Significant shareholders and shareholder structure

Under the Swiss Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (SESTA), anyone holding shares in a company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange is required to notify the company and the SIX Swiss Exchange if their direct or indirect holding reaches, falls below or exceeds the following thresholds: 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33⅓%, 50% or 66⅔% of the voting rights entered into the commercial register, whether or not the voting rights can be exercised. Notifications must also include financial instruments, regardless of whether cash or physically settled, constituting a purchase or a sale position. Upon receipt of such notifications, the company is required to inform the public by publishing within two trading days the notification on the electronic platform of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The following table provides a summary of the current disclosure notifications.

Registered shareholders by type

as of 31 December 2013

Registered shareholders by type (pie chart)

Registered shareholdings by country

as of 31 December 2013

Registered shareholdings by country (pie chart)

Significant shareholders

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Shareholder1,2

Number of
shares

% of voting rights and share capital

Creation of the obligation to notify

1

In the context of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd’s issuance of Perpetual Subordinated Capital Instruments in 2012 with a face value of USD 750 million with a stock settlement in registered shares of Swiss Re Ltd, Aquarius + Investments plc ("Aquarius") reported in compliance with SESTA and the Ordinance of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (Stock Exchange Ordinance – FINMA, SESTO-FINMA) a disclosable purchase and a sales position. each corresponding to 6.32% of the voting rights. Aquarius does not hold any registered shares of Swiss Re Ltd.

2

During the reporting period, Dodge & Cox and MFS Investment Management, which had been reported as significant shareholders in 2012, fell below the 3% threshold due to sale of securities.

Franklin Resources, Inc.

18 277 452

4.93

2 August 2012

Warren E. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

11 262 000

3.10

10 June 2011

BlackRock, Inc.

11 134 246

3.09

26 September 2011

In addition, Swiss Re Ltd and Group companies held, as of 31 December 2013, directly and indirectly, 28 512 910 shares, representing 7.7% of voting rights and share capital. Neither the company nor the Group companies can exercise the voting rights of the own shares they hold themselves. All notifications received in 2013 are published at http://www.swissre.com/investors/shares/disclosure_of_shareholdings/ and http://www.six-exchange-regulation.com/obligations/disclosure/major_shareholders_en.html.

Shareholder structure

Registered – unregistered shares

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As of 31 December 2013

Shares

in %

1

Excluding shares held by Swiss Re Ltd and Group companies

Shares registered in the share register1

198 483 183

53.5

Unregistered shares1

143 710 838

38.8

Shares held by Swiss Re

28 512 910

7.7

Total shares issued

370 706 931

100.0

Registered shares with voting rights by shareholder type

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As of 31 December 2013

Shareholders

in %

Shares

in %

Individual shareholders

60 796

89.7

46 779 046

23.6

Swiss Re employees

3 354

4.9

6 557 054

3.3

Total individual shareholders

64 150

94.6

53 336 100

26.9

Institutional shareholders

3 656

5.4

145 147 083

73.1

Total

67 806

100.0

198 483 183

100.0

Registered shares with voting rights by country

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As of 31 December 2013

Shareholders

in %

Shares

in %

Switzerland

61 002

90.0

94 859 733

47.8

United Kingdom

502

0.7

41 511 686

20.9

USA

466

0.7

32 337 043

16.3

Other

5 836

8.6

29 774 721

15.0

Total

67 806

100.0

198 483 183

100.0

Registered shares with voting rights by size of holding

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As of 31 December 2013

Shareholders

in %

Shares

in %

Holdings of 1–2 000 shares

62 055

91.5

25 706 046

13.0

Holdings of 2 001–200 000 shares

5 662

8.4

54 880 325

27.6

Holdings of > 200 000 shares

89

0.1

117 896 812

59.4

Total

67 806

100.0

198 483 183

100.0

Cross-shareholdings

Swiss Re has no cross-shareholdings in excess of 5% of capital or voting rights with any other company.