NEW YORK, March 18, 2019– Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) (the “Company” or “Assurant”), a global provider of risk management solutions, today announced an underwritten secondary public offering of all of the remaining 7,869,230 shares of its common stock held by certain affiliates of TPG Global, LLC. These shares were originally part of the 10,069,230 shares issued to certain affiliates of TPG Global, LLC for the purchase of The Warranty Group in May 2018. Assurant will not sell any shares in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the offering.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as the underwriter for the offering.
A shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a prospectus relating to the Company’s common stock, was filed previously with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and has become effective. The offering and sale of these shares of common stock are being made only by means of a prospectus and an accompanying prospectus supplement related to the offering. You can get copies of these documents for free by visiting EDGAR at the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained by contacting Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by telephone at 1 (212) 902-1171 or by e-mail at [email protected].
This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these shares of common stock, nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About Assurant
Assurant is a global provider of risk management solutions, protecting where consumers live and the goods they buy. A Fortune 500 company, Assurant focuses on the housing and lifestyle markets, and is among the market leaders in mobile device protection and related services; extended service contracts; vehicle protection products; pre-funded funeral insurance; renters insurance; and lender-placed homeowners insurance. Assurant has a market presence in 21 countries, while its Assurant Foundation works to support and improve communities.
Safe Harbor Statement
Some of the statements included in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s best estimates, assumptions and projections and are subject to significant uncertainties, including the closing of the offering. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements in this news release, whether as a result of new information, future events or other developments. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect the Company’s actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in the Company’s SEC reports, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.
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