Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On May 16, 2012, PartnerRe Ltd. (the "Company") announced that Dr. Jürgen Zech, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 73 pursuant to the Company's Corporate Governance Principles and Application Guidelines, has advised the Company of his decision to retire, effective immediately. Dr. Zech served as the Vice Chairman of the Risk & Finance Committee and a member of the Compensation & Management Development Committee. Dr. Zech's retirement is not due to any disagreement with the Company's operations, policies or practices.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of PartnerRe Ltd. (the "Company") was held on May 16, 2012. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders as more particularly described within the Company's definitive proxy statement dated April 5, 2012:

Proposal 1 - To elect four (4) directors to hold office until the Annual General Meeting of shareholders in the year 2015 or until their respective successors have been duly elected

The shareholders elected the Class I Directors Jan H. Holsboer, Roberto Mendoza, Kevin M. Twomey and David Zwiener to hold office until the Annual General Meeting of shareholders in the year 2015 or until their successors are elected or appointed. The voting results were as follows:

For Withheld Broker Non-Votes

Jan H. Holsboer 53,869,889 254,886 2,356,204 Roberto Mendoza 54,052,775 72,000 2,356,204 Kevin M. Twomey 53,901,688 223,087 2,356,204 David Zwiener 53,901,518 223,257 2,356,204

Proposal 2 - To re-appoint Deloitte & Touche Ltd., the independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent auditors, to serve until the 2013 Annual General Meeting, and to refer decisions about the auditors' compensation to the Board of Directors

The shareholders re-appointed Deloitte & Touche Ltd. to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm until the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain
56,170,778 282,996 27,205

Proposal 3 - To approve amendments to our 2003 Non-Employee Directors Share Plan, as amended and restated

The shareholders approved the increase in the number of shares available under our Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Share Plan. The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 50,370,007 2,585,413 1,169,355 2,356,204

Proposal 4 - To approve the Executive Compensation disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K (non-binding advisory vote)

The shareholders approved the Executive Compensation disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 51,236,763 1,573,331 1,314,677 2,356,204

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