MBIA Inc (MBI)

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MBIA Inc. Declares Extraordinary Cash Dividend on MBIA Inc. Common Stock and Dividends from National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (12/07/23)

PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) today announced that its Board of Directors declared an extraordinary cash dividend on MBIA common stock of $8.00 per share to shareholders of record as of December 18 to be paid on December 22, which totals approximately $409 million, based on 51.1 million shares outstanding. The information is also available in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 7, 2023 available at sec.gov.

The Company also announced on December 7, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") approved a $550 million extraordinary dividend to be paid to MBIA by its wholly-owned subsidiary National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation ("National"), and separately, on November 20, 2023 the Corporation received a $97.245 million as of right dividend from National.

The remainder of the dividends from National are being retained by MBIA and are intended to be used for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to, future operating expenses and debt service obligations.

Bill Fallon, MBIA Inc. CEO, said, "We are pleased to provide this extraordinary distribution of shareholder value to our shareholders and significantly improve MBIA's liquidity for its stakeholders. We will continue to pursue additional measures to enhance shareholder value as we take steps to achieve the ultimate resolution of the Company."

MBIA expects that National will continue to seek approval to pay additional extraordinary dividends to MBIA in future years. However, there can be no assurance whether or when NYDFS will approve such requests and, if the NYDFS does approve such dividends, in what amounts. Furthermore, any future dividend payments by MBIA to shareholders are within the absolute discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, the receipt of additional extraordinary dividends from National, our results of operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements, financial condition, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends, business opportunities, anticipated cash needs, provisions of applicable law and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions made by MBIA to a U.S. shareholder, other than with respect to holders of unvested restricted shares, generally will constitute dividends solely to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits (“E&P”). Through September 30, 2023 we do not have current and accumulated E&P and based on our current analysis, we do not expect to have any current or accumulated E&P through December 31, 2023. Thus, we expect that the dividend will be treated as a tax-free return of investment up to an investor’s adjusted cost basis in its shares, and that if an investor’s adjusted cost basis is reduced to zero, any remaining portion of the dividend will be taxed as capital gains. Future dividends, if any, may or may not receive similar tax treatment.

The process of determining current and accumulated E&P requires a final determination of our financial results for the year and a review of certain other factors that will be announced with our full year 2023 financial results on February 28, 2024. To the extent that we do in fact have current or accumulated E&P in 2023, the dividend will be taxed as a dividend to the extent of such current or accumulated E&P. The amount of the dividend payable to holders of unvested restricted shares will be taxed as ordinary income. Shareholders should consult their own tax professionals regarding their receipt of this dividend.

MBIA Inc., headquartered in Purchase, New York, is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide financial guarantee insurance for the public and structured finance markets. Please visit MBIA's website at www.mbia.com.

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