SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCOTT WALTER A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ACE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS
17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE

(Street)
HAMILTON, BERMUDA HM 08

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACE LTD [ ACE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2004
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Ordinary Shares 05/27/2004 A(1) 2,168.675 A $41.5 387,532.655(2)(3) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Stock units, representing the right to receive Ordinary Shares, granted as an annual director retainer fee issued under the ACE Limited 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. Such stock units will vest on the day prior to the date of the next annual ACE Limited shareholder meeting, assuming the reporting person is a director of ACE Limited on such date. Ordinary Shares will be issued for such stock units six months after the Director's termination from the Board or pursuant to such later deferral schedule as the director may elect.
2. The total has been adjusted to reflect a correction to the share units credited to the reporting person's deferred stock account pursuant to the dividend reinvestment provisions of the ACE Limited Equity Linked Incentive Plan-Stock Appreciation Rights Plan which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. As explained in footnote 1 to Mr. Scott's Form 5 amendment with respect to ACE Limited's fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, due to an administrative error, there previously had been an overreporting of 201.16 share units from the dividend reinvestment.
3. Total includes a total of 4,764.10 share units credited a various times from January 10, 2003 thru January 14, 2004 to the reporting person's deferred stock account pursuant to the dividend reinvestment provisions of the ACE Limited 1995 Outside Directors Plan which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
By: Peter N. Mear Attorney-in-fact 06/21/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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