UNITED STATES
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): August 13, 2015

MBIA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut   1-9583   06-1185706
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1 Manhattanville Road, Suite 301

Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
914-273-4545

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.           OTHER EVENTS.

The following information, including the Exhibit to this Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 – Other Events of Form 8-K.

On August 13, 2015, MBIA Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company agreed to repurchase 7.6 million of its common shares in connection with the sale by investment funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus LLC of their remaining 18.4 million shares of the Company.  The repurchase transaction, together with open market share repurchases, will bring the total number of shares repurchased since the Company reported its second quarter financial results on August 4, 2015 to approximately 10.4 million shares at an average price of $6.42.  Following the completion of the repurchase transaction, 158 million of the Company’s common shares will be outstanding and approximately $33 million of authorized capacity will remain under the share repurchase program announced by the Company on July 29, 2015.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 8.01 as if fully set forth herein.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained in this Current Report should be read in conjunction with our filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This report includes statements that are not historical or current facts and are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “will likely result,” “looking forward” or “will continue,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected, including, among other risks and uncertainties, the possibility that the Company will experience increased credit losses or impairments on public finance obligations we insure issued by state, local and territorial governments and finance authorities that are experiencing fiscal stress, the possibility that MBIA Insurance Corporation will have inadequate liquidity to pay expected claims as a result of increased losses on certain structured finance transactions, in particular residential mortgage-backed securities transactions that include a substantial number of ineligible mortgage loans, or a delay or failure in collecting expected recoveries, the possibility that loss reserve estimates are not adequate to cover potential claims, a disruption in the cash flow from our subsidiaries or an inability to access capital and our exposure to significant fluctuations in liquidity and asset values within the global credit markets as a result of collateral posting requirements, our ability to fully implement our strategic plan, including our ability to maintain high stable ratings for National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation and generate investor demand for our financial guarantees, deterioration in the economic environment and financial markets in the United States or abroad, and adverse developments in European sovereign credit performance, real estate market performance, credit spreads, interest rates and foreign currency levels, the effects of governmental regulation, including insurance laws, securities laws, tax laws, legal precedents and accounting rules; and uncertainties that have not been identified at this time. These and other factors that could affect financial performance or could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates contained in or underlying the Company’s forward-looking statements are discussed under the “Risk Factors” section in MBIA Inc.’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which may be updated or amended in the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only to their respective dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statement if it later becomes aware that such result is not likely to be achieved.


Item 9.01.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

99.1      Press Release issued by MBIA Inc., dated August 13, 2015.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

MBIA INC.

 
 

 

By:

/s/ Ram D. Wertheim

 

Ram D. Wertheim

Chief Legal Officer

Date: August 13, 2015


EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
August 13, 2015

Exhibit 99.1        Press Release issued by MBIA Inc., dated August 13, 2015.