DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND GUARANTEE
We have summarized the provisions of the Notes below. The Notes constitute “Chubb INA senior debt securities” described in the accompanying prospectus. This summary supplements and, to the extent inconsistent with, replaces the description of the general terms and provisions of the Chubb INA senior debt securities under the caption “Description of Chubb INA Debt Securities and Chubb Guarantee” in the accompanying prospectus. In this section, “Chubb INA” refers to Chubb INA Holdings Inc., the issuer of the Notes, and “Chubb” refers to Chubb Limited, the guarantor of the Notes and, in each case, not to any of their respective subsidiaries.
General
The Notes will be issued as a series of debt securities under the indenture dated as of August 1, 1999 among Chubb INA, as issuer, Chubb, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., successor to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association and The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee, as amended by the first supplemental indenture dated as of March 13, 2013 between Chubb, Chubb INA and the trustee. This indenture constitutes the “Chubb INA senior indenture” described in the accompanying prospectus.
The indenture does not limit the amount of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness that Chubb INA may issue thereunder and provides that notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Chubb INA may from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the holders of the Notes offered hereby, issue debt securities with the same terms as the Notes offered hereby (except for the issue date and, in some cases, the public offering price and the amount and date of the first interest payment) and ranking equally and ratably with the Notes offered hereby. Any additional debt securities having such similar terms, together with the Notes offered hereby, will constitute a single series of securities under the indenture, including for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided that such additional debt securities are fungible with Notes offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No such additional debt securities may be issued if an “event of default” (as such term is defined in the accompanying prospectus) has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes.
The Notes will initially be limited to $1,000,000,000 in aggregate principal amount and will mature on March 15, 2034. The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.000% per year from the original issue date (March 7, 2024), or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for.
Chubb INA will make interest payments on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15 2024, to the holders of record at the close of business on the immediately preceding March 1 and September 1, respectively (whether or not a business day). Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
If any interest payment date or maturity or redemption date falls on a day that is not a business day, the required payment shall be made on the next business day as if it were made on the date such payment was due and no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable from and after such interest payment date or maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, to such next business day. “Business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Chubb INA will issue the Notes only in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Guarantee
Chubb will fully and unconditionally guarantee all payments of interest, principal, premium, if any, and additional amounts, if any, in respect of the Notes as described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of Chubb INA Debt Securities and Chubb Guarantee—Chubb Guarantee.”
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