		
2.1.
		 
		
Trust Indenture Act: Application
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.2.
		 
		
List of Holders
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.3.
		 
		
Reports by the Guarantee Trustee
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.4.
		 
		
Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.5.
		 
		
Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.6.
		 
		
Events of Default; Waiver
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.7.
		 
		
Event of Default; Notice
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
2.8.
		 
		
Conflicting Interests
		 
		
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ARTICLE 3
	
	
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
Section
		 
		
3.1.
		 
		
Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
3.2.
		 
		
Certain Rights of the Guarantee Trustee
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
3.3.
		 
		
Indemnity
		 
		
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ARTICLE 4
	
	
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
	
	
Section
		 
		
4.1.
		 
		
Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
4.2.
		 
		
Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustees
		 
		
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ARTICLE 5
	
	
GUARANTEE
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
Section
		 
		
5.1.
		 
		
Guarantee
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.2.
		 
		
Waiver of Notice and Demand
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.3.
		 
		
Obligations Not Affected
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.4.
		 
		
Rights of Holders
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.5.
		 
		
Guarantee of Payment
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.6.
		 
		
Subrogation
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.7.
		 
		
Independent Obligations
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
5.8.
		 
		
Net Payments
		 
		
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ARTICLE 6
	
	
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; RANKING
	
	
Section
		 
		
6.1.
		 
		
Limitation of Transactions
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
6.2.
		 
		
Ranking
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
6.3.
		 
		
Pari Passu Guarantees
		 
		
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ARTICLE 7
	
	
TERMINATION
	
	
Section
		 
		
7.1.
		 
		
Termination
		 
		
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ARTICLE 8
	
	
MISCELLANEOUS
	
	
Section
		 
		
8.1.
		 
		
Successors and Assigns
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.2.
		 
		
Amendments
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.3.
		 
		
Notices
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.4.
		 
		
Holders of Preferred Securities as Third Party Beneficiaries
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.5.
		 
		
Benefit
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.6.
		 
		
Governing Law
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.7.
		 
		
Interpretation
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.8.
		 
		
Submission to Jurisdiction
		 
		
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Section
		 
		
8.9.
		 
		
Judgment Currency
		 
		
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JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

     This JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” or this “Guarantee”), dated as of November 7, 2006, is executed and delivered by PartnerRe Ltd., a Bermuda company (“PartnerRe” or the
“Guarantor”), having its principal executive offices at 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda, and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, having a corporate
trust office located at 4 New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004, as trustee (the “Guarantee Trustee”), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of
the Debentures (as defined herein) issued by PartnerRe Finance II Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).

     WHEREAS, pursuant to a Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of November 7, 2006, as amended by a First Supplemental Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of November 7, 2006 (the
“Indenture”), between the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee, as trustee thereunder, the Issuer is issuing $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its junior
subordinated debt securities (the “Debentures”).

     WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) to purchase such Debentures, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally, to guarantee the obligations of the Issuer under
the Indenture.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Debentures by the Holders thereof, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes
and delivers this Agreement for the benefit of the Holders.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth below shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following meanings. Capitalized or otherwise defined terms used, but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof.

     “Additional Amounts” means any additional amounts which are required hereby or by the terms of the Debentures, under circumstances
specified herein or therein, to be paid by the Guarantor in respect of certain taxes, assessments or other governmental charges imposed on Holders specified herein and therein and which are owing to such Holders.

     “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or
indirect common control with such specified Person; provided, however, that an Affiliate of the Guarantor shall not be deemed to
include the Issuer. For the purpose of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

     “Authorized Officer” means, when used with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman, the
President, a Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Chief Investment Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the General Counsel, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of such Person.

     “Capitalized Lease Obligations” means an obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with such principles.

     “Debentures” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Event of Default” means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment or other obligations under this Agreement;
provided, however, that, except with respect to a payment default, the Guarantor shall have received notice of default and shall
not have cured such default within 60 days after receipt of such notice.

     “Guarantee Trustee” means The Bank of New York, until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee.

     “Guarantor Senior Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Guarantor outstanding at any time, except (a) Indebtedness as to
which, by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, it is provided that such Indebtedness is subordinated to or pari passu with the Guarantor’s obligations under this
Guarantee in respect of the Debentures or any other Indebtedness ranking pari passu therewith, (b) Indebtedness to a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or to any officer, director or employee of
the Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Guarantor, (c) any guarantee of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or any officer, director or employee of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Guarantor, (d) interest accruing after the filing of
a petition initiating any proceeding relating to the Guarantor referred to in Section 5.1(6) and Section 5.1(7) of the Indenture unless such interest is an allowed claim enforceable against the Guarantor in a proceeding under federal or state
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trade accounts payable, (f) the Guarantor’s obligations (x) under this Guarantee in respect of the Debentures or (y) pursuant to its guarantee of other securities which are similar to the Debentures issued by any entity
affiliated with the Guarantor which is a financing vehicle of the Guarantor or of any Affiliate of the Guarantor to any trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Guarantor which is a financing vehicle of the Guarantor or of any
Affiliate of the Guarantor and (g) the Preferred Securities Guarantee and all guarantees with respect to securities similar to the Preferred Securities issued by any trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Guarantor which is a
financing vehicle of the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.

     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the principal of and any premium and interest on (a) indebtedness of such
Person for money borrowed and (b) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (iii) all
obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of
business); (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other
than obligations described in (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later
than the third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); (v) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of other Persons and all dividends of
other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; and (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of other Persons secured by any lien on any
property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured; and (vii)
any amendments, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of any indebtedness or obligation described as Indebtedness in clauses (i) through (vi) above.

     “Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “List of Holders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a) .

     “Majority in liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities” means, except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by
Preferred Security Holder(s), voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of the liquidation preference of all then outstanding Preferred Securities issued by the Trust.

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     “Officers’ Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by two Authorized Officers, at least one of
which is a principal executive, principal financial or principal accounting officer, and is delivered to the Guarantee Trustee. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
Guarantee shall include:

     (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers’ Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

     (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by such officer in rendering the Officers’ Certificate;

     (c) a statement that such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not
such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

     (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

     “Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.

     “Preferred Securities Holder” shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Trust, of any Preferred
Securities; provided, however, that, in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred Securities have
given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, “Preferred Securities Holder” shall not include the Guarantor, the Depositor, the Guarantee Trustee or any Affiliate of the Guarantor, the Depositor, or the Guarantee
Trustee.

     “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any officer of the Guarantee Trustee with direct responsibility
for administration of this Agreement and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.

     “Successor Guarantee Trustee” means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under
Section 4.1.

     “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

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ARTICLE 2

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

     Section 2.1. Trust Indenture Act: Application.

     (a) This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Agreement and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.

     (b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.

     Section 2.2. List of Holders.

     (a) From and after the date that the Property Trustee is no longer the sole Holder, within 30 days after the receipt by the Guarantor of a request in writing from the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantor
shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee a list, in such form as the Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders (“List of Holders”), such List of Holders to be as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such List of Holders is furnished, in each case to the extent such information is in the possession or control of the Guarantor and is not
identical to a previously supplied list of Holders or has not otherwise been received by the Guarantee Trustee in its capacity as such. The Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.

     (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under Section 311(a), Section 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 2.3. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee. Within 60 days after June 15 of each year commencing with June 15, 2007, the Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the
requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 2.4. Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee, the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Holders, such documents, reports and information, if any, as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, in the form, in the manner and at
the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of
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to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers’
Certificate.

     Section 2.6. Events of Default; Waiver. The holders of a Majority in liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities may, by vote, on
behalf of all Holders, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

     Section 2.7. Event of Default; Notice.

     (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default known to the Guarantee Trustee, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, notices of
all such Events of Default, unless such defaults have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice, provided, except in the case of a default in the payment by the Guarantor of any
amount due under this Agreement, the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Guarantee
Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

     (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee
Trustee charged with the administration of the Trust Agreement shall have actual knowledge or shall have obtained written notice, of such Event of Default.

     Section 2.8. Conflicting Interests. The Trust Agreement shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Agreement for the purposes of
clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

ARTICLE 3

POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

     Section 3.1. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee.

     (a) This Agreement shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Agreement to any Person except a Holder exercising his or
her rights pursuant to Section 5.4(d) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee shall
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vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, upon acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment hereunder, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been
executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Guarantee Trustee.

     (b) If an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Agreement for the benefit of the Holders.

     (c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall
undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Agreement against the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred hereunder or under the
Indenture (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 5.13 of the Indenture), the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise
thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

     (d) No provision of this Guarantee shall be construed to relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its negligent failure to act or its own bad faith or willful
misconduct, except that:

        (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture and after the curing or waiving of any such Events of Default that may have occurred:

  
          (A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance
      of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and

          (A) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
      therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be
      furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Agreement;

  

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        (ii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Guarantee Trustee was
    negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made;

        (iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders of not less than a majority
    of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures or a Majority in liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or
    exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Agreement; and

        (iv) no provision of this Guarantee shall require the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
    the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Agreement or adequate indemnity
    against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

     Section 3.2. Certain Rights of the Guarantee Trustee.

     (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:

        (i) The Guarantee Trustee may rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
    direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.

        (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate unless otherwise prescribed herein.

        (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Agreement, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder,
    the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and rely upon an Officers’ Certificate which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
    Guarantor.

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        (iv) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with competent legal counsel, and the written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and
    protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its
    employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction.

        (v) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
    provided to the Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
    complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(v) shall be
    taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement.

        (vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
    direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see
    fit.

        (vii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees, and the
    Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care by it hereunder.

        (viii) Any action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the Holders, and the signature of the Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to
    perform any such action. No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced
    by the Guarantee Trustee’s or its agent’s taking such action.

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        (ix) Whenever in the administration of this Agreement the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
    hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (A) may request instructions from the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures or a Majority in liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities, (B) may refrain
    from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (C) shall be protected in acting in accordance with such instructions.

     (b) No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or
imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty to act in accordance with such power and authority.

     Section 3.3. Indemnity. The Guarantor agrees to indemnify the Guarantee Trustee and its officers, directors, employees and agents for, and
to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Agreement,
including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder and including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel. The Guarantee
Trustee will not claim or exact any lien or charge on any Agreement as a result of any amount due to it under this Agreement.

     The provisions of this Section 3.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Guarantee Trustee.

ARTICLE 4

GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

     Section 4.1. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility.

     (a) There shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall:

        (i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor or the Issuer; and

        (ii) be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and shall be a corporation
    meeting the requirements of Section 310(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. If such corporation publishes

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    reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
    shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.

     (b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section
4.2(c) .

     (c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all
respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustees.

     (a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor.

     (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed
by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.

     (c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from
office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Guarantee Trustee.

     (d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation,
the resigning Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee
Trustee.

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ARTICLE 5

GUARANTEE

     Section 5.1. Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder the due and punctual payment of the
principal of, any premium and interest (including any Additional Interest) on, any Additional Amounts, and, if applicable, any Additional Sums with respect to any Debenture held by such Holder, when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Debenture and of the Indenture. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the
Guarantee Trustee, on the other hand, the maturity of the Debentures guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 5 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such acceleration in respect of the Debentures guaranteed hereby.

     Section 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Agreement and of any liability to which
it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Guarantee Trustee, the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of
dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.

     Section 5.3. Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be as
if it were a principal debtor, and not merely a surety, and shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:

     (a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Debentures
to be performed or observed by the Issuer;

     (b) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of
the Debentures, or any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;

     (c) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement,
composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;

     (d) any invalidity or unenforceability of, or defect or deficiency in, the Debentures; or

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     (e) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.

     There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain the consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.

     Section 5.4. Rights of Holders. The Guarantor expressly acknowledges that: (a) this Agreement will be deposited with the Guarantee Trustee to
be held for the benefit of the Holders; (b) the Guarantee Trustee has the right to enforce this Agreement on behalf of the Holders; (c) the holders of not less than a majority of the principal amount of the outstanding Debentures have the right to
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Agreement or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Agreement;
and (d) any Holder may, to the extent permitted by law, institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce its rights under this Agreement, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee, the Issuer or
any other Person. The Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require that any action on this Agreement be brought first against the Issuer or any other Person or entity before proceeding directly against the Guarantor.

     Section 5.5. Guarantee of Payment. This Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This Agreement will not be
discharged except by payment in full of all amounts (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) owed under the Debentures.

     Section 5.6. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights, if any, of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any
amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the
extent required by mandatory provisions of applicable law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this
Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the
Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.

     Section 5.7. Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the
Issuer with respect to the Debentures, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make all payments with respect to the Debentures pursuant to the terms of this Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any
event referred to in subsections (a) through (e), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.

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     Section 5.8. Net Payments. All payments required to be made hereunder shall be made by the Guarantor without withholding or deduction at
source for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, fees, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Islands of Bermuda or such other jurisdiction in which the Guarantor (or any of
its successors under the Agreement) may be organized (each, a “taxing jurisdiction”) or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, fees,
duties, assessments or governmental charges are required to be withheld or deducted by (i) the laws (or any regulations or ruling promulgated thereunder) of a taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or
(ii) an official position regarding the application, administration, interpretation or enforcement of any such laws, regulations or rulings (including, without limitation, a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a taxing authority in a
taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof). If a withholding or deduction at source is required, the Guarantor shall, subject to certain limitations and exceptions set forth below, pay to the Holder of any Debenture such Additional
Amounts as may be necessary so that every guarantee payment made to such Holder, after such withholding or deduction, shall not be less than the amount provided for in the Indenture and this Agreement to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not be required to make payment of such Additional Amounts for or on account of:

          (1) any tax, fee, duty, assessment or governmental charge of whatever nature which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder: (A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or
engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the relevant taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof or otherwise had some connection with the relevant taxing jurisdiction other than by
reason of the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Debenture; (B) presented such Debenture for payment in the relevant taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof, unless such Debenture could not have been presented for
payment elsewhere; or (C) presented such Debenture more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Debenture first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder
would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Debenture for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days;

          (2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;

          (3) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure by the Holder or the beneficial owner of such Debenture to comply with any reasonable request
by the Issuer addressed to the Holder within 90 days of such request (A) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the Holder or such beneficial owner or (B) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy
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information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (A) or (B), is required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of the relevant taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof as a
precondition to exemption from all or part of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge; or

          (4) any combination of items (1), (2) and (3);

nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any Guarantee Payment to any Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of the related Debenture, but only to the extent such payment would
be required by the laws of the relevant taxing jurisdiction (or any political subdivision or relevant taxing authority thereof or therein) to be included in the income for tax purposes of a beneficiary or partner or settlor with respect to such
fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of such Debenture.

ARTICLE 6

LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; RANKING

     Section 6.1. Limitation of Transactions. The Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, so long as any Debentures remain outstanding, it
will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the outstanding capital shares of the Guarantor or (b)
make any payment of principal of, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security of the Guarantor that ranks equal to or junior in interest to the Debentures or the guarantee in respect thereof, as the case may be,
or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Guarantor of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Guarantor if such guarantee ranks equal to or junior in interest to the Debentures or the guarantee in respect thereof, as
the case may be (other than (i) dividends or distributions in shares of, or options, warrants, rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, common shares of the Guarantor, (ii) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of
a stockholder’s rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (iii) the purchase of fractional shares resulting from a reclassification of the
Guarantor’s capital stock, (iv) the exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Guarantor’s (or any Subsidiary’s) capital stock for another class or series of the Guarantor’s (or any Subsidiary’s) capital stock or
of any class or series of the Guarantor’s (or any Subsidiary’s) indebtedness, (v) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Guarantor’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock
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acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor or any subsidiary under any employment agreement or benefit plan for the benefit of the Guarantor’s directors, officers, or employees, or any dividend reinvestment or
director, officer or employee stock purchase plan of the Guarantor) if at such time (1) there shall have occurred any event of which the Guarantor has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute
an Event of Default under the Indenture and (B) in respect of which the Guarantor shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (2) the Guarantor shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under this Agreement or (3) the
Issuer shall have given notice of election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Debentures as provided in the Indenture and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be
continuing.

     Section 6.2. Ranking. This Agreement will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in
right of payment to Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the terms of Article 16 of the Indenture shall apply to the obligations of the Guarantor under this Agreement as if (w) such Article 16 were set forth herein in full, (x)
such guarantee obligations provided were substituted for the term “Securities” appearing in such Article 16, (y) Guarantor Senior Indebtedness were substituted for the term “Senior Indebtedness” appearing in such Article 16 and
(z) the Guarantor were substituted for the term “Company” appearing in such Article 16, (ii) pari passu in right of payments made pursuant to the “Guarantee” (as defined
in the Trust Agreement) and (iii) senior to the Guarantor’s common shares.

     Section 6.3. Pari Passu Guarantees. This Agreement shall rank pari passu with any
similar guarantee agreements issued by the Guarantor on behalf of holders of junior subordinated debentures issued by any entity affiliated with the Guarantor which is a financing vehicle of the Guarantor to any other entity affiliated with the
Guarantor which is a financing vehicle of the Guarantor in connection with the issuance by such other entity of preferred securities or other securities which are similar to preferred securities, which junior subordinated debentures are guaranteed
by the Guarantor pursuant to an instrument that ranks pari passu in right of payment to this Agreement.

ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION

     Section 7.1. Termination. This Guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price
of all Debentures and all other amounts then due and payable under the Indenture, or (ii) the full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Trust Agreement upon liquidation of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement
will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be,

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if at any time any Holder must restore payment of any sums paid with respect to the Debentures or under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 8

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 8.1. Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements contained in this Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers,
trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Debentures then outstanding. Except in connection with a consolidation, merger, or sale involving the Guarantor that is permitted under Article 8 of
the Indenture and pursuant to which the assignee agrees in writing to perform the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, the Guarantor shall not assign its obligations hereunder.

     Section 8.2. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of Holders in any material respect (in
which case no consent of Holders will be required) and any changes to Sections 5.1 and 6.1 hereof, which may only be amended in writing with the prior approval of each holder of the Preferred Securities then outstanding, this Agreement may only be
amended in writing by the parties hereto with the prior approval of the holders of a Majority in liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities. The provisions of Article 15 of the Indenture concerning meetings of Holders apply to the giving of
such approval.

     Section 8.3. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duly
signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:

     (a) If given to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Guarantee Trustee’s mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Guarantor and the
Holders):

  
    The Bank of New York 

    4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor 

    New York, New York 10004

    Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

     (b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor’s mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders):

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    PartnerRe Ltd.

    90 Pitts Bay Road

    Pembroke HM 08

    Bermuda

    Attention: Director Group Legal

  
    with a copy to:

  
    Davis Polk & Wardwell

    450 Lexington Avenue

    New York, NY 10017

    Attention: Ethan T. James, Esq.

     (c) If given to the Issuer, in care of the Guarantee Trustee, at the Issuer’s (and the Guarantee Trustee’s) address set forth below or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee on behalf
of the Issuer may give notice to the Holders:

  
    PartnerRe Finance II Inc.

    c/o PartnerRe Ltd.

    90 Pitts Bay Road

    Pembroke HM 08

    Bermuda

    Attention: Director Group Legal

  
    with a copy to:

  
    The Bank of New York 

    4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor 

    New York, New York 10004 

    Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

     (d) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.

     All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document
is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

     Section 8.4 . Holders of Preferred Securities as Third Party Beneficiaries. The Guarantor hereby acknowledges that, to the extent specifically set forth herein, the holders of the Preferred Securities of a PartnerRe Trust shall expressly be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. The Guarantor
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attributable to the failure of the Guarantor to pay the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on or Additional Amounts with respect to the Debentures, any holder of the Preferred Securities of such PartnerRe Trust may
institute a Direct Action against the Guarantor.

     Section 8.5. Benefit. This Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders and is not separately transferable from the
Debentures.

     Section 8.6. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THAT STATE.

     Section 8.7. Interpretation. In this Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:

     (a) capitalized terms used in this Agreement, but not defined in the preamble hereto have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.1 or in the Indenture, as the case may be;

     (b) a term defined anywhere in this Agreement has the same meaning throughout;

     (c) all references to “the Agreement” or “this Agreement” are to this Agreement as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

     (d) all references in this Agreement to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

     (e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this Agreement, unless otherwise defined in this Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires;

     (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and

     (g) the masculine, feminine, or neuter genders used herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

     Section 8.8. Submission to Jurisdiction. The Guarantor agrees that any judicial proceedings instituted in relation to any matter arising
under this Agreement may be brought in any United States Federal or New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York to the extent that such court has subject matter jurisdiction over the controversy, and, by
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably accepts, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, acknowledges their competence and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered in
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unconditionally waives for the benefit of the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders any immunity from jurisdiction and any immunity from legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in the
aid of execution, execution or otherwise) in respect of this Agreement. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints, for the benefit of the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders for the term of this Agreement, PartnerRe U.S. Corporation,
One Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830-6352, as its agent to receive on its behalf service of all process (with a copy of all such service of process to be delivered to Davis Polk & Wardwell, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017,
Attention: Ethan T. James, Esq.) brought against it with respect to any such proceeding in any such court in The City of New York, such service being hereby acknowledged by the Guarantor to be effective and binding service on it in every respect
whether or not the Guarantor shall then be doing or shall have at any time done business in New York. Such appointment shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Securities or the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder remain outstanding, or until
the appointment of a successor located in New York or Connecticut by the Guarantor and such successor’s acceptance of such appointment. Upon such acceptance, the Guarantor shall notify the Guarantee Trustee in writing of the name and address of
such successor. The Guarantor further agrees for the benefit of the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such
designation and appointment of said PartnerRe U.S. Corporation in full force and effect so long as any of the Debentures or the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be outstanding. The Guarantee Trustee shall not be obligated and shall have
no responsibility with respect to any failure by the Guarantor to take any such action. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by any law or limit the right of the Guarantee Trustee or any Holder to
institute proceedings against the Guarantor in the courts of any other jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

     Section 8.9. Judgment Currency. The Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if
for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of any guarantee payment (the “Required Currency”) into a currency in which a
judgment will be rendered (the “Judgment Currency”), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Guarantee Trustee could
purchase in The City of New York the requisite amount of the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which a final unappealable judgment is given and (b) its obligations under this Agreement to
make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with clause (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except
to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of 

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such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount
of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Agreement. For purposes of the foregoing, “New York Banking
Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive
order to be closed.

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     THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first above written.

  	PARTNERRE LTD.,
	         as
      Guarantor
	 	 	 
	By:	  /s/ Patrick A. Thiele 
	 	

	 	Name: 	Patrick A. Thiele  
	 	Title:	President & CEO 

  	 
	 
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
	         as
      Guarantee Trustee
	 	 	 
	By:	  /s/ Van K. Brown 
	 	

	 	Name:	Van K. Brown  
	 	Title:	Vice President 

25Exhibit 4.4

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES

  GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

     BETWEEN 

PARTNERRE LTD. 

(AS GUARANTOR) 

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

 (AS GUARANTEE TRUSTEE)

 DATED AS
      OF

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

 

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CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS DURING DEFERRAL PERIODS; RANKING
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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ALTERNATE PAYMENT MECHANISM
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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Obligation to Effect Certain Sales of Qualifying Securities
		 
		
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GUARANTEE
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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Guarantee
		 
		
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No Additional Amounts
		 
		
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LIMITATION ON CLAIMS
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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Limitation on Claim for Deferred Interest
		 
		
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TERMINATION
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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Termination
		 
		
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OTHER PROVISIONS
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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Other Provisions
		 
		
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Tax Treatment of the CENts
		 
		
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MISCELLANEOUS
	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
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Amendments
		 
		
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Governing Law
		 
		
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT

SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

     This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (this “Supplemental Guarantee Agreement” or this
“Supplemental Guarantee”), dated as of November 7, 2006, is executed and delivered by PartnerRe Ltd., a Bermuda company (“PartnerRe” or the “Guarantor”), having its principal executive offices at 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda, and The Bank
of New York, a New York banking corporation, having its office located at 4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10004, as trustee (the “Guarantee Trustee”), supplementing the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2006 (the “Base Guarantee
Agreement” or the “Base Guarantee” and, together with this Supplemental Guarantee Agreement or this Supplemental Guarantee, the
“Agreement” or the ”Guarantee”), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Base Guarantee Agreement)
from time to time of the CENts (as defined herein) issued by PartnerRe Finance II Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer” or the “Company”).

     WHEREAS, pursuant to a Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of November 7, 2006 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended by a First
Supplemental Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of November 7, 2006 (the “First Supplemental Subordinated Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the
“Indenture”), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee thereunder, the Issuer is initially issuing, directly to the public and not to
a Trust, $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.440% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Capital Efficient Notes due 2066 (the “CENts”).

     WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) to purchase such CENts, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally, to guarantee the obligations of the Issuer under the
Indenture.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the CENts by the Holders thereof, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall indirectly benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor
executes and delivers this Supplemental Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.01. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires:

     (a) a term not defined herein that is defined in the Base Guarantee Agreement or the Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Supplemental Guarantee Agreement;

     (b) the definition of any term in this Supplemental Guarantee Agreement that is also defined in the Base Guarantee Agreement or the Indenture shall supersede the definition of such term in the Base
Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture;

     (c) references in the Base Guarantee Agreement (i) to Preferred Securities shall be taken to be references to the CENts, (ii) to the liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities shall be taken
to be references to the principal amount of the CENts and (iii) to the Indenture shall be taken to be references to the Base Indenture as amended by the First Supplemental Subordinated Indenture.

     (d) a term defined anywhere in this Supplemental Guarantee Agreement has the same meaning throughout; 

     (e) the singular includes the plural and vice versa; 

     (f) headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation;

     (g) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.01(g):

     “Agreement” or ”Guarantee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Alternative Payment Mechanism” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.

     “Base Guarantee Agreement” or “Base Guarantee” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Base Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “CENts” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Common Share Issuance Cap” has the meaning provided in Section 3.01(d) hereof.

     “Event of Default” means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment obligations under this Agreement.

     “First Supplemental Subordinated Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

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     “Guarantee Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Guarantor Senior Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Guarantor outstanding at any time, except (a) Indebtedness as to
which, by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, it is provided that such Indebtedness is subordinated to or pari passu with the Guarantor’s obligations under this Guarantee in respect of the CENts or any other
Indebtedness ranking pari passu therewith, (b) interest accruing after the filing of a petition initiating any proceeding relating to the Guarantor referred to in Section 6.01(a)(iii) of the First Supplemental Subordinated Indenture unless such
interest is an allowed claim enforceable against the Guarantor in a proceeding under federal or state bankruptcy laws, (c) trade accounts payable, (d) any liability for income, franchise, real estate or other taxes owed or owing, (e) the
Guarantor’s obligations (x) under this Guarantee in respect of the CENts or (y) pursuant to its guarantee of other securities which are similar to the CENts issued by any entity affiliated with the Guarantor which is a financing vehicle of the
Guarantor or of any Affiliate of the Guarantor and (f) all guarantees with respect to preferred securities issued by any trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Guarantor which is a financing vehicle of the Guarantor or any Affiliate
of the Guarantor; provided, however, that notwithstanding clauses (e)(y) and (f), the Guarantor’s obligations under the junior
subordinated debt securities guarantee and the preferred securities guarantee related to the issuance of securities by PartnerRe Capital Trust I shall be considered to be Guarantor Senior Indebtedness for purposes of this Guarantee.

     “Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Issuer” or “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “PartnerRe” or “Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.

     “Supplemental Guarantee Agreement” or “Supplemental Guarantee”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

ARTICLE 2

CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS DURING DEFERRAL PERIODS; RANKING

     Section 2.01. Certain Restrictions During Deferral Periods. (a) On any date on which (x) accrued interest (including Compounded Interest, if
any) through the most recent Interest Payment Date has not been paid in full or (y) an Event of Default under the CENts or the Guarantee has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantor will not, and will not permit any subsidiary to, make any equity
or subordinated distributions, subject to the exceptions described below. For these purposes an “equity or subordinated distribution” is:

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     (i) a declaration or payment of any dividends or any distributions on, or redemption, purchase, acquisition or liquidation payment on any of the capital stock of the Guarantor or any of its
subsidiaries by the Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries;

     (ii) any payment of principal, or interest or premium, if any, on, or repayment, repurchase or redemption of debt securities of the Company that rank equal or junior to the CENts (unless such payment
is made ratably and in proportion to the respective amount of (1) the accrued and unpaid amount on such securities and (2) accrued amounts (including Compounded Interest, if any) on the CENts);

     (iii) any payment of principal, or interest or premium, if any, or repayment, repurchase or redemption of debt securities of the Guarantor that rank equal or junior to the Guarantee (unless such
payment is made ratably and in proportion to the respective amount of (1) the accrued and unpaid amount on such securities and (2) accrued amounts (including Compounded Interest, if any) on the CENts); or

     (iv) any guarantee payments on any guarantee made by the Guarantor of any debt securities of its subsidiaries if such guarantee ranks equal or junior in interest to the Guarantee (unless such payment
is made ratably and in proportion to the respective amount of (1) the accrued and unpaid amount on such securities and (2) accrued amounts (including Compounded Interest, if any) on the CENts).

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions and regardless of whether any Event of Default or Deferral Period shall have occurred or be continuing, the Guarantor and its subsidiaries shall not be
restricted from making or effecting the following dividends, distributions, redemptions, purchases, declarations, payments, exchanges and conversions:

     (i) dividends or distributions to common shareholders of the Guarantor in common shares or options or other rights to acquire the common shares of the Guarantor;

     (ii) redemptions or purchases of any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan of the Guarantor, or the declaration of a dividend of such rights or the issuance of shares under such plan in
the future;

     (iii) purchases of common shares of the Guarantor pursuant to contractual arrangements existing on November 2, 2006 or related to the issuance of common shares under any of the Guarantor’s
benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees;

     (iv) the purchase of fractional shares resulting from a reclassification of the capital stock of the Guarantor;

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     (v) the exchange or conversion of any class or series of the capital stock of the Guarantor (or any of its subsidiaries) for another class or series of the capital stock of the Guarantor (or any of
its subsidiaries) or of any class or series of its (or any of its subsidiaries) indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the capital stock or indebtedness as originally issued;

     (vi) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the capital stock of the Guarantor (or any of its subsidiaries) pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the
security being converted or exchanged; and

     (vii) any inter-company payments, other than dividend payments by the Company or PartnerRe U.S. Corporation.

     (c) If the Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries pays dividends during a Deferral Period in contravention of the provisions in this Section 2.01, such payment will constitute a breach of contract on
the part of the Guarantor under this Guarantee. However, such payment, without more, will not constitute an Event of Default that would permit acceleration of the CENts.

     (d) In addition, in the event that any Deferral Period lasts longer than one year, the restrictions on the Guarantor’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to redeem or repurchase securities that
rank equal or junior to the CENts or the Subordinated Guarantee will continue until the first anniversary of the date on which all Deferred Interest on the CENts has been paid.

     (e) This section supersedes Section 6.1 of the Base Guarantee Agreement with respect to the CENts.

     Section 2.02. Ranking. Section 6.2 of the Base Guarantee Agreement is amended with respect to the CENts by (i) deleting clause (ii) and (ii)
amending clause (iii) to read “senior to the Guarantor’s common and preferred shares.”

ARTICLE 3

ALTERNATE PAYMENT MECHANISM

     Section 3.01. Obligation to Effect Certain Sales of Qualifying Securities. (a)
On the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the commencement of an ongoing
Deferral Period or (ii) a payment of current interest on the CENts after the
commencement of a Deferral Period, the Alternative Payment Mechanism will apply,
with the consequence, among others, that the Guarantor must (except upon an Event
of Default with respect to the CENts) make commercially reasonable efforts to
sell Qualifying Securities, as set out this Article 3 (the “Alternative Payment Mechanism”). The Guarantor’s
obligation, under this Guarantee, to make commercially reasonable efforts to
sell Qualifying Securities, either in a public offering or by private placement,
to satisfy the Alternative Payment Mechanism is subject to Market Disruption
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this Article 3, and does not apply if an Event of Default with respect to the CENts has occurred and is continuing. Prior to the tenth anniversary of the commencement of an ongoing Deferral Period, the Guarantor’s failure to
sell Qualifying Securities will constitute a breach of contract under this Guarantee but not an Event of Default allowing acceleration of the CENts.

     (b) The Guarantor’s failure to comply with its obligations under the Alternative Payment Mechanism will be a breach of this Guarantee, but will not constitute an Event of Default or give rise to
a right of acceleration of the CENts. The Guarantor will be deemed to have made commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the Alternative Payment Mechanism during a Market Disruption Event regardless of whether the Guarantor makes any offers or
sales of Qualifying Securities during such Market Disruption Event. For the avoidance of doubt, the Guarantor will not be considered to have made commercially reasonable efforts to effect a sale of Qualifying Securities if the Guarantor determines
not to pursue or complete such sale solely due to pricing, coupon, dividend rate or dilution considerations.

     (c) The Guarantor will not be required to issue common shares in excess of the Common Share Issuance Cap. Qualifying Securities will, in all events, be issued during the 180 days prior to any Interest
Payment Date on which the Alternative Payment Mechanism applies, and an amount equal to the proceeds from the sale of such Qualifying Securities will, in all events, be designated by the Guarantor at or before the time of the issuance of such
Qualifying Securities as available to pay interest on the CENts.

     (d) Pursuant to the “Common Share Issuance Cap”, the Guarantor will not be required to issue common shares to satisfy the
Alternative Payment Mechanism with respect to Deferred Interest attributable to the first five years of any Deferral Period (including related Compounded Interest) if the net proceeds of any common shares so issued, together with the net proceeds of
all prior issuances of common shares so issued during the same Deferral Period, exceed 2% of the product of (i) the average closing price of the Guarantor’s common shares on the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day
immediately preceding the proposed date of sale of common shares, multiplied by (ii) the total number of issued and outstanding common shares as of the date of the Guarantor’s then most recent publicly available consolidated financial
statements.

     (e) Once the Guarantor reaches the Common Share Issuance Cap for a Deferral Period, the Guarantor will not be required to issue more common shares under the Alternative Payment Mechanism with respect
to interest attributable to the first five years of such Deferral Period (including related Compounded Interest) even if the Common Share Issuance Cap would have increased due to a subsequent increase in the market price or number of outstanding
common shares. The Common Share Issuance Cap will cease to apply after the ninth anniversary of the commencement of any Deferral Period. In addition, if the Common Share 

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Issuance Cap is reached during a Deferral Period and the Company subsequently repays all deferred interest, the Common Share Issuance Cap will cease to apply at the termination of such Deferral Period and will not apply again
unless and until the Company starts a new Deferral Period. In any event, the Maximum Common Share Number limitation will apply across all Deferral Periods.

ARTICLE 4

GUARANTEE

     Section 4.01. Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder and to the Trustee the due and
punctual payment of the principal of and interest (including Compounded Interest, if any) on any CENts held by such Holder and all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such CENts and of the Indenture. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Guarantee Trustee,
on the other hand, the maturity of the CENts guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 5 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in
respect of the CENts guaranteed hereby. This section supersedes Section 5.1 of the Base Guarantee Agreement with respect to the CENts.

     Section 4.02. No Additional Amounts. Notwithstanding Section 5.8 of the Base Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantor will not be required to pay
any Additional Amounts with respect to the CENts.

ARTICLE 5

LIMITATION ON CLAIMS

     Section 5.01. Limitation on Claim for Deferred Interest. Each Holder of a CENt, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees that in the
event of the Company’s or the Guarantor’s bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization prior to the maturity or redemption of any CENts, whether voluntary or not, such Holder of CENts will have no claim for, and thus no right to receive, under
this Guarantee, accrued interest that is unpaid (including Compounded Interest thereon) and has not been settled through the application of the Alternative Payment Mechanism to the extent the amount of such interest exceeds an amount corresponding
to two years of accumulated and unpaid interest (including Compounded Interest thereon) on such Holder’s CENts.

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ARTICLE 6

TERMINATION

     Section 6.01. Termination. This Guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon full payment of the Redemption Price of
all CENts and all other amounts then due and payable under the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment of any
sums paid with respect to the CENts under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 7

OTHER PROVISIONS

     Section 7.01. Other Provisions. Sections 2.8 and 8.4 of the Base Guarantee Agreement are deleted in their entirety with respect to the
CENts.

     Section 7.02. Tax Treatment of the CENts. The Guarantor agrees to treat the CENts as indebtedness for United States federal, state and local
tax purposes.

ARTICLE 8

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 8.01. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of Holders in any material respect (in
which case no consent of Holders will be required) and any changes to Sections 5.1 and 6.1 of the Base Guarantee Agreement, as amended and superseded by this Supplemental Guarantee Agreement, which may only be amended in writing with the prior
approval of each Holder of the CENts then outstanding, this Agreement may only be amended in writing by the parties hereto with the prior approval of the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the CENTs. The provisions of Article
15 of the Base Indenture concerning meetings of Holders apply to the giving of such approval. This section supersedes Section 8.2 of the Base Guarantee Agreement with respect to the CENts.

     Section 8.02. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THAT STATE.

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     THIS SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first above written.

  	PARTNERRE LTD.,
	         as
      Guarantor
	 	 	 
	By:	  /s/ Patrick A. Thiele 
	 	

	 	Name: 	Patrick A. Thiele  
	 	Title:	President & CEO 

  

  	THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
	         as
      Guarantee Trustee
	 	 	 
	By:	  /s/ Van K. Brown 
	 	

	 	Name:	Van K. Brown  
	 	Title:	Vice President 

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