Company Website:
http://www.afginc.com
CINCINNATI -- (Business Wire)
American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) (NASDAQ: AFG) announced today
that it priced an offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of
6¼% Subordinated Debentures due 2054 (the “Debentures”). The offering is
expected to close on September 23, 2014, subject to customary closing
conditions. The Company intends to apply to list the Debentures on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AFGE”. If approved for
listing, trading of the Debentures on the New York Stock Exchange is
expected to commence within 30 days after they are first issued.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate
purposes, which may include repurchases of the Company’s outstanding
common stock and/or the redemption of all or a portion of the Company’s
$132 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Notes
due September 2050, which become redeemable, at par, at AFG’s option,
beginning on September 30, 2015.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC
and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are joint book-running managers of the
offering.
This offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus. Copies of these documents may be obtained from:
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, at 222 Broadway,
11th Floor, New York, NY 10038, Attention: Prospectus Department, toll
free number: 1-800-294-1322 or email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com;
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UBS Securities LLC, at 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171, Attn:
Prospectus Specialist, toll free number: 1-877-827-6444, ext. 561
3884; and
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, at 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, Attention: Capital Markets Client
Support, toll-free number: 1-800-326-5897 or email: cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.
Alternatively, one may obtain these documents for free by visiting the
Company’s EDGAR filings on AFG’s website, or by visiting EDGAR on the
SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor does it constitute
an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction where such offer,
solicitation or sale is not permitted.
About American Financial Group, Inc.
American Financial Group is an insurance holding company, based in
Cincinnati, Ohio with assets of approximately $45 billion. Through the
operations of Great American Insurance Group, AFG is engaged primarily
in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial
products for businesses, and in the sale of fixed and fixed-indexed
annuities in the retail, financial institutions and education markets.
Great American Insurance Group’s roots go back to 1872 with the founding
of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements in this press release
not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on
estimates, assumptions and projections. Examples of such forward-looking
statements include statements relating to: the Company’s expectations
concerning market and other conditions and their effect on future
premiums, revenues, earnings and investment activities; recoverability
of asset values; expected losses and the adequacy of reserves for
long-term care, asbestos, environmental pollution and mass tort claims;
rate changes; and improved loss experience.
Actual results and/or financial condition could differ materially from
those contained in or implied by such forward-looking statements for a
variety of reasons including but not limited to: changes in financial,
political and economic conditions, including changes in interest and
inflation rates, currency fluctuations and extended economic recessions
or expansions in the U.S. and/or abroad; performance of securities
markets; AFG’s ability to estimate accurately the likelihood, magnitude
and timing of any losses in connection with investments in the
non-agency residential mortgage market; new legislation or declines in
credit quality or credit ratings that could have a material impact on
the valuation of securities in AFG’s investment portfolio; the
availability of capital; regulatory actions (including changes in
statutory accounting rules); changes in the legal environment affecting
AFG or its customers; tax law and accounting changes; levels of natural
catastrophes and severe weather, terrorist activities (including any
nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological events), incidents of war
or losses resulting from civil unrest and other major losses;
development of insurance loss reserves and establishment of other
reserves, particularly with respect to amounts associated with asbestos
and environmental claims and AFG’s run-off long-term care business;
availability of reinsurance and ability of reinsurers to pay their
obligations; trends in persistency, mortality and morbidity; competitive
pressures, including those in the annuity distribution channels, the
ability to obtain adequate rates and policy terms; changes in AFG’s
credit ratings or the financial strength ratings assigned by major
ratings agencies to our operating subsidiaries; and other factors
identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date of
this press release. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update
any forward-looking statements.
Contacts:
American Financial Group, Inc.
Diane P. Weidner, 513-369-5713
Asst.
Vice President - Investor Relations
or
Websites:
www.AFGinc.com
www.GreatAmericanInsuranceGroup.com
Source: American Financial Group, Inc.
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