Syncora Announces NYDFS Approval of $27.5mm Payment to Third-Party Holders of Long-Term and Short-Term Surplus Notes

HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 20, 2017 -- Syncora Holdings Ltd. (“Syncora” or the “Company”) today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services has approved payment on the Syncora Guarantee Inc. (“SGI”) Long-Term Surplus Notes (the “Long-Term Surplus Notes”) and Short-Term Surplus Notes (“Short-Term Surplus Notes” and, together with the Long-Term Surplus Notes, the “Surplus Notes”) in the amounts set forth below:

As required by the terms of the Surplus Notes, the Company has provided notice that the Record Date for such payment has been set as July 12, 2017, and further notice that the Payment Date with respect to the payment set forth above is July 24, 2017.

About Syncora Holdings Ltd.
Syncora Holdings Ltd. (OTC:SYCRF) is a Bermuda-domiciled holding company.  Syncora Guarantee Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Syncora Holdings Ltd.  For additional information, please visit www.syncora.com.

Contacts
Scott Beinhacker
Syncora Holdings Ltd.
(212)478-3400
[email protected]

Important Information and Forward Looking Statements
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