HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Board of Directors of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen”)
(NYSE:AHL) has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Aspen’s ordinary
shares of $0.17 per ordinary share.The dividend is payable on
March 7, 2013 to the holders of record as of the close of trading on
February 21, 2013.
Aspen’s Board
of Directors also declared a cash dividend on its 5.625% Perpetual
Preferred Income Equity Replacement Securities (“Perpetual PIERS”) of
$0.703125 per Perpetual PIERS. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2013
to the holders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2013.
In addition, Aspen’s Board of Directors declared a dividend on the
7.401% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares (the “7.401% Perpetual
Preference Shares”) of $0.462563 per 7.401% Perpetual Preference Share.
The dividend is payable on April 1, 2013 to the holders of record as of
the close of business on March 15, 2013.
Aspen’s Board of Directors also declared a dividend on the 7.250%
Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares (the “7.250% Perpetual
Preference Shares”) of $0.4531 per 7.250% Perpetual Preference Share.
The dividend is payable on April 1, 2013 to the holders of record as of
the close of business on March 15, 2013.
About Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
Aspen provides reinsurance and insurance coverage to clients in various
domestic and global markets through wholly-owned subsidiaries and
offices in Bermuda, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland,
the United Kingdom and the United States. For the year ended December
31, 2011, Aspen reported $9.5 billion in total assets, $4.5 billion in
gross reserves, $3.2 billion in shareholders’ equity and $2.2 billion in
gross written premiums. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a
rating of “A” (“Strong”) by Standard & Poor’s, an “A” (“Excellent”) by
A.M. Best and an “A2” (“Good”) by Moody’s Investors Service.
Application of the Safe Harbor of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
This press release may contain written “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These statements
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or
current facts, and can be identified by the use of words such as
“expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “anticipate,” “seek,”
“will,” “estimate,” “may,” “continue,” and similar expressions of a
future or forward-looking nature.
All forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions,
estimates and data concerning future results and events and are subject
to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
outside Aspen’s control that could cause actual results to differ
materially from such statements, including changes in market conditions
and their impact on our business. For a detailed description of
uncertainties and other factors that could impact the forward-looking
statements in this press release, please see the “Risk Factors” section
in Aspen’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2011, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February
28, 2012. Aspen undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
For further information
Please visit www.aspen.co.
Investors
Kerry Calaiaro
Senior Vice President,
Investor Relations, Aspen
+1-646-502-1076
Kerry.Calaiaro@aspen.co
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Source: Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited