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Exhibit 99.1
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AIG ADOPTS TAX ASSET PROTECTION PLAN
NEW YORK, March 9, 2011 American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a Tax Asset
Protection Plan (the Plan) designed to protect AIGs substantial tax
assets. This Plan is similar to tax benefit protection plans adopted
by other public companies with significant tax attributes. As of
December 31, 2010, AIG had a U.S. federal net operating loss
carryforward of approximately $32.3 billion, $27.8 billion in
capital loss carryforwards and $4.6 billion in foreign tax credits
carryforward.
This Plan is designed to protect AIGs valuable tax assets by
reducing the likelihood of an unintended ownership change through
actions involving AIGs securities, said Robert S. Miller, AIG
Chairman. The Plan is particularly important as the U.S. Department
of the Treasury begins to reduce its position in AIG.
AIGs ability to use its tax attributes may be significantly
limited if there were an ownership change as defined under
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and related Internal
Revenue Service pronouncements. In general, an ownership change will
occur when the percentage of AIGs ownership (by value) of one or
more 5-percent shareholders (as defined in the Code) has increased
by more than 50 percent over the lowest percentage owned by such
shareholders at any time during the prior three years (calculated on
a rolling basis).
As part of the Plan, the AIG Board of Directors today declared
a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a Right) for each
outstanding share of AIG common stock, par value $2.50 per share
(AIG common stock). The Rights will be distributable to shareholders
of record as of March 18, 2011, as well as to holders of AIG common
stock issued after that date.
The Plan is designed to reduce the likelihood that AIG will
experience an ownership change by discouraging any person from
becoming a 5-percent shareholder. There is no guarantee, however,
that the Plan will prevent AIG from experiencing an ownership
change. AIG may pursue other ways to protect AIGs substantial tax
assets.
AIGs Board of Directors has the discretion under certain
circumstances to exempt acquisitions of AIG securities from the
provisions of the Plan. The Plan may be amended by the Board at any
time. AIG expects to ask shareholders to ratify the Plan at the next
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The issuance of the Rights will not
affect AIGs reported earnings per share and is not taxable to AIG
or its shareholders.
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Additional information regarding the Plan will be contained in
a Form 8-K and in a Registration Statement on Form 8-A that AIG is
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements reflect AIGs current views with
respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are
subject to risks and uncertainties. Except for AIGs ongoing
obligation to disclose material information as required by federal
securities laws, it does not intend to provide an update concerning
any future revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading
international insurance organization serving customers in more than
130 countries. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and
individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide
property-casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG
companies are leading providers of life insurance and
retirement services in the United States. AIG common stock is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock
exchanges in Ireland and Tokyo.
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