NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2016 -- Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMBC) ("Ambac"), a holding company whose subsidiaries, including Ambac Assurance Corporation (“AAC”), provide financial guarantees and other financial services, today announced that effective January 22, 2016 Roger Peterson is no longer acting as the Special Deputy Commission for the Segregated Account of AAC. The Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Wisconsin, acting as Rehabilitator, continues to have authority over the rehabilitation of the Segregated Account of AAC and continues to work closely with AAC in this regard.
About Ambac
Ambac Financial Group, Inc., ("Ambac"), headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose subsidiaries, including its principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation ("AAC"), Everspan Financial Guarantee Corp., and Ambac Assurance UK Limited, provide financial guarantees and other financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors globally. AAC, including the Segregated Account of AAC (in rehabilitation), is a guarantor of public finance and structured finance obligations. Ambac is also selectively exploring opportunities involving the acquisition and/or development of new businesses. Ambac‘s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “AMBC”. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ambac contains substantial restrictions on the ability to transfer Ambac’s common stock. Subject to limited exceptions, any attempted transfer of common stock shall be prohibited and void to the extent that, as a result of such transfer (or any series of transfers of which such transfer is a part), any person or group of persons shall become a holder of 5% or more of Ambac’s common stock. Ambac is committed to providing timely and accurate information to the investing public, consistent with our legal and regulatory obligations. To that end, we use our website to convey information about our businesses, including the anticipated release of quarterly financial results, quarterly financial, statistical and business-related information, and the posting of updates to the status of certain primary residential mortgage backed securities litigations. For more information, please go to www.ambac.com.
Abbe F. Goldstein, CFA Managing Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications (212) 208-3222 [email protected]


Google and Apple Warn U.S. Visa Holders to Avoid International Travel Amid Lengthy Embassy Delays
Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role
OpenAI Explores Massive Funding Round at $750 Billion Valuation
Toyota to Sell U.S.-Made Camry, Highlander, and Tundra in Japan From 2026 to Ease Trade Tensions
Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy
Union-Aligned Investors Question Amazon, Walmart and Alphabet on Trump Immigration Policies
TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties
Citi Appoints Ryan Ellis as Head of Markets Sales for Australia and New Zealand
Volaris and Viva Agree to Merge, Creating Mexico’s Largest Low-Cost Airline Group
FDA Fast-Tracks Approval of Altria’s on! PLUS Nicotine Pouches Under New Pilot Program
Maersk Vessel Successfully Transits Red Sea After Nearly Two Years Amid Ongoing Security Concerns
Roche CEO Warns US Drug Price Deals Could Raise Costs of New Medicines in Switzerland
Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law
Elon Musk Wins Reinstatement of Historic Tesla Pay Package After Delaware Supreme Court Ruling
Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein to Retire, Leaving Legacy of Premium Strategy
Nike Shares Slide as Margins Fall Again Amid China Slump and Costly Turnaround 



