Redemption:
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On or after July 15, 2026, in whole or in part, at any time, at a redemption price of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per
Depositary Share), plus an amount equal to the portion of the quarterly dividend attributable to the then-current dividend period to, but excluding, the date of redemption. No redemption may occur prior to July 15, 2026 except in the limited
circumstances described in the following paragraphs and unless (1) the Company has sufficient funds in order to meet the Bermuda Monetary Authoritys (the BMA) Enhanced Capital Requirement (ECR) or the
Company replaces the capital represented by preference shares to be redeemed with capital having equal or better capital treatment as the preference shares under the ECR and (2) the BMA (or its successor, if any) approves of the redemption (the
conditions described in the preceding clauses (1) and (2) above, the Redemption Requirements).
At any time prior to July 15, 2026, in whole but not in part, upon submission to the common shareholders of a proposal for an amalgamation or any proposal
for any other matter that requires, as a result of any changes in Bermuda law, an affirmative vote of the holders of the preference shares at the time outstanding, whether voting as a separate series or together with any other series of preference
shares as a single class, at a redemption price of $26,000 per share (equivalent to $26 per Depositary Share), plus declared and unpaid dividends, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends,
and without interest; provided that the Redemption Requirements are met.
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addition, at any time following the occurrence of a tax event or within 90 days following the occurrence of a capital redemption trigger date, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25
per Depositary Share), plus declared and unpaid dividends, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, without accumulation or any undeclared dividends, and without interest; provided that no redemption may occur prior to July 15,
2026 unless the Redemption Requirements are met.
At any time within 90 days
following the occurrence of a rating agency event, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of $25,500 per share (equivalent to $25.50 per Depositary Share), plus declared and unpaid dividends, if any, to, but excluding, the date of
redemption, without accumulation or any undeclared dividends, and without interest; provided that no redemption may occur prior to July 15, 2026 unless the Redemption Requirements are met.
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