Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

The debt outstanding and the carrying value recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was comprised as follows (in thousands):


			December 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Commitment		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

Senior notes due 2029	$	500,000	$	497,525	$	484,790	$	497,073	$	462,521

Senior notes due 2026	€	750,000	829,304		790,081		794,368		721,807


Junior subordinated notes due 2050	$	500,000	494,832		432,685		494,638		428,250

Capital efficient notes due 2066	$	61,924	61,924		55,237		61,924		54,247


Debt			$	1,883,585	$	1,762,793	$	1,848,003	$	1,666,825

Senior notes due 2029

In June 2019, PartnerRe Finance B LLC, an indirect wholly-owned financing subsidiary of the Company, issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.700% senior notes at a price of 99.783% of the principal amount. The net proceeds of the issuance, after consideration of the offering discount and underwriting expenses and commissions, totaled $496 million. These senior notes may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, in whole or in part, at any time, with early redemption requiring the payment of a make-whole premium. Commencing on January 2, 2020, interest on these notes is payable semi-annually at an annual fixed rate of 3.700%. Unless previously redeemed, the notes mature on July 2, 2029. These senior notes are ranked as senior unsecured obligations of PartnerRe Finance B LLC and PartnerRe Ltd. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations of PartnerRe Finance B LLC related to these senior notes. PartnerRe Ltd.’s obligations under this guarantee are senior and unsecured and rank equally with all other senior unsecured indebtedness.

Senior notes due 2026

In September 2016, PartnerRe Ireland Finance DAC, an indirect wholly-owned financing subsidiary of the Company, issued €750 million aggregate principal amount of 1.250% senior notes at a price of 99.144% of the principal amount, which are listed in the main securities market of the Irish Stock Exchange. Interest is payable annually commencing on September 15, 2017. These senior notes may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, in whole or in part, at any time. Unless previously redeemed, the notes mature on September 15, 2026. These senior notes are ranked as senior unsecured obligations of PartnerRe Ireland Finance DAC. PartnerRe Ltd. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations of PartnerRe Ireland Finance DAC under these senior notes. PartnerRe Ltd.’s obligations under this guarantee are senior and unsecured and rank equally with all other senior unsecured indebtedness.

Junior subordinated notes due 2050

In September 2020, PartnerRe Finance B LLC issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% fixed-rate reset junior subordinated notes at par. The net proceeds of the issuance, after consideration of the underwriting expenses, commissions and other expenses, totaled $494 million. Commencing on April 1, 2021, interest on these notes is payable semi-annually at an annual fixed rate of 4.500% until the first reset date on October 1, 2030. From the first reset date, and resetting every five years thereafter, the notes will bear interest at an annual rate equal to the five-year treasury rate plus 3.815%. These junior subordinated notes may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, in whole or in part, at any time, with early redemption outside of a par call period requiring the payment of a make-whole premium. Par call periods occur between April 1 and October 1 in each year in which the interest rate resets. Early redemption prior to October 1, 2025 is subject to the Bermuda Monetary Authority's approval. Unless previously redeemed, the notes mature on October 1, 2050. These notes are ranked as unsecured junior subordinated obligations, and will rank junior in right of payment to all outstanding and future senior indebtedness of PartnerRe Finance B LLC. PartnerRe Ltd. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations of PartnerRe Finance B LLC related to these junior subordinated notes. PartnerRe Ltd.’s obligations under this guarantee are unsecured junior subordinated obligations and rank junior in right of payment to all its outstanding and future senior indebtedness, and equally in right of payment with all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness that is by its terms equal in right of payment to the junior subordinated notes.

Capital efficient notes due 2066

In November 2006, PartnerRe Finance II Inc., an indirect wholly-owned financing subsidiary of the Company, issued Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Capital Efficient Notes (CENts) with a principal amount of $250 million. In March 2009, $187 million of the principal amount was extinguished, with an additional $900 thousand of the principal amount extinguished in June 2019 and $560 thousand in December 2022. As a result, the remaining aggregate principal amount of the CENts as at December 31,

2023 and 2022 was $62 million. Interest on the CENts is payable quarterly at an annual rate of 3-month SOFR plus a margin equal to 2.325%, and an additional spread adjustment of 0.26161% (due to the transition of the benchmark from LIBOR), reset quarterly. Since December 1, 2016, PartnerRe Finance II Inc. has had the right to defer one or more interest payments for up to ten years to December 1, 2026. The CENts are currently redeemable at the option of the issuer, in whole or in part, and are ranked as junior subordinated unsecured obligations of PartnerRe Finance II Inc. PartnerRe Ltd. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations of PartnerRe Finance II Inc. related to these junior subordinated notes. PartnerRe Ltd.’s obligations under this guarantee are unsecured junior subordinated obligations and rank junior in right of payment to all its outstanding and future senior indebtedness, and equally in right of payment with all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness that is by its terms equal in right of payment to the junior subordinated notes.

Debt repurchases

We or our affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt, in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will be upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine, and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.