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10 CAPITAL RESOURCES<br />

10.1 Capital<br />

Refer to Section 20.1.5 – Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the<br />

consolidated financial statements, Note 13 – Information on share capital, shareholders’ equity and capital management and<br />

Section 20.1.6 – Note to the consolidated financial statements, Note 12 – Cash and cash equivalents and cash flows.<br />

On 17 December 2010, SCOR entered into a Contingent Capital arrangement with UBS, as described in Section 20.1.6 –<br />

Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 13 – Information on share capital, shareholders’ equity and capital<br />

management.<br />

Further to the drawdown, announced on 5 July 2011, by SCOR of EUR 75 million on the contingent capital facility placed at<br />

its disposal by UBS, UBS exercised the number of warrants required for the issuance and subscription by it of new SCOR<br />

shares in an aggregate amount of EUR 75 million. Accordingly, SCOR issued 4,250,962 new ordinary shares on 11 July<br />

2011, at an issuance price of EUR 17.643 per share.<br />

On 2 February 2011, SCOR issued CHF 400 million perpetual subordinated notes placement. On 11 May 2011, the<br />

placement was increased by CHF 250 million, as described in Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial<br />

statements, Note 14 – Financial debt.<br />

On 16 May 2012, SCOR extended the cover level provided by its existing contingent capital facility by EUR 75 million with<br />

UBS, as described in Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 13 - Information on share<br />

capital, shareholders' equity and capital management.<br />

On 27 September 2012, SCOR re-purchased the entire tranche of its EUR 50 million perpetual subordinated Notes, as<br />

described in Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 14 – Financial debt.<br />

On 8 October 2012, SCOR issued CHF 315 million perpetual subordinated notes placement, as described in Section 20.1.6<br />

– Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 14 – Financial debt.<br />

10.2 Cash flow<br />

Refer to Section 20.1.4 – Consolidated statements of cash flows and Section 20.1.6. - Notes to the consolidated financial<br />

statements, Note 2 – Segment information for an analysis of principal cash flow statement items.<br />

10.3 Borrowing conditions and financing structure<br />

Refer to Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 8 – Derivative instruments<br />

Refer to Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 12 – Cash and cash equivalents for<br />

information on the Group’s cash positions.<br />

Refer to Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial Statements, Note 14 - Financial debts for a description of the<br />

financial debts of the Group.<br />

Refer to Section 19 – Related party transactions<br />

MAJOR CREDIT FACILITIES OF THE GROUP<br />

The Group has been granted a credit facility in order to finance SCOR SE’s general corporate purposes, consisting into an<br />

overdraft credit facility in a maximum principal amount of EUR 150 million. The Group has also been granted credit facilities<br />

from several companies of the banking sector to guarantee the reinsurance activities of various subsidiaries for a global<br />

issued amount of USD 3.293 billion as at 31 December 2012. These last credit facilities are stand-by letters of credit that the<br />

banking counterparty agree to issue in the form acceptable to the American National Association of Insurance<br />

Commissioners (NAIC) or other appropriate regulatory body. A portion of those credit facilities is collateralized.<br />

SUBORDINATED DEBT<br />

On 10 September 2012, SCOR placed on the Swiss franc market perpetual subordinated notes, with a first call date in<br />

October 2018, for an aggregate total amount of CHF 250 million. On 24 September 2012, SCOR extended its placement by<br />

issuing an additional amount of CHF 65 million. The settlement of the notes of total CHF 315 million took place on 8 October<br />

2012 (refer to Section 10.1). Refer to Section 20.1.6 – Notes to the consolidated financial Statements, Note 14 – Financial<br />

debts for a description of the subordinated loans and bonds issued by SCOR, including any reimbursements and conversion<br />

explanation that occurred during the year.<br />

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