NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Financial Partners Corp. today announced the secondary public offering of 1,561,877 shares of its common stock. The offered shares were sold in a block trade by current and former principals of NFP's acquired firms, former owners of acquired firms and permitted transferees of the foregoing. NFP will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in the offering. UBS Investment Bank has agreed to purchase the common stock from the selling shareholders and subsequently sell the common stock to public investors.
Copies of the prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from the offices of UBS Securities LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue New York, NY 10171 or by calling 1 800 223-3006.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
About National Financial Partners Corp.
Founded in 1998, National Financial Partners Corp. ("NFP") is a leading independent distributor of financial services products to high net worth individuals and growing entrepreneurial companies. NFP is headquartered in New York and operates a distribution network of over 165 firms.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements, and may contain the words "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "may," "will" and "continue" and similar expressions of a future or forward-looking nature. Forward-looking statements may include discussions concerning revenue, expenses, earnings, cash flow, dividends, capital structure, credit facilities, market and industry conditions, premium and commission rates, interest rates, contingencies, the direction or outcome of regulatory investigations and litigation, income taxes and NFP's operations. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current views with respect to future results, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by a forward-looking statement include: (1) NFP's success in acquiring high quality independent financial services distribution firms, (2) the performance of NFP's firms following acquisition, (3) competition in the business of providing financial services to the high net worth and entrepreneurial corporate markets, (4) NFP's ability, through its operating structure, to respond quickly to operational or financial situations and to grow its business, (5) NFP's ability to effectively manage its business through the principals of its firms, (6) the impact of legislation or regulations in jurisdictions in which NFP's subsidiaries operate, including the possible adoption of comprehensive and exclusive federal regulation over all interstate insurers, (7) changes in tax laws, including the elimination or modification of the federal estate tax and any change in the tax treatment of life insurance products, (8) changes in the pricing, design or underwriting of insurance products, (9) changes in premiums and commission rates, (10) adverse developments in the insurance markets in which NFP operates, resulting in fewer sales of insurance-related products, (11) adverse results or other consequences from litigation, arbitration or regulatory investigations, including those related to compensation agreements with insurance companies and activities within the life settlements industry, (12) adverse results or other consequences from higher than anticipated compliance costs, including those related to expenses arising from internal reviews of business practices and regulatory investigations, (13) uncertainty in the insurance and life settlements industries arising from investigations into certain business practices by various governmental authorities and related litigation, (14) the reduction of NFP's revenues and earnings due to the elimination or modification of compensation arrangements, including contingent compensation arrangements, and (15) other factors described in NFP's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. NFP expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
