Exhibit 1.1

$600,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

3.150% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

June 4, 2020

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Securities”) to Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (the “Representatives”), and the other underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated

as of August 21, 2012 (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture so supplemented, the “Indenture”), to be dated June 9, 2020, in each case between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Agreement and the Indenture are referred to herein collectively as the “Transaction Agreements”. This is to confirm the agreement among the Company and the Underwriters concerning the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities. The terms “Representatives” and “Underwriters” shall mean either singular or plural as the context requires.

1.    Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and agrees with the Underwriters that, unless otherwise specified below, on and as of the date hereof, to and including the Delivery Date (as defined below):

(a)    The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-238511) (the “Registration Statement”), which registration statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such registration statement covers the registration of the Securities (among others) under the Securities Act and has (i) been prepared by the Company in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof. Copies of the Registration Statement and all exhibits thereto have been delivered by the Company to the Representatives. As used in this Agreement, “Effective Time” means the date and the time as of which each part of the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-238511) (the “Latest Registration Statement”) or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any, became effective; “Effective Date” means the date of the Effective Time; “Preliminary Prospectus” means each prospectus included in the Latest Registration Statement, or amendments thereof, before it became effective under the Securities Act and any prospectus and prospectus supplement filed with the Commission by the Company with the consent of the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the Securities Act relating to the Securities; the term “Registration Statement” means such Latest Registration Statement, as amended as of the Effective Time, including the Incorporated Documents (as defined below) and all information contained in the final prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and deemed to be a part of such registration statement as of the Effective Time pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B of the Securities Act; and “Prospectus” means the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers) pursuant to Rule 172 or Rule 173 of the Securities Act.

For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (which does not include communications not deemed a prospectus pursuant to Rule 134 of the Securities Act and historical issuer information meeting the requirements of Rule 433(e)(2) of the Securities Act) and “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the Preliminary Prospectus together with any free writing prospectuses or other information, if any, each identified in Schedule 2 hereto, and any other free writing prospectus or other information

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that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Time of Sale Prospectus (except for purposes of Sections 7(a), 7(d) and 7(e), for which the term “Time of Sale Prospectus” shall not include the free writing prospectus(es) identified in Item 2 of Schedule 2). Reference made herein to the Preliminary Prospectus, any free writing prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein (with respect only to the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus, pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus, any free writing prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be (such documents, the “Incorporated Documents”), and any reference to any amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) after the date of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or the date hereof, as the case may be, and incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to include any annual report of the Company filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Time that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The Commission has not issued any notice of objection or any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Preliminary Prospectus, any free writing prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Registration Statement.

(b)    The conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the General Instructions thereto, have been satisfied or waived.

(c)    (i) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus will, when they become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act (including Rule 415(a) of the Securities Act), the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Trust Indenture Act”); (ii) each part of the Registration Statement, as of its Effective Date and as of the date hereof, and any amendment thereto, as of the date of any such amendment, did not, does not and will not, as the case may be, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iii) no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Securities has been initiated or threatened by the Commission as of the Effective Date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto; (iv) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the date hereof and at the time of each sale (as such phrase is used in Rule 159 under the Securities Act) of the Securities in connection with the offering and as of the Delivery Date, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Prospectus, as of the date hereof and the Delivery Date, as then supplemented by the Company, if applicable, does not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to

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make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, the Company makes no representation or warranty as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Underwriters expressly for use therein, which consists of the names and titles of the Underwriters as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus, the selling concession figures appearing in the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (and any corresponding information in the Time of Sale Prospectus) and the information contained in the third sentence of the sixth paragraph, the eighth paragraph (including but not limited to the four bulleted items therein) and the ninth paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, it being understood that twenty five paragraphs appear within the “Underwriting” section.

(d)    The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable; and none of the Incorporated Documents, when such documents were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(e)    The Company meets the requirements to use free writing prospectuses in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act has been, or will be, timely filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act. Each issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433(h)(1) under the Securities Act) that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act. Except for the free writing prospectus(es), if any, identified in Schedule 2 hereto, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Underwriters’ prior consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.

(f)    No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders, customers or suppliers of the Company on the other hand, which is required to be described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus which is not so described.

(g)    There are no contracts, agreements or other documents which are required to be described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or the Incorporated Documents by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, which have not been described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or the Incorporated Documents.

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(h)    Except as set forth in or contemplated by each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole have not sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree; since such date, there has not been any material adverse change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, results of operations, business or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Prospectus and up to the Delivery Date, except as set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities or obligations outside the ordinary course of business, direct or contingent, which are material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, nor entered into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of business and (B) there have not been dividends or distributions of any kind declared, paid or made by Company on any class of its capital stock, except for regularly scheduled dividends.

(i)    Each of the Company and each of Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated, RGA Reinsurance Company, RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd., RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada, RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company Ltd., RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd., RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and Rockwood Reinsurance Company (the “Significant Subsidiaries”), which are the Company’s only “significant subsidiaries” (as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act), has been duly organized, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation, has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is currently being conducted and in all material respects as described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and to own, lease and operate its properties, and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except where the failure to so register or qualify would not, reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to result in a material adverse effect on the properties, business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(j)    The entities listed on Schedule 3 hereto are the Significant Subsidiaries, direct or indirect, of the Company. The Company owns, directly or indirectly through other subsidiaries, the percentage indicated on Schedule 3 of the outstanding capital stock or other securities evidencing equity ownership of such Significant Subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, claim, lien, limitation on voting rights or encumbrance; and all of such securities have been duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. There are no outstanding subscriptions, preemptive or other rights, warrants, calls, commitments of sale or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any such shares of capital stock or other equity interest of such Significant Subsidiaries.

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(k)    Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its respective charter or bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents), (ii) is in default in the performance of any bond, debenture, note, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties is subject or (iii) is in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment or court decree applicable to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their assets or properties, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) for any such default or violation which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l)    The catastrophic coverage arrangements described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and all other retrocessional treaties and arrangements to which the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party and which have not terminated or expired by their terms are in full force and effect, and none of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of or in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of, any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained therein, except to the extent that any such violation or default would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has received any notice from any of the other parties to such treaties, contracts or agreements that such other party intends not to perform such treaty, contract or agreement that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the best knowledge of the Company, the Company has no reason to believe that any of the other parties to such treaties or arrangements will be unable to perform such treaty or arrangement in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)    The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Agreements, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or a default under (or an event that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) or result in the imposition of a lien or encumbrance on any properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or an acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to, (i) the charter or bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any bond, debenture, note, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their property is or may be bound, (iii) any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction over the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their assets or properties, other than in the case of clauses (ii) through (iv), any violations, breaches, defaults, or liens that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(n)    No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration, qualification, license or permit of or with, any court or governmental agency, body or administrative agency is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Agreements and the issuance and sale of the Securities, except such as

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(i) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) would not prohibit or adversely affect the issuance and sale of any of the Securities, or (iii) have been obtained and made or, with respect to a current report on Form 8-K, a Prospectus and a free writing prospectus to be filed with the Commission in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities, will be made, under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as applicable, or as may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws and regulations, such as may be required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or has been obtained from the State of Missouri Department of Insurance.

(o)    Except as set forth in or contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there is (i) no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, arbitrator or governmental agency, body or official, domestic or, foreign, now pending or threatened or, to the best knowledge of the Company, contemplated, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which the business or property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be subject, (ii) no statute, rule, regulation or order that has been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or that has been proposed by any governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries and (iii) no injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a federal or state court or foreign court of competent jurisdiction to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be subject issued that, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, (x) would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (y) would interfere with or adversely affect the issuance and sale of any of the Securities by the Company. The Time of Sale Prospectus contains in all material respects the same description of the foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus.

(p)    None of the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries is represented by a union and, to the best knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries, no union organizing activities are taking place. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has violated any federal, state or local law or foreign law relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion or pay of employees, nor any applicable wage or hour laws, nor any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or analogous foreign laws and regulations, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(q)    Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has (i) good and, in the case of real property, merchantable title, to all of the properties and assets described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus as owned by it, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances and restrictions, except such as are described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases to which it is party as lessee, (iii) all material licenses, certificates, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and other rights from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state and local governmental authorities (including, without limitation, from the insurance regulatory agencies of the various jurisdictions where it conducts business) and all courts and other governmental tribunals (each, an “Authorization”) necessary to engage in the business currently conducted by it in the manner described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, except where failure to hold such Authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) fulfilled and performed all obligations necessary to maintain each

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authorization and (v) no knowledge of any threatened action, suit or proceeding or investigation that would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, termination or suspension of any Authorization, the revocation, termination or suspension of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect, and the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all such Authorizations and with the rules and regulations of the regulatory authorities having jurisdiction with respect thereto. No insurance regulatory agency or body has issued any order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of dividends by any subsidiary of the Company to its parent, other than any such orders or decrees the issuance of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all leases to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party are valid and binding and no default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries has occurred and is continuing thereunder.

(r)    All tax returns required to be filed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in all jurisdictions, have been so filed. All taxes, including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges due or claimed to be due from such entities or that are due and payable have been paid, other than those being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided or those currently payable without penalty or interest. The Company does not know of any material proposed additional tax assessments against it or any of its subsidiaries.

(s)    The Company is not, and after the application of the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).

(t)    The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company has been validly authorized and issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and was not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights; and such authorized capital stock conforms in all material respects to the description thereof set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Company had at March 31, 2020, an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the section headed “Capitalization” of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and, except as expressly set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus, since the date set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus, (A) there are no outstanding preemptive or other rights, warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options (except as contemplated by the terms of the Variable Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2065 of the Company) and (B) there will have been no change in the authorized or outstanding capitalization of the Company, except with respect to, in the case of each of clause (A) and (B) above, (i) changes occurring in the ordinary course of business and (ii) changes in outstanding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) and options or rights to acquire Common Stock resulting from transactions relating to the Company’s employee benefit, dividend reinvestment or stock purchase plans.

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(u)    The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains insurance covering their properties, personnel and business. Such insurance insures against such losses and risks as are adequate in accordance with the Company’s perception of customary industry practice to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their businesses. All such insurance is outstanding and duly in force on the date hereof and will be outstanding and duly in force on the Delivery Date.

(v)    Neither the Company nor any agent thereof acting on the behalf of the Company has taken, and none of them will take, any action that might cause the Agreement or the issuance and sale of the Securities to violate Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(w)    Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), who has issued an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and has audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act. The consolidated historical statements together with the related schedules and notes fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019 in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout such periods. Other historical financial and accounting information and data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, were compared to such financial statements and the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries, except as may otherwise be indicated in the comfort letter provided by Deloitte & Touche. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(x)    The 2019 statutory annual statements of each of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries which is regulated as an insurance company (collectively, the “Insurance Subsidiaries”) and the statutory balance sheets and income statements included in such statutory annual statements together with related schedules and notes, have been prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with statutory accounting principles or practices required or permitted by the appropriate Insurance Department of the jurisdiction of domicile of each such subsidiary, and such statutory accounting practices have been applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may otherwise be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, and present fairly, in all material respects, the statutory financial position of the Insurance Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof, and the statutory basis results of operations of the Insurance Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby.

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(y)     The Company is not aware of any threatened or pending downgrading of the long-term debt rating or any other claims-paying ability rating of the Company or any Significant Subsidiaries, other than as set forth or described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(z)    There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company, any of the subsidiaries of the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person. The Time of Sale Prospectus contains in all material respects the same description of the foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus.

(aa)    The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(bb)    The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder, as set forth below; the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company, is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and conforms in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act; when the Supplemental Indenture is duly executed and delivered by the Company, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indenture by the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws now or hereinafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of reasonableness, materiality, good faith and fair dealing, (ii) that the remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief are subject to general equitable principles, whether such enforcement is sought at law or equity and (iii) that such enforcement may be subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceedings therefore may be brought. The Indenture will conform, when the Supplemental Indenture is executed and delivered, in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. The Time of Sale Prospectus contains in all material respects the same description of the foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus.

(cc)    The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and when the Securities are executed, authenticated and issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, such Securities will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws now or hereinafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of reasonableness, materiality, good faith and fair dealing, (ii) that the remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief are subject to general equitable principles, whether such enforcement is sought at law or equity and (iii) that such enforcement may be subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceedings therefore may be brought. The Securities will conform, when executed and delivered, in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. The Time of Sale Prospectus contains in all material respects the same description of the foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus.

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(dd)    Neither the Company, nor to its knowledge, any of its Affiliates (as defined in Regulation C of the Securities Act, an “Affiliate”), has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities to facilitate the sale or resale of such Securities.

(ee)    No event has occurred nor has any circumstance arisen which, had the Securities been issued on the date hereof, would constitute a default or an event of default under the Indenture as summarized in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(ff)    Each certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.

(gg)    The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.

(hh)    Since the date of the latest financial statements included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

(ii)    The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such terms are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) in accordance with the rules and regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures (a) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer by others within those entities. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide such reasonable assurance.

(jj)    Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, The Corruption of Foreign

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Public Officials Act (Canada), any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain commercially reasonable policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

(kk)    The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering or terrorist financing statutes of all jurisdictions in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries owns property, assets or conducts its respective operations, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(ll)    None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), and the Company will not directly or, knowingly, indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) for the purpose of financing any activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions, nor is the Company resident, located or organized in any country that is the subject of Sanctions (each, a “Sanctioned Country”). For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that, to the knowledge of the Company, at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

(mm)    Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy

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and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”)) used in connection with their businesses and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.

2.    Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters. On the basis of the representations and warranties made herein and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule 1 hereto. The price of the Securities shall be 98.822% of the principal amount thereof. The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities to be delivered on the Delivery Date, except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased on the Delivery Date as provided herein.

3.    Offering of Securities by the Underwriters. The several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.

4.    Delivery of and Payment for the Securities. (a) Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made at the office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the third full business day following the date of this Agreement, or at such other date or place as shall be determined by agreement among the Underwriters and the Company (such date and time of delivery of and payment for the Securities, the “Delivery Date”). On the Delivery Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered certificates representing the Securities to the Underwriters for the account of each Underwriter against payment to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately available funds. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request in writing not less than two full business days prior to the Delivery Date.

The Company will deliver, against payment of the purchase price, the Securities in the form of one or more permanent global certificates (the “Global Securities”), registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The Global Securities will be made available, at the request of the Underwriters, for checking at least 24 hours prior to the Delivery Date.

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5.    Further Agreements.

5A.    Further Agreements of the Company. The Company further agrees, for the benefit of each of the Underwriters:

(a)    To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriters which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the Securities Act; to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prior to the Delivery Date or to the Time of Sale Prospectus prior to its first use on the date hereof, except as permitted herein; to advise the Underwriters, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amended Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus has been filed with the Commission and to furnish the Underwriters with copies thereof; to file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required by applicable law in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; to advise the Underwriters, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its reasonable best efforts to obtain its withdrawal;

(b)    To furnish promptly to the Underwriters and to counsel for the Underwriters, upon request, a signed or facsimile signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto filed with the Commission, including all consents and exhibits filed therewith;

(c)    To deliver promptly to the Underwriters such number of the following documents as the Underwriters shall reasonably request: (i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits) and (ii) each Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Preliminary Prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus, and, if the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required at any time after the Effective Time in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and, if at such time, any events shall have occurred as a result of which the Time of the Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus is delivered (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act), not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus or the

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Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, to notify the Underwriters and, upon their request, to prepare and furnish without charge to the Underwriters and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Underwriters may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;

(d)    Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Underwriters a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters reasonably object, in each case, other than the free writing prospectus(es) identified on Schedule 2;

(e)    To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus that may, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the Underwriters, be required by the Securities Act or is requested by the Commission;

(f)    To furnish to the Underwriters a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which the Underwriters reasonably object, in each case, other than the free writing prospectus(es) identified on Schedule 2;

(g)    To obtain the Underwriters’ consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, before taking, or failing to take, any action that would cause the Company to be required to file a free writing prospectus pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, other than the free writing prospectus(es) listed in Schedule 2 hereto;

(h)    Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder;

(i)    If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and (A) any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in writing in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, (B) if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement or (C) if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, then the Company shall, with respect to clause (A) , (B) or (C), as the case may be, forthwith prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented (X) will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, when conveyed to a prospective purchaser, be misleading, (Y) so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement or (Z) so that the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented otherwise complies with applicable law, as the case may be;

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(j)    For so long as the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required in connection with the initial offering or sale of the Securities, prior to filing with the Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus and any document incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or in the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act, to furnish a copy thereof to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters and obtain the consent of the Underwriters to such filing;

(k)    As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, to make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to deliver to the Underwriters an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 of the Securities Act);

(l)    Promptly from time to time, to take such action as the Representatives may reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Representatives may request and in such other jurisdictions as the Company and the Representatives may mutually agree, and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities; provided that, in connection therewith, the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction;

(m)    Not to take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed to stabilize or manipulate, or which constitutes or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation, of the price of any security of the Company in connection with the initial offering of the Securities (except after consultation with the Underwriters and as may be permitted by under federal securities laws);

(n)    To use its best efforts to cause the Securities to be accepted for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC;

(o)    To execute and deliver the Supplemental Indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters;

(p)    To apply the net proceeds from the issuance of the Securities as set forth under “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus;

(q)    To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries shall not become an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act;

(r)    To take all reasonable action necessary to enable the rating agencies referenced in Section 7(l) to provide their respective ratings of the Securities; and

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(s)    For a period beginning from the date of this Agreement and continuing through the Delivery Date not to (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any debt securities of the Company with a maturity of three years or longer or any other securities that are substantially similar to the Securities or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such debt securities of the Company (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Securities or such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of such debt securities of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Underwriters, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to the issuance of the Securities to be sold hereunder.

5B.    Further Agreement of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company (1) not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter and (2) to comply with the selling restrictions relating to non-U.S. jurisdictions set forth in paragraphs twelve through twenty four of the “Underwriting” section of the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus.

6.    Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid: (a) the costs incident to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement and any amendments and exhibits thereto, any Preliminary Prospectus and any Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto; (c) the costs of distributing the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective amendments thereof (including, in each case, exhibits), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, in each case, as provided in this Agreement; (d) the costs of preparing and distributing the terms of any agreement relating to the organization of the underwriting syndicate and selling group to the members (such as an agreement among underwriters) thereof, by mail, telex or other reasonable means of communication; (e) the costs, if any, of producing and distributing the Transaction Agreements; (f) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Securities under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions in the United States as provided in Section 5A(l) and of preparing, photocopying and distributing a U.S. Blue Sky memorandum (including reasonable related fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters in connection therewith); (g) the expenses of the Company and the Underwriters in connection with the marketing and offering of the Securities, including, if applicable, all reasonable costs and expenses incident to the preparation of “road show” presentation or comparable marketing materials and the road show traveling expenses of the Company in connection with the offering of the Securities; (h) all expenses and fees in connection with any rating of the Securities; (i) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, transfer agents and independent accountants, the Trustee and the costs and charges of any registrar and paying agent under the Indenture; and (j) all other costs and expenses incident to the

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performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement; provided, however, that, except as provided in this Section 6, in Section 8 and in Section 11, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses of their counsel.

7.    Conditions of the Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, on the date hereof and on the Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, and to the satisfaction of each of the following additional conditions and agreements:

(a)    The Prospectus, and any free writing prospectus that is required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, shall have been timely filed with the Commission by the Company in accordance with Section 5A(a) of this Agreement; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional information in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied with in all material respects.

(b)    No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the date hereof or the Delivery Date, that, in the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, any part of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, contained, as of its Effective Date or as of the Delivery Date, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or any supplement thereto, contains and will contain, as of the date hereof and the Delivery Date, an untrue statement of a material fact or omits and will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(c)    All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Transaction Agreements and the Securities, and all other legal matters relating to the offering, issuance and sale of the Securities and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel to the Underwriters.

(d)    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, special counsel to the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters its written opinion, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, substantially in the form set forth in Annex I hereto.

(e)    William L. Hutton, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters his written opinion, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, substantially in the form set forth in Annex II hereto.

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(f)    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP shall have furnished to the Underwriters its written opinion, as counsel to the Underwriters, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.

(g)    By the date hereof and on the Delivery Date, Deloitte & Touche shall have furnished to the Underwriters its letters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ initial and bring-down “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(h)    The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters a certificate, dated the Delivery Date, of its President or any Executive or Senior Vice President and its principal financial or accounting officer, or treasurer, stating, in the name of and in their capacity as officers of the Company, that:

(i)    The representations, warranties and agreements of the Company in Section 1 are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent already qualified by materiality, in which case said representations, warranties and agreements shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date hereof and the Delivery Date; the Company has complied with, in all material respects, all of its agreements contained herein to be performed prior to or on the Delivery Date; and the conditions set forth in Section 7 have been fulfilled.

(ii)    (A) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business from (I) any governmental or regulatory action, notice, order or decree of a regulatory authority or (II) fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court, in each case, otherwise than as set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; (B) since such date there has not been any material change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, results of operations or business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; and (C) the Company has not declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock, except for dividends declared in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, otherwise than as set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and, except as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

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(iii)    They have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion (A) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the date hereof and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, as of the Delivery Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (C) the Prospectus, as of the date hereof and as of the Delivery Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (D) since the Effective Date, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

(i)    The Supplemental Indenture, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Underwriters, shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, and the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and duly authenticated by the Trustee.

(j)    On or prior to the Delivery Date, counsel to the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and related proceedings or in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and their counsel.

(k)    Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock, short term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, results of operations or business of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Underwriters, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Securities being delivered on the Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(l)    Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company’s or any Significant Subsidiary’s debt securities or financial strength by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as

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that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced or privately communicated to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company’s or any Significant Subsidiary’s debt securities or financial strength, other than as specifically set forth in Section 1(y) of this Agreement or as set forth or contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(m)    On or after the date hereof there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) a suspension or material limitation in trading in the Company’s securities on the New York Stock Exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by either federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war; or (v) the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis or any change in financial, political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event specified in clause (iv) or (v) in the judgment of the Underwriters makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering, sale or the delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(n)    The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters a certificate, dated the date hereof and such Delivery Date, of its Chief Financial Officer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives covering certain financial information of the Company contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Underwriters. No opinion shall state that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is otherwise subject to, any treatise, written policy or other document relating to legal opinions, including, without limitation, the Legal Opinion Accord of the ABA Section of Business Law (1991). All opinions (other than the opinion referred to in Section 7(f) above) shall state that they may be relied upon by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as to matters of law (other than New York and federal law).

8.    Indemnification and Contribution.

(a)    The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of the Securities), to which that Underwriter, affiliate, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, the

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Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (and with respect to the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus or any such issuer free writing prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements are made) not misleading; and shall reimburse each Underwriter and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Underwriter, affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, or the Prospectus, or in any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with the written information concerning that Underwriter furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter concerning that Underwriter expressly for inclusion therein (which consists of the information specified in Section 1(c)). The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to any Underwriter or to any affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person of that Underwriter.

(b)    Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Company, its officers and employees, each of its directors, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company, or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (and with respect to the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus or any such free writing prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements are made) not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of that Underwriter expressly for inclusion therein (which consists of the information specified in Section 1(c)), and shall reimburse the Company and any such director, officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person.

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(c)    Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under Section 8(a), 8(b) or 8(d) except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided, further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that the Underwriters shall each have the right to employ separate counsel to represent the Underwriters and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees and controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters against the Company under this Section 8 if, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Underwriters it is advisable for such Underwriters, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and controlling persons to be jointly represented by separate counsel, due to the availability of one or more legal defenses to them which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, and in that event the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the Company; provided further, that the Company shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party shall, (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

(d)    If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for any reason be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a), 8(b) or 8(c) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, other than to the extent that such indemnification is unavailable or insufficient due to a failure to provide prompt notice in accordance with Section 8(c), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect

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thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other with respect to the statements or omissions or alleged statements or alleged omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions realized or received by the Underwriters with respect to the Securities purchased under this Agreement, on the other hand, bear to the total gross proceeds from the offering of the Securities under this Agreement, in each case, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if the amount of contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation, which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

9.    Defaulting Underwriters. If, on the Delivery Date, any Underwriter defaults in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase on the Delivery Date in the respective proportions which the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite the name of each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters in Schedule 1 hereto; provided, however, that the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Securities on the Delivery Date if the total principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but

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failed to purchase on such date exceeds 10% of the total aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on the Delivery Date, and any remaining non-defaulting Underwriter shall not be obligated to purchase more than 110% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities which it agreed to purchase on the Delivery Date pursuant to the terms of Section 2. If the foregoing maximums are exceeded, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or those other underwriters satisfactory to the Representatives who so agree, shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to purchase, in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them, the total aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on the Delivery Date. If the remaining Underwriters or other underwriters satisfactory to the Representatives do not elect to purchase on the Delivery Date the total aggregate principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on the Delivery Date, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter and the Company, except that the Company will continue to be severally liable for the payment of expenses to the extent set forth in Sections 6 and 11 and that the provisions of Section 8 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any party not listed in Schedule 1 hereto who, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Securities which a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.

Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company for damages caused by its default. If other underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting or withdrawing Underwriter, either the Representatives or the Company may postpone the Delivery Date for up to seven full business days in order to effect any changes that, in the opinion of counsel to the Company or counsel to the Underwriters, may be necessary in the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement.

10.    Termination. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice given to and received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities if, prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(k), 7(l) or 7(m) shall have occurred or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement.

11.    Reimbursement of Underwriters Expenses. If (a) the Company shall fail to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters by reason of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company to perform any agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other condition of the Underwriters’ obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company (including, without limitation, with respect to the transactions) is not fulfilled (other than as a result of the condition described in Section 7(m)) or (b) the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement (including the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10) (other than as a result of the condition described in Section 7(m)), the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Securities, and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriters. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 by reason of the default of one or more Underwriters, the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse any defaulting Underwriter on account of those expenses.

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12.    Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Securities, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Securities.

(b)    The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

13.    Notices, etc. Notices given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be addressed as follows:

(a)    if to the Underwriters, to: Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, Fax No.: (646) 834-8133, Attention: Syndicate Registration; BofA Securities, Inc., 50 Rockefeller Plaza, NY1, 050 12 01, New York, New York 10020, Fax No.: (212) 901-7881, Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Fax No.: (212) 834-6081, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk; and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., 214 North Tryon Street, 26^th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: High Grade Syndicate, Fax No.: (704) 335-2393, and with a copy to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Fax No.: 212-455-2502, Attention: Lesley Peng; and

(b)    if to the Company, to 16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017, Attention: Brian W. Haynes, Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer; with a copy to William L. Hutton, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at the same address; and with a copy to Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, One Metropolitan Square, 211 North Broadway, Suite 3600, St. Louis, Missouri 63102, Attention: R. Randall Wang, Esq.; Fax No.: 314-552-8149;

provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its acceptance telex to the Representatives, which address will be supplied to any other party hereto by the Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof. The Company shall be entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given or made on behalf of the Underwriters by the Representatives.

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14.    Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (A) the representations, warranties, indemnities, contributions and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the affiliates, officers, directors and employees of the Underwriters and the person or persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (B) any indemnity or contribution agreement of the Underwriters contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of affiliates, directors, trustees, officers and employees of the Company, and any person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 14, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

15.    Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.

16.    Definition of the term “Business Day.” For purposes of this Agreement, “business day” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

17.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

18.    Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

19.    Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes. (a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b)    In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

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As used in this Section 19:

“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

“Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(i)    a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii)    a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii)    a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

20.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of this Agreement by one party to the other may be made by facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

21.    Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

The rest of this page has been left blank intentionally; the signature page follows.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and the Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.

[Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement – Senior Notes]

Accepted and agreed by:

Barclays Capital Inc.

BofA Securities, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

    For Themselves and as Representatives

    of the Several Underwriters

[Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement – Senior Notes]

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

1.    Form of Issuer Free Writing Prospectus Term Sheet

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

$600,000,000 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030

Final Term Sheet

Dated June 4, 2020

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, which consists of a preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 4, 2020 and an accompanying prospectus dated May 20, 2020) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling: Barclays Capital Inc. at (888) 603-5847, BofA Securities, Inc. at (800) 294-1322, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533 or U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. at (877) 558-2607.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER E-MAIL SYSTEM.

2.    Road Show, as posted on NetRoadshow on June 4, 2020, with restricted access.

Schedule 3

LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

As of the date of this Agreement

Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated, Missouri corporation, wholly owned by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated.

RGA Reinsurance Company, Missouri corporation, wholly owned by Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated.

RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd., Barbados corporation, wholly owned by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated.

RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada, Canadian Federal corporation, wholly owned by RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company Ltd., Barbados corporation, wholly owned by RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Bermuda private limited corporation, wholly owned by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated.

RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Barbados corporation, wholly owned by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated.

Rockwood Reinsurance Company, a Missouri corporation, wholly owned by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated.

Annex I

FORM OF OPINION OF BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP

[Omitted.]

Annex II

FORM OF OPINION OF EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,

GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY

[Omitted.]

Exhibit 4.2

Sixth Supplemental Indenture

between

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Trustee

Dated June 9, 2020

3.150% Senior Notes due 2030

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated June 9, 2020 (this “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), between REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), having its principal executive office at 16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), having its corporate trust office at 601 Travis Street, 16^th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, supplementing the Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture” and, together with this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

The Company executed and delivered the Base Indenture to the Trustee to provide for the issuance from time to time by the Company of its debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter generally called the “Debt Securities”) to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Base Indenture, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount which may be authenticated and delivered as provided in the Base Indenture;

Pursuant to the terms of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of a new series of Debt Securities to be known as the 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Senior Notes”), the form and substance of such Senior Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be as set forth in the Indenture;

Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture, a new series of Debt Securities may at any time be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, an Officers’ Certificate or one or more indentures supplemental to the Base Indenture;

The Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Sixth Supplemental Indenture. All requirements necessary to make this Sixth Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms (and to make the Senior Notes, when duly executed by the Company and duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid and enforceable obligations of the Company) have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Senior Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of Senior Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1    Definition of Terms

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)    a term not defined herein that is defined in the Base Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture;

(b)    a term defined anywhere in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture has the same meaning throughout;

(c)    the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

(d)    a reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or Article of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture;

(e)    headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation; and

(f)    the following terms have the following meanings:

“Base Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any date of redemption, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that date of redemption.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or another agreement conveying the right to use) real or personal property thereof that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the face of a balance sheet thereof in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the amount of such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease (or such other agreement) prior to the first date upon which such lease (or such other agreement) may be terminated by the lessee (or obligor) without payment of a penalty.

“Capital Stock” means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock of such Person, including, without limitation, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Senior Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that such Senior Notes mature on March 15, 2030, (the date which is three months prior to final maturity of the Senior Notes)) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Senior Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that such Senior Notes mature on March 15, 2030, (the date which is three months prior to final maturity of the Senior Notes)).

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three (3) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.

“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means the total shareholders’ equity as reflected in the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, less intangible assets such as goodwill, trademarks, tradenames, patents and unamortized debt discount and expense.

“Debt Securities” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as set forth in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and in opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession or which have other substantial authoritative support in the United States and are applicable in the circumstances, in each case as of the date of determination, as applied on a consistent basis.

“Guarantee” by any Person means any Obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including, without limitation, every obligation of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness of the payment of such Indebtedness or (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness (and the terms “Guaranteed,” “Guaranteeing” and “Guarantor” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however, that the Guarantee by any Person shall not include endorsements by such Person for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.

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“Global Senior Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Senior Note is registered.

“Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication: (i) every obligation of such Person for money borrowed; (ii) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; (iii) every obligation of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to assets or property purchased by such Person or issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, assets or services (but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are nor overdue by more than 90 days or are being contested by such Person in good faith); (iv) every Capital Lease Obligation of such Person; (v) every obligation of such Person with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction to which such Person is a party; (vi) every obligation of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person; (vii) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of outstanding Redeemable Stock of such Person; (viii) every obligation of such Person with respect to performance, surety or similar bonds; (ix) every obligation of such Person under interest rate swap or cap or similar agreements, or under foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreements, of such Person; (x) if such Person is engaged in the insurance business, all Surplus Debt of such Person; and (xi) every obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (x) and (xii) of another Person the payment of which such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise responsible for or liable for, directly or indirectly, as obligor, Guarantor or otherwise; and (xii) every amendment, modification, renewal and extension of an obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (xi).

“Insurance Regulator” means any Person having (i) authority to administer or enforce any statute, regulation or other law of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia or any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof (or any order or decree of any court thereof) governing the conduct of an insurance business, and (ii) jurisdiction over the matter in question.

“Interest Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

“Quotation Agent” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.

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“Recitals” means the Recitals of the Company set forth in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

“Redeemable Stock” of a Person means every Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms or otherwise is required to be redeemed or otherwise purchased by such Person, or is redeemable or so purchasable at the option of the holder thereof, at any time prior to the Stated Maturity of the Capital Stock.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and one Primary Treasury Dealer selected by U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and, in each case, their respective successors or their respective affiliates that are Primary Treasury Dealers (as defined herein); provided, however, that if any of them shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), and (ii) one other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, after consultation with the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by that Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding that date of redemption.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means (i) any Significant Subsidiary of the Company existing on the date hereof, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company, organized or acquired after the date hereof, which is a Significant Subsidiary and (iii) an Unrestricted Subsidiary which is reclassified as a Restricted Subsidiary by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any bank, insurance company or other lender or investor (other than the Company or a Subsidiary), or to which such lender or investor is a party, providing for the leasing by the Company or any Subsidiary of any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or any Subsidiary to such lender or investor or to any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such lender or investor on the security of such property or asset.

“Senior Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Significant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary, including its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, which meets any of the following conditions (in each case determined in accordance with GAAP): (i) the Company’s and its other Subsidiaries’ investment in and advances to the Subsidiary exceed ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries consolidated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year;

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(ii) the Company’s and its other Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of the total assets (after inter-company eliminations) of the Subsidiary exceeds ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries consolidated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year; or (iii) the Company’s and its other Subsidiaries’ equity interest in the income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles of the Subsidiary exceeds ten percent (10%) of such income of the Company and its Subsidiaries consolidated for the most recently completed fiscal year.

“Sixth Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Surplus Debt” of any Person engaged in the insurance business means any liability of such Person to another for repayment of a sum of money to such other Person under a written agreement approved by an Insurance Regulator providing for such liability to be paid only out of surplus of such Person in excess of a minimum amount of surplus specified in such agreement.

“Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company which is not a Restricted Subsidiary.

“Voting Stock” means capital stock, the holders of which have general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors of a corporation, provided that, for the purposes of such definition, capital stock which by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors carries only the right to vote conditioned on the happening of an event shall not be considered Voting Stock, whether or not such event shall have happened.

ARTICLE II

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SENIOR NOTES

Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture, the Senior Notes are hereby established with the following terms and other provisions:

Section 2.1    Designation and Principal Amount

(a)    There is hereby authorized a series of Debt Securities designated the “3.150% Senior Notes due 2030,” initially in the aggregate principal amount at maturity of Six Hundred Million Dollars ($600,000,000).

(b)    Without the consent of the Holders of the Senior Notes, the Company may, from time to time, create and issue additional Senior Notes having the same terms and conditions as the Senior Notes in all respects, except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first payment of interest thereon. Additional Senior Notes issued after the date hereof will form a single series with all such outstanding Senior Notes; provided that additional Senior Notes will not be issued with the same CUSIP, if any, as existing Senior Notes unless such additional Senior Notes are fungible with existing Senior Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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Section 2.2    Issue Date; Maturity

Subject to Section 2.1(b), the Senior Notes shall initially be issued as of the date hereof; the Stated Maturity of the Senior Notes shall be June 15, 2030 or if such date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day.

Section 2.3    Percentage of Principal Amount

Subject to Section 2.1(b), the Senior Notes will initially be issued at 99.472% of the principal amount.

Section 2.4    Place of Payment and Surrender for Registration of Transfer

(a)    Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Senior Notes shall be made, the transfer of Senior Notes will be registrable, and Senior Notes will be exchangeable for Senior Notes of other denominations of a like principal amount at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, initially the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Senior Notes issued as Global Senior Notes shall be payable by the Company through the Paying Agent to the Depositary in immediately available funds.

(b)    Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Senior Notes issued in physical form shall be made, the transfer of Senior Notes will be registrable, and Senior Notes will be exchangeable for Senior Notes of other denominations of a like principal amount at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, initially the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee; provided that, at the Company’s option, interest on Senior Notes issued in physical form may be payable by (i) a U.S. Dollar check drawn on a bank in The City of New York mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or (ii) upon application to the Security Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date by a Holder of a principal amount of Securities in excess of $5,000,000, wire transfer in immediately available funds, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Security Registrar to the contrary.

Section 2.5    Registered Securities; Form; Denominations; Depositary

(a)    Subject to Section 2.1(b), the Senior Notes shall be issued in fully registered form, without coupons, as registered Debt Securities and shall initially be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes (the “Global Senior Notes”), and with the legends contained in, the form of Exhibit A hereto.

(b)    The Senior Notes shall not be issuable in bearer form. The terms and provisions contained in the form of Senior Note shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of the Indenture and to the extent applicable, the Company, and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of the Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

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(c)    The Senior Notes shall be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(d)    Initially, the Depositary for the Senior Notes will be The Depository Trust Company. The Global Senior Notes will be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, Cede & Co., and held by the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary for crediting to the accounts of its participants.

Section 2.6    Interest

(a)    The Senior Notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.150% per annum on the principal amount thereof from and including June 9, 2020 to, but excluding, June 15, 2030, payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). The Regular Record Dates for the Senior Notes shall be the immediately preceding June 1 and December 1, respectively, of each year.

(b)    The amount of interest payable on the Senior Notes for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on the Senior Notes is not a Business Day, payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on the next day that is a Business Day (and without any additional interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the preceding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was originally payable.

(c)    The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Senior Notes plus 1% per annum to the extent lawful.

Section 2.7    Optional Redemption

(a)    The Company may, at its option, redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to:

(i)    if the Senior Notes are redeemed prior to March 15, 2030, the greater of: (A) 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed, and (B) as determined by the Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to March 15, 2030 (not including any portion of those payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points; or

(ii)    if the Senior Notes are redeemed on or after March 15, 2030, 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed;

plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.

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(b)    The redemption provisions of Article XII of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Senior Notes.

Section 2.8    No Sinking Fund

The Senior Notes shall not be subject to a sinking fund provision. The provisions contained in Article XIII of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Senior Notes.

Section 2.9    Events of Default

In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture, it shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Senior Notes if the following occurs and shall be continuing: an acceleration of the maturity of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount in excess of One Hundred Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($175,000,000), if such failure to pay is not discharged or such acceleration is not annulled within 15 days after the Company shall have received due notice of such acceleration.

The additional Events of Default set forth in this Section 2.9 are expressly being included solely to be applicable to the Senior Notes specified in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.10    Ranking

The Senior Notes shall constitute the senior debt obligations of the Company and shall rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future senior debt obligations of the Company.

Section 2.11    Paying Agent; Security Registrar

Initially, the Trustee shall act as Paying Agent and Security Registrar. If the Senior Notes are issued in definitive form, the Corporate Trust Office shall be the office or agency of the Paying Agent and the Security Registrar for the Senior Notes.

Section 2.12    Defeasance

The defeasance provisions of Article XIV of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Senior Notes.

Section 2.13    No Conversion

The Senior Notes will not be convertible into shares of Common Stock or any other security. The provisions contained in Article XV of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Senior Notes.

Section 2.14    CUSIP Numbers

The Company in issuing the Senior Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made

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as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Senior Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Senior Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

Section 2.15    Definitive Form of Senior Notes

The Senior Notes will be issued in definitive form only under the limited circumstances set forth in Section 3.4 of the Base Indenture.

Section 2.16    Company Reports

The provisions of Section 7.4 of the Base Indenture relating to the nature, content and date for reports by the Company to the Holders, to the extent such provisions are mandated by the Trust Indenture Act, shall apply to the Senior Notes.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS

Article XI of the Base Indenture is hereby supplemented by the following additional covenants of the Company:

Section 3.1    Limitation on Liens

The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume or guaranty any Indebtedness if such Indebtedness is secured by a mortgage, pledge of, lien on, security interest in or other encumbrance upon any shares of Voting Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Voting Stock is now owned or is hereafter acquired, without providing that the Senior Notes (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness or obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary ranking equally with such Senior Notes and then existing or thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (a) Indebtedness incurred, issued, assumed, guaranteed or permitted to exist and secured by liens, security interests, pledges or other encumbrances which does not exceed 10% of the Company’s then Consolidated Tangible Net Worth; (b) Indebtedness secured by a pledge of, lien on or security interest in any shares of Voting Stock of any corporation if such pledge, lien or security interest is made or granted prior to or at the time such corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such pledge, lien or security interest was not created in anticipation of the transfer of such shares of Voting Stock to the Company or its Subsidiaries; (c) liens or security interests securing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; or (d) the extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any lien or security interest referred to in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) but only if the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by the liens or security interests immediately prior thereto is not increased and the lien or security interest is not extended to other property.

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Section 3.2    Limitations on Issuance or Disposition of Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries

The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Capital Stock (other than nonvoting preferred stock) of any Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Subsidiary having direct or indirect control of any Restricted Subsidiary), except for, subject to Article IX of the Base Indenture: (a) director’s qualifying shares; (b) a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Subsidiary having direct or indirect control of any Restricted Subsidiary) to the Company or to one or more Restricted Subsidiaries; (c) a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or part of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Subsidiary having direct or indirect control of any Restricted Subsidiary) for consideration which is at least equal to the fair value of such Capital Stock as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors acting in good faith; (d) the issuance, sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition made in compliance with an order of a court or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction, other than an order issued at the request of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or (e) issuance for consideration which is at least equal to fair value as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors acting in good faith.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1    Ratification, Extension and Renewal of Indenture

The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, is ratified, confirmed, extended and renewed, and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. If any provision of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture is inconsistent with a provision of the Base Indenture, the terms of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall control. This Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall only apply to the Senior Notes and shall not apply to any other Debt Securities of any other series issued under the Base Indenture (unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indeture for Debt Securities of any such series).

Section 4.2    Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals

The Recitals are made by the Company and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or the Senior Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Senior Notes or the proceeds thereof.

Section 4.3    Governing Law

This Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the Senior Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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Section 4.4    Severability

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or in the Senior Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or of the Senior Notes, but this Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the Senior Notes shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.

Section 4.5    Counterparts

This Sixth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 4.6    Successors and Assigns

All covenants and agreements in the Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether expressed or not. The Company will have the right at all times to assign any of its respective rights or obligations under the Indenture to a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company; provided that, in the event of any such assignment, the Company will remain liable for all of its respective obligations. Subject to the foregoing, the Indenture will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties thereto and their respective successors and assigns. The Indenture may not otherwise be assigned by the parties thereto.

Section 4.7    FATCA Withholding

In order to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA, the Company agrees (i) to provide to the Trustee tax information about holders or the transactions contemplated hereby (including any modification to the terms of such transactions), to the extent such information is directly available to the Company, so that the Trustee can determine whether it has tax-related obligations under FATCA and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Senior Notes to the extent necessary to comply with FATCA.

Section 4.8    Electronic Signatures

The words “execution,” signed,” signature,” and words of like import in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile, email or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf,” “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including,

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without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code. Without limitation to the foregoing, and anything in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) any Officers’ Certificate, Company Order, Opinion of Counsel, Senior Notes, certificate of authentication appearing on or attached to any Senior Notes, supplemental indenture or other certificate, opinion of counsel, instrument, agreement or other document delivered pursuant to the Base Indenture may be executed, attested and transmitted by any of the foregoing electronic means and formats, (b) all references in Section 3.3 or elsewhere in the Base Indenture to the execution, attestation or authentication of any Senior Notes or any certificate of authentication appearing on or attached to any Senior Notes by means of a manual or facsimile signature shall be deemed to include signatures that are made or transmitted by any of the foregoing electronic means or formats, and (c) any requirement in Section 3.3 or elsewhere in the Base Indenture that any signature be made under a corporate seal (or facsimile thereof) shall not be applicable to the Senior Notes.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

Signature page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SENIOR NOTE

[FACE OF SENIOR NOTE]

[THIS SENIOR NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SENIOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SENIOR NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SENIOR NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED UNLESS AND UNTIL THIS SENIOR NOTE IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SENIOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM. UNLESS THIS SENIOR NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SENIOR NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.] ^*

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

3.150% Senior Notes due 2030

This Senior Note is one of a duly authorized series of Debt Securities of REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (the “Senior Notes”), all issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of August 21, 2012, duly executed and delivered by REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated June 9, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Senior Notes. By the terms of the Indenture, the Debt Securities are issuable in series that may vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as provided in the Indenture.

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The Company, for value received, hereby promises to pay to [Cede & Co.]^*, or registered assigns, the principal sum of                  ($                ) [(as increased or decreased on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases)]^* on June 15, 2030 or if such date is not a Business Day, the following Business Day.

Interest Payment Dates: June 15 and December 15, commencing on                     ,             .

Record Dates: June 1 and December 1.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Senior Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Senior Note to be duly executed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030 issued under the within mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By:                                                  

Authorized Signatory

Dated: _________, 20__

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[REVERSE OF SENIOR NOTE]

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

3.150% Senior Notes due 2030

To the extent that any rights or other provisions of this Senior Note differ from or are inconsistent with those contained in the Indenture, then the Indenture shall control. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1.    Principal and Interest.

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Senior Note in the manner specified below at the rate of 3.150% per annum from and including June 9, 2020, to, but excluding, the Stated Maturity. The Company will pay interest on this Senior Note semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on _______________, _______. Interest not paid on the scheduled Interest Payment Date will accrue and compound semiannually at the rate borne by the principal amount of this Senior Note.

Interest on the Senior Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Senior Notes plus 1% per annum to the extent lawful.

2.    Ranking.

The Senior Notes shall constitute the senior debt obligations of the Company and shall rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future senior debt obligations of the Company.

3.    Method of Payment.

Interest on any Senior Note which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the person in whose name that Senior Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the payment of such interest. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on the Senior Notes is not a Business Day, payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on the next day that is a Business Day (and without any additional interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the preceding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was originally payable.

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4.    Paying Agent and Security Registrar.

Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee, will act as Paying Agent and Security Registrar. The Company may change the Paying Agent and Security Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, subject to certain exceptions, act in any such capacity.

5.    Indenture.

This Senior Note is one of a duly authorized series of the 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Senior Notes”) of the Company, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $600,000,000 and issued under an Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2012 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 9, 2020 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), in each case, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The terms of this Senior Note include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). This Senior Note is subject to all such terms, and by acceptance hereof, Holders agree to be bound by all of such terms, as the same may be amended from time to time. Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Senior Note and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.

6.    Optional Right of Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a Redemption Price equal to:

(i) if the Senior Notes are redeemed prior to March 15, 2030, the greater of: (A) 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed, and (B) as determined by the Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to March 15, 2030 (not including any portion of those payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points; or

(ii) if the Senior Notes are redeemed on or after March 15, 2030, 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed;

plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.

(b) The redemption provisions of Article XII of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Senior Notes.

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any date of redemption, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that date of redemption.

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Senior Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that such Senior Notes mature on March 15, 2030 (the date which is three months prior to final maturity of the Senior Notes)) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Senior Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that such Senior Notes mature on March 15, 2030 (the date which is three months prior to final maturity of the Senior Notes)).

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three (3) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.

“Quotation Agent” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and one Primary Treasury Dealer selected by U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and, in each case, their respective successors or their respective affiliates that are Primary Treasury Dealers (as defined herein); provided, however, that if any of them shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), and (ii) one other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, after consultation with the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by that Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding that date of redemption.

Pursuant to Article XII of the Base Indenture, notice of any redemption will be delivered at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the date of redemption to each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed.

7.    No Sinking Fund.

The Senior Notes will not be subject to a sinking fund provision.

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8.    Defaults and Remedies.

The Indenture provides that an Event of Default with respect to the Senior Notes occurs upon the occurrence of specified events. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all of the Senior Notes may become or be declared due and payable, in the manner, with the effect provided in the Indenture.

9.    Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.

The Indenture provides for amendments, supplements and waivers with respect to the Indenture as set forth in Article X of the Base Indenture.

10.    Restrictive Covenants.

The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to, among other things, create certain liens, issue or dispose of stock of Restricted Subsidiaries and consummate certain mergers and consolidations or sales of all or substantially all of its assets. The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.

11.    Denomination; Transfer; Exchange.

The Senior Notes of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations herein and therein set forth, Senior Notes of this series so issued are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount at maturity of Senior Notes of this series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Senior Note is transferable by the registered Holder hereof on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Senior Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Trustee in the City and State of New York accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company or the Trustee duly executed by the registered Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Senior Notes of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount at maturity will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto.

12.    Persons Deemed Owners.

The registered Holder of this Senior Note shall be treated as its owner for all purposes.

13.    Defeasance.

Subject to certain conditions contained in the Indenture, at any time some or all of the Company’s obligations under the Senior Notes and the Indenture may be discharged if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Senior Notes to Stated Maturity.

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14.    No Recourse Against Others.

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or the interest on this Senior Note, or any part hereof or of the indebtedness represented hereby, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company (or any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director of any predecessor or successor corporation), either directly or through the Company (or of any predecessor or successor corporation), whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to and the enforcement of the liability, if any, of any shareholder or subscriber to capital stock upon or in respect of the shares of capital stock not fully paid.

15.    CUSIP Numbers.

The Company may cause CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Senior Notes as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

16.    Authentication.

This Senior Note shall not be valid until the Trustee (or authenticating agent) executes the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Senior Note.

17.    Governing Law.

The Indenture and this Senior Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SENIOR NOTE^*

The initial aggregate principal amount of this Global Senior Note is $________. The following increases or decreases in this Global Senior Note have been made:

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Exhibit 5.1

June 9, 2020   Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 16600 Swingley Ridge Road Chesterfield, Missouri 63017   Re: Offering of 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030   Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Company’s offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Securities”). The Securities are being issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2012 (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2020 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), in each case between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). All capitalized terms which are defined in the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below) shall have the same meanings when used herein, unless otherwise specified.

In connection herewith, we have examined:

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, effective as of May 21, 2020, as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and such other corporate records, agreements and instruments of the Company, certificates of

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public officials and officers of the Company, and such other documents, records and instruments, and we have made such legal and factual inquiries, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for us to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the foregoing, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal competence and capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies or by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, or which we obtained from the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“Edgar”) or other sites maintained by a court or governmental authority or regulatory body and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. If any document we examined in printed, word processed or similar form has been filed with the Commission on Edgar or such court or governmental authority or regulatory body, we have assumed that the document so filed is identical to the document we examined except for formatting changes. We have also relied, to the extent that we deemed appropriate, upon the oral advice of the staff at the Commission. When relevant facts were not independently established, we have relied without independent investigation as to matters of fact upon statements of governmental officials and upon representations or warranties made in or pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and certificates and statements of appropriate representatives of the Company.

In connection herewith, we have assumed that, other than with respect to the Company, all of the documents referred to in this opinion letter have been duly authorized by, have been duly executed and delivered by, and constitute the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of, all of the parties to such documents, all of the signatories to such documents have been duly authorized and all such parties are duly organized and validly existing and have the power and authority (corporate or other) to execute, deliver and perform such documents.

Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that upon the execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indenture by the Company and the Trustee, the Securities will have been duly authorized, and when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered to the Underwriters, in exchange for payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, and entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture.

In addition to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth above, the opinions set forth herein are further limited by, subject to and based upon the following assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions:

(a)    Our opinions herein reflect only the application of applicable Missouri State and New York State law (excluding, without limitation, (A) all laws, rules and regulations of cities, counties and other political subdivisions of each such State and (B) the securities, blue sky, criminal, insurance, environmental, employee benefit, pension, antitrust and tax laws of each such State, as to which we express no opinion). The opinions set forth herein are made as of the date hereof and are subject to, and may be limited by, future changes in factual matters, and we undertake no duty to advise you of the same. The opinions expressed herein are based upon the law in effect (and published or otherwise generally available) on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement these opinions should such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. In rendering our opinions, we have not considered, and hereby disclaim any opinion as to, the application or impact of any laws, cases, decisions, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, court or administrative agency.

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(b)    Our opinions contained herein are limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or similar laws affecting or relating to the rights and remedies of creditors generally including, without limitation, laws relating to fraudulent transfers or conveyances, preferences and equitable subordination, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

(c)    Our opinions herein are further subject to the effect of generally applicable rules of law arising from statutes, judicial and administrative decisions, and the rules and regulations of governmental authorities that: (i) require compliance with or impose standards relating to fiduciary duties or fairness; (ii) limit or affect the enforcement of provisions of a contract that purport to require waiver of the obligations of good faith, fair dealing, diligence and reasonableness; (iii) limit the availability of a remedy under certain circumstances where another remedy has been elected; (iv) limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating, or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct; (v) may, where less than all of the contract may be unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the balance of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange; and (vi) govern and afford judicial discretion regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys’ fees.

(d)    We express no opinion as to:

(i)   the enforceability of any provision in any of the Indenture or the Securities purporting or attempting to (A) confer exclusive jurisdiction and/or venue upon certain courts or otherwise waive the defenses of forum non conveniens or improper venue, (B) confer subject matter jurisdiction on a court not having independent grounds therefor, (C) modify or waive the requirements for effective service of process for any action that may be brought, (D) waive the right of the Company or any other person to a trial by jury, (E) provide that remedies are cumulative or that decisions by a party are conclusive, (F) modify or waive the rights to notice, legal defenses, statutes of limitations and statutes of repose (including the tolling of the same) or other benefits that cannot be waived under applicable law; (G) govern choice of law or conflict of laws; or (H) provide for or grant a power of attorney; and

(ii)   the enforceability of (A) any rights to indemnification or contribution provided for in the Indenture or the Securities which are violative of public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation (including any Federal or state securities law, rule or regulation) or the legality of such rights, (B) any rights to set-off or net payment obligations, (C) any provisions purporting to provide to any party the right to receive costs and expenses beyond those reasonably incurred by it, or (D) provisions in the Indenture whose terms are left open for later resolution by the parties.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP