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Upon completion,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">SL was to indirectly own</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">96.71% in AH. Concurrently, SL</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">acquired a 26.75% stake, or</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="20">26.214 mil ordinary shares, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="21">MLP AG. Additionally, CM</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="22">planned to acquire a 3% stake,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="23">or 1.053 mil ordinary shares,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="24">in SL.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>GERMANY - Swiss Life Holding AG (SL) of Switzerland planned to acquire a 10.46% stake, or 4.042 mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG (AH), a Hanover-based provider of financial services, and a unit of SL's wholly-owned Swiss Life Beteiligungs GmbH subsidiary, from Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer, for 30 euros (48.595 Swiss francs/$44.412 US), or a total value of 121.249 mil euros (196.404 mil francs/$179.495 mil), in a privately negotiated transaction. Upon completion, SL was to indirectly own 96.71% in AH. Concurrently, SL acquired a 26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG. Additionally, CM planned to acquire a 3% stake, or 1.053 mil ordinary shares, in SL.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">GERMANY - Swiss Life Holding AG (SL) of Switzerland planned to acquire a 10.46% stake, or</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">4.042 mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG (AH), a Hanover-based provider of financial</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">services, and a unit of SL's wholly-owned Swiss Life Beteiligungs GmbH subsidiary, from</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer, for 30 euros (48.595 Swiss francs/$44.412 US), or a total value of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">121.249 mil euros (196.404 mil francs/$179.495 mil), in a privately negotiated</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">transaction. Upon completion, SL was to indirectly own 96.71% in AH. Concurrently, SL</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">acquired a 26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG. Additionally, CM</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">planned to acquire a 3% stake, or 1.053 mil ordinary shares, in SL.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">GERMANY - Swiss Life Holding AG (SL) of Switzerland planned to acquire a 10.46% stake, or 4.042 mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG (AH), a Hanover-based provider of financial services, and a unit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">of SL's wholly-owned Swiss Life Beteiligungs GmbH subsidiary, from Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer, for 30 euros (48.595 Swiss francs/$44.412 US), or a total value of 121.249 mil euros (196.404 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">francs/$179.495 mil), in a privately negotiated transaction. Upon completion, SL was to indirectly own 96.71% in AH. Concurrently, SL acquired a 26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Additionally, CM planned to acquire a 3% stake, or 1.053 mil ordinary shares, in SL.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">GERMANY - Swiss Life Holding AG (SL) of Switzerland planned to acquire a 10.46% stake, or 4.042 mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">(AH), a Hanover-based provider of financial services, and a unit of SL's wholly-owned Swiss Life Beteiligungs GmbH subsidiary, from Mr.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Carsten Maschmeyer, for 30 euros (48.595 Swiss francs/$44.412 US), or a total value of 121.249 mil euros (196.404 mil francs/$179.495</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">mil), in a privately negotiated transaction. Upon completion, SL was to indirectly own 96.71% in AH. Concurrently, SL acquired a 26.75%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG. 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Maschmeyer acquires a minority stake in Swiss Life Holding AG (pending)</title><description>SWITZERLAND - Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer of Germany planned to acquire a #% stake, or #.### mil ordinary shares, in Swiss Life Holding AG, a Zurich-based provider of insurance and other related financial services, for an estimated ### mil Swiss francs (###.### mil euros/$###.### mil US), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SL acquired a ##.##% stake, or ##.### mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG. Additionally, SL planned to acquire a ##.##% stake, or #.### mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG.</description><pubDate>8/16/2008 12:38:07 PM</pubDate><sdc:company_cusip xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">14603Q</sdc:company_cusip><sdc:target_company_cusip xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">87092K</sdc:target_company_cusip><sdc:company_cusip_up xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">14603Q</sdc:company_cusip_up><sdc:target_company_cusip_up xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">87092K</sdc:target_company_cusip_up><sdc:company xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">Carsten Maschmeyer</sdc:company><sdc:target_company xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">Swiss Life Holding AG</sdc:target_company><sdc:company_up xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">Carsten Maschmeyer</sdc:company_up><sdc:target_company_up xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc">Swiss Life Holding AG</sdc:target_company_up><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Carsten_Maschmeyer_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Swiss_Life_Holding_AG-2004708040</link><guid isPermaLink="false">sdc/2004708040</guid><sdc:deal xmlns:sdc="http://www.alacra.com/sdc"><sdc:deal_no>2004708040</sdc:deal_no><sdc:_copyright><sdc:value>Copyright Â© 2008, Thomson Financial, All Rights Reserved</sdc:value></sdc:_copyright><sdc:a_MAINDUSTRY><sdc:value>Investment &amp; Commodity Firms,Dealers,Exchanges</sdc:value></sdc:a_MAINDUSTRY><sdc:a_NATION><sdc:value>Germany</sdc:value></sdc:a_NATION><sdc:a_SICDESC><sdc:value>Investors, nec</sdc:value></sdc:a_SICDESC><sdc:a_SICPI><sdc:value>6799</sdc:value></sdc:a_SICPI><sdc:a_STATE><sdc:value>FF</sdc:value></sdc:a_STATE><sdc:a_STATELONG><sdc:value>Foreign</sdc:value></sdc:a_STATELONG><sdc:a_STATUS><sdc:value>Investor</sdc:value></sdc:a_STATUS><sdc:asic_SIC><sdc:value>6799:Investors, nec</sdc:value></sdc:asic_SIC><sdc:aupsic_SIC><sdc:value>6799:Investors, nec</sdc:value></sdc:aupsic_SIC><sdc:b_EXCHANGE><sdc:value>Swiss Exch</sdc:value></sdc:b_EXCHANGE><sdc:b_MAINDUSTRY><sdc:value>Insurance</sdc:value></sdc:b_MAINDUSTRY><sdc:b_NATION><sdc:value>Switzerland</sdc:value></sdc:b_NATION><sdc:b_SICDESC><sdc:value>Life insurance</sdc:value></sdc:b_SICDESC><sdc:b_SICPI><sdc:value>6311</sdc:value></sdc:b_SICPI><sdc:b_STATE><sdc:value>FF</sdc:value></sdc:b_STATE><sdc:b_STATELONG><sdc:value>Foreign</sdc:value></sdc:b_STATELONG><sdc:b_STATUS><sdc:value>Public</sdc:value></sdc:b_STATUS><sdc:b_TICKER><sdc:value>SLHN</sdc:value></sdc:b_TICKER><sdc:c_ACIDGEN><sdc:value>1034847001</sdc:value></sdc:c_ACIDGEN><sdc:c2up_BUSS><sdc:value>Investor</sdc:value></sdc:c2up_BUSS><sdc:c3up_BUSS><sdc:value>Pvd ins svcs</sdc:value></sdc:c3up_BUSS><sdc:co_DESCR><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Cash</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Cash Only</sdc:value></sdc:co_DESCR><sdc:cs_DESCR><sdc:value>Ordinary Share</sdc:value></sdc:cs_DESCR><sdc:d_TCIDGEN><sdc:value>841500001</sdc:value></sdc:d_TCIDGEN><sdc:date_lastupdate><sdc:value>Aug 16 2008</sdc:value></sdc:date_lastupdate><sdc:finbltm_BV><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_BV><sdc:finbltm_CASH><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASH><sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW><sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW1><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW1><sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW2><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW2><sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW3><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW3><sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW4><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW4><sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW5><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_CASHFLOW5><sdc:finbltm_COMEQ><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_COMEQ><sdc:finbltm_DEBTRAT><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_DEBTRAT><sdc:finbltm_DSER2><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_DSER2><sdc:finbltm_EBIT><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_EBIT><sdc:finbltm_EPS><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_EPS><sdc:finbltm_NI><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_NI><sdc:finbltm_PTINC><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_PTINC><sdc:finbltm_SALES><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_SALES><sdc:finbltm_STDEBT><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_STDEBT><sdc:finbltm_TASS><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:finbltm_TASS><sdc:fiscal_ADCR><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:fiscal_ADCR><sdc:fiscal_ANI><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:fiscal_ANI><sdc:fiscal_APFDCR><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:fiscal_APFDCR><sdc:fiscal_ASALES><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:fiscal_ASALES><sdc:fiscal_ATASS><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:fiscal_ATASS><sdc:fiscal_RATE><sdc:value>0.00000</sdc:value></sdc:fiscal_RATE><sdc:g_SEQ><sdc:value sdc:p="0">1.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">2.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">3.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">4.00000</sdc:value></sdc:g_SEQ><sdc:g_TEST><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Carsten Maschmeyer is a German</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">investor. He founded AWD</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Holding AG and currently its</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">majority shareholder.</sdc:value></sdc:g_TEST><sdc:g_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Carsten Maschmeyer is a German investor. He founded AWD</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Holding AG and currently its majority shareholder.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Carsten Maschmeyer is a German investor. He founded AWD Holding AG and currently its majority shareholder.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business1><sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:value sdc:p="0">1.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">2.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">3.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">4.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">5.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">6.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">7.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">8.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">9.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">10.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">11.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">12.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">13.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">14.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">15.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">16.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">17.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">18.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">19.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">20.00000</sdc:value></sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:h_TEST><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Swiss Life Holding AG, located</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">in Zurich, Switzerland,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">provides insurance and other</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">related financial services.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">The company's products and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">services include savings and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">risk protection, death</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">benefits, disablility</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">benefits, pensions, savings</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">with investment funds,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">mortgages, asset management,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">legal, financial and tax</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">consulting, health insurance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">banking services for private</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">individuals. It also provides</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">occupational benefits</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">insurance, mortgage advice and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">investment advice to corporate</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">clients. The company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">founded in 1857.</sdc:value></sdc:h_TEST><sdc:h_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Swiss Life Holding AG, located in Zurich, Switzerland,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">provides insurance and other related financial services. The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">company's products and services include savings and risk</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">protection, death benefits, disablility benefits, pensions,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">savings with investment funds, mortgages, asset management,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">legal, financial and tax consulting, health insurance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">banking services for private individuals. 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Mr. Carsten</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Maschmeyer of Germany planned</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">to acquire a 3% stake, or</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">1.053 mil ordinary shares, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Swiss Life Holding AG, a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Zurich-based provider of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">insurance and other related</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">financial services, for an</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">estimated 300 mil Swiss francs</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">(185.204 mil euros/$274.173</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">mil US), in a privately</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">negotiated transaction.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">Concurrently, SL acquired a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">ordinary shares, in MLP AG.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">Additionally, SL planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">acquire a 10.46% stake, or</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">4.042 mil ordinary shares, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">AWD Holding AG.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>SWITZERLAND - Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer of Germany planned to acquire a 3% stake, or 1.053 mil ordinary shares, in Swiss Life Holding AG, a Zurich-based provider of insurance and other related financial services, for an estimated 300 mil Swiss francs (185.204 mil euros/$274.173 mil US), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SL acquired a 26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG. Additionally, SL planned to acquire a 10.46% stake, or 4.042 mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SWITZERLAND - Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer of Germany planned to acquire a 3% stake, or 1.053</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">mil ordinary shares, in Swiss Life Holding AG, a Zurich-based provider of insurance and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">other related financial services, for an estimated 300 mil Swiss francs (185.204 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">euros/$274.173 mil US), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SL acquired a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in MLP AG. Additionally, SL planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">acquire a 10.46% stake, or 4.042 mil ordinary shares, in AWD Holding AG.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SWITZERLAND - Mr. Carsten Maschmeyer of Germany planned to acquire a 3% stake, or 1.053 mil ordinary shares, in Swiss Life Holding AG, a Zurich-based provider of insurance and other related financial</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">services, for an estimated 300 mil Swiss francs (185.204 mil euros/$274.173 mil US), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SL acquired a 26.75% stake, or 26.214 mil ordinary shares, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">MLP AG. 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This is the Chorus Call conference operator. Welcome to the Swiss Life conference call. As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Thomas Muller. Please go ahead, sir. ...

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</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1701064</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/fitch/385112_pr_frame</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fitch/385112_pr_frame</guid><fitch:index_mode xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">html</fitch:index_mode><fitch:company xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">Swiss Life Holding</fitch:company><fitch:company xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">Swiss Re</fitch:company><fitch:companyid xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">80361972</fitch:companyid><fitch:companyid xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">82617474</fitch:companyid><pubDate>11/21/2007 10:11:00 AM</pubDate><fitch:industry xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">01010100</fitch:industry><fitch:industry xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">01010300</fitch:industry><fitch:industry xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">01010309</fitch:industry><fitch:price xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">75</fitch:price><fitch:report xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">Press Release</fitch:report><fitch:ticker xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">RUKN</fitch:ticker><fitch:ticker xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">SLHN</fitch:ticker><title>Fitch Affirms Swiss Re on Structured Write-down</title><description>Fitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with independent, timely and prospective credit opinions. 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The counterparty credit rating on Switzerland-based Swiss Life Holding (SLH) reflects its position as the holding company of the Swiss Life group, which includes life insurer Swiss Life/Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs- und Rentenanstalt AG (Swiss Life; A-/Stable/--). The rating on SLH is supported by its modest financial leverage, strong interest and fixed-charge coverage, strong liquidity, and the sustained turnaround in the Swiss Life group's consolidated earnings performance. 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As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode, and the conference is being recorded. After the presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). At this time I would like to turn the conference over to Thomas Muller. ...

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