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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2014
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-10777 | 13-3621676 | ||
(State of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) | ||
One State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 658-7470
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)) |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 29, 2014, Ambac Financial Group Inc. issued a press release stating that the Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance (the “Commissioner”) has disapproved the requests of Ambac Assurance Corporation (“Ambac Assurance”) and the Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation (the “Segregated Account”) to pay accrued interest on all outstanding surplus notes issued by Ambac Assurance and the Segregated Account, respectively, on their next scheduled interest payment date, June 7, 2014, and providing certain additional information related to the proposed amendments to the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. | ||
Exhibit Number | Item | ||
99.1 | Press Release dated April 29, 2014. | ||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Dated: April 29, 2014 | ||||||
By: | /s/ William J. White | |||||
First Vice President, Secretary, and Assistant General Counsel | ||||||