Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) (the
“Company”) announced today that it has priced an aggregate
principal amount of $650 million of 5.750% senior notes due 2034
(the “Senior Notes”) pursuant to a public offering. The Company
expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general
corporate purposes.
BofA Securities, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as the joint book-running managers
for the offering, and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. are
serving as co-managers.
The Senior Notes have a maturity date of September 15, 2034,
with a par-call option three months prior to maturity, an issue
price of 99.287% and feature a fixed-rate coupon of 5.750%, payable
semiannually. The Company expects to complete the offering of the
Senior Notes on May 13, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of
customary closing conditions.
This offering is being conducted as a public offering by means
of a prospectus supplement filed as part of a shelf registration
statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on Form S-3. This news release does not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy,
nor shall there be any sale of, the Senior Notes in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. This offering is
being made solely by means of a prospectus and prospectus
supplement.
Copies of the prospectus and final prospectus supplement
relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained by
contacting: BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon
Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department,
Email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com, (800) 294-1322; U.S.
Bancorp Investments, Inc., 214 Tryon Street, 26th Floor, Charlotte,
North Carolina 28202, Facsimile: (877) 774-3462, Attention: Debt
Capital Markets; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 608 2nd Avenue
South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, Attention: WFS
Customer Service, by telephone at (800) 645-3751 or by e-mail at
wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com. Before you invest, you should
read the prospectus and the final prospectus supplement, when
available, and the documents that are incorporated by reference
therein for more complete information about the offering. Investors
may also obtain these documents for free by visiting the EDGAR
system on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by contacting the
underwriters listed above with your request.
About RGA
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is a
global industry leader specializing in life and health reinsurance
and financial solutions that help clients effectively manage risk
and optimize capital. Founded in 1973, RGA is one of the world’s
largest and most respected reinsurers and remains guided by a
powerful purpose: to make financial protection accessible to all.
As a global capabilities and solutions leader, RGA empowers
partners through bold innovation, relentless execution, and
dedicated client focus – all directed toward creating sustainable
long-term value. RGA has approximately $3.7 trillion of life
reinsurance in force and assets of $106.0 billion as of March 31,
2024.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
federal securities laws including statements relating to the
Company’s offering of the Senior Notes and its intended use of
proceeds. Forward-looking statements often contain words and
phrases such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “if,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,”
“plan,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “project,” “should,” “will,”
“would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning or that are
otherwise tied to future periods or future performance, in each
case in all derivative forms. Forward-looking statements are based
on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future
developments and their potential effects on the Company.
Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future
performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of
which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual
results, performance, and achievements could differ materially from
those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the
forward-looking statements.
Factors that could also cause results or events to differ,
possibly materially, from those expressed or implied by
forward-looking statements, include, among others: (1) adverse
changes in mortality, morbidity, lapsation or claims experience,
(2) inadequate risk analysis and underwriting, (3) adverse capital
and credit market conditions and their impact on the Company’s
liquidity, access to capital and cost of capital, (4) changes in
the Company’s financial strength and credit ratings and the effect
of such changes on the Company’s future results of operations and
financial condition, (5) the availability and cost of collateral
necessary for regulatory reserves and capital, (6) requirements to
post collateral or make payments due to declines in the market
value of assets subject to the Company’s collateral arrangements,
(7) action by regulators who have authority over the Company’s
reinsurance operations in the jurisdictions in which it operates,
(8) the effect of the Company parent’s status as an insurance
holding company and regulatory restrictions on its ability to pay
principal of and interest on its debt obligations, (9) general
economic conditions or a prolonged economic downturn affecting the
demand for insurance and reinsurance in the Company’s current and
planned markets, (10) the impairment of other financial
institutions and its effect on the Company’s business, (11)
fluctuations in U.S. or foreign currency exchange rates, interest
rates, or securities and real estate markets, (12) market or
economic conditions that adversely affect the value of the
Company’s investment securities or result in the impairment of all
or a portion of the value of certain of the Company’s investment
securities that in turn could affect regulatory capital, (13)
market or economic conditions that adversely affect the Company’s
ability to make timely sales of investment securities, (14) risks
inherent in the Company’s risk management and investment strategy,
including changes in investment portfolio yields due to interest
rate or credit quality changes, (15) the fact that the
determination of allowances and impairments taken on the Company’s
investments is highly subjective, (16) the stability of and actions
by governments and economies in the markets in which the Company
operates, including ongoing uncertainties regarding the amount of
U.S. sovereign debt and the credit ratings thereof, (17) the
Company’s dependence on third parties, including those insurance
companies and reinsurers to which the Company cedes some
reinsurance, third-party investment managers and others, (18)
financial performance of the Company’s clients, (19) the threat of
natural disasters, catastrophes, terrorist attacks, pandemics,
epidemics or other major public health issues anywhere in the world
where the Company or its clients do business, (20) competitive
factors and competitors’ responses to the Company’s initiatives,
(21) development and introduction of new products and distribution
opportunities, (22) execution of the Company’s entry into new
markets, (23) integration of acquired blocks of business and
entities, (24) interruption or failure of the Company’s
telecommunication, information technology or other operational
systems, or the Company’s failure to maintain adequate security to
protect the confidentiality or privacy of personal or sensitive
data and intellectual property stored on such systems, (25) adverse
developments with respect to litigation, arbitration or regulatory
investigations or actions, (26) the adequacy of reserves, resources
and accurate information relating to settlements, awards and
terminated and discontinued lines of business, (27) changes in
laws, regulations, and accounting standards applicable to the
Company or its business, including Long-Duration Targeted
Improvement accounting changes and (28) other risks and
uncertainties described in the prospectus supplement related to the
offering and accompanying prospectus and in the Company’s other
filings with the SEC incorporated by reference into the prospectus
supplement and accompanying prospectus.
Forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with the
many risks and uncertainties that affect the Company’s business,
including those mentioned in this release and described in the
periodic reports the Company files with the SEC. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they
are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update
these forward-looking statements, even though the Company’s
situation may change in the future, except as required under
applicable securities law. For a discussion of the risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in the forward-looking statements, you are
advised to see the risk factors set forth in the prospectus
supplement under “Risk Factors” and in Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023, as may be supplemented by Item 1A – “Risk
Factors” in the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
and in our other periodic and current reports filed with the
SEC.
Source: Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
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Jeff Hopson Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
636-736-2068 jhopson@rgare.com
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