MBIA INC. (NYSE:MBI) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On June 26, 2017, National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. (“National”), an indirect subsidiary of MBIA Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release. National has posted the release on its website, www.nationalpfg.com, in the “news” section, under the “press release” tab. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information in the press release is being furnished, not filed, to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
The following information is being filed to Item 8.01 – Other Events of Form 8-K.
On June 26, 2017, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”) announced that it has lowered its financial strength rating on National to ‘A’ from ‘AA-’ and its long-term counterparty credit rating on the Company to ‘BBB’ from ‘A-’, each with a Stable Outlook. It also removed its ratings on National and the Company from CreditWatch Negative where they were placed on June 6, 2017. The Company has posted the announcement on its website, www.mbia.com, in the “Investor Relations” section, under the Ratings Agency Reports” tab.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
99.1 Press Release issued by National, dated June 26, 2017.
Forward-Looking Statements The information contained in this Current Report should be read in conjunction with our filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This report includes statements that are not historical or current facts and are “forward-looking statements” made to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “will likely result,” “looking forward” or “will continue,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected, including, among other risks and uncertainties, the possibility that the Company will experience increased credit losses or impairments on public finance obligations we insure issued by state, local and territorial governments and finance authorities that are experiencing unprecedented fiscal stress, the possibility that MBIA Insurance Corporation will have inadequate liquidity to pay expected claims as a result of increased losses on certain structured finance transactions, in particular residential mortgage-backed securities transactions that include a substantial number of ineligible mortgage loans, or a delay or failure in collecting expected recoveries, the possibility that loss reserve estimates are not adequate to cover potential claims, a disruption in the cash flow from our subsidiaries or an inability to access capital and our exposure to significant fluctuations in liquidity and asset values within the global credit markets as a result of collateral posting requirements, our ability to fully implement our strategic plan, deterioration in the economic environment and financial markets in the United States or abroad, and adverse developments in European sovereign credit performance, real estate market performance, credit spreads, interest rates and foreign currency levels, the effects of governmental regulation, including insurance laws, securities laws, tax laws, legal precedents and accounting rules; and uncertainties that have not been identified at this time. These and other factors that could affect financial performance or could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates contained in or underlying the Company’s forward-looking statements are discussed under the “Risk Factors” section in MBIA Inc.’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which may be updated or amended in the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only to their respective dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statement if it later becomes aware that such result is not likely to be achieved.
MBIA INC ExhibitEX-99.1 2 a51580454ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Comments on Standard & Poor’s Downgrade of National’s Financial Strength Rating PURCHASE,…To view the full exhibit click here About MBIA INC. (NYSE:MBI)
MBIA Inc. (MBIA) is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiary, National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (National), is engaged in providing financial guarantee insurance to the United States public finance markets. MBIA’s segments include United States (U.S.) public finance insurance, international and structured finance insurance, and corporate. The U.S. public finance insurance segment is operated through National, and is engaged in generating new insurance business in National, consistent with its portfolio management and return requirements, and to maximize the economics of its existing insured portfolio through surveillance and remediation. The international and structured finance insurance business is primarily operated through MBIA Insurance Corporation and its subsidiaries (MBIA Corp.). The corporate segment is operated through the Company and its subsidiaries, including its service company, MBIA Services Corporation (MBIA Services). MBIA INC. (NYSE:MBI) Recent Trading Information
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