News Release
On June 28, 2013, The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release disclosing an update on the progress of the previously announced restatement of the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the audit of the financial statements of its insurance company subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2012 prepared in accordance with Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles (“STAT”), and extensions to file 2012 audited STAT financial statements and management’s report on internal control over financial reporting of its insurance company subsidiaries with their respective state insurance regulators. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Extensions to File with State Insurance Regulators
As previously announced, on May 31, 2013, the Company disclosed that its insurance company subsidiaries had received respective 30-day and 60-day extensions from Connecticut and New York insurance regulators for submitting the 2012 audited STAT financial statements. The Company also disclosed that similar extension requests were made in the other jurisdictions in which the Company’s insurance company subsidiaries are authorized to conduct business.
The Company’s insurance company subsidiaries domiciled in Connecticut have subsequently received an additional extension to August 1, 2013 from the Connecticut Insurance Department.
The Company’s insurance company subsidiaries have made requests for further extensions in the other jurisdictions in which they are authorized to conduct business. The Company is not aware of the denial of any such request, except that its insurance company subsidiaries have been notified by a few jurisdictions that they may be subject to fines/penalties until such time as the 2012 audited STAT financial statements and management’s report on internal control over financial reporting of the Company’s insurance company subsidiaries are filed. Most jurisdictions have not responded to the requests for extensions. The Company intends to have its insurance company subsidiaries seek further extensions as required.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws relating to forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to, or representing management’s beliefs about, our future transactions, strategies, operations and financial results, including, without limitation, our expectation to provide information within anticipated timeframes and potential penalties that may result from failure to timely file statutory financial statements with state insurance regulators. Such forward-looking statements often contain words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “is targeting,” “may,” “should” and other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs and are not guarantees of future performance. Our ability to provide updated information about the restatement in the anticipated timeframe, complete the restatement and resume a timely filing schedule with respect to our SEC filings reflecting the restatement is subject to a number of contingencies, including but not limited to, whether we continue to identify errors in our consolidated financial statements, whether existing systems and processes can be timely updated, supplemented or replaced, and the number and complexity of, and periods covered by, the reports that we will have to file with the SEC to reflect the restatement. Our actual business, financial condition or results of operations may differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties which include, among others, those risks and uncertainties described in any of our other filings with the SEC. Certain other factors which may impact our business, financial condition or results of operations or which may cause actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements are discussed or included in our reports filed with the SEC and are available on our website at www.phoenixwm.com under “Investor Relations”. You are urged to carefully consider all such factors. We do not undertake or plan to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in plans, assumptions, estimates or projections, or other circumstances occurring after the date of this Form 8-K, even if such results, changes or circumstances make it clear that any forward-looking information will not be realized. If we make any future public statements or disclosures which modify or impact any of the forward-looking statements contained in or accompanying this Form 8-K, such statements or disclosures will be deemed to modify or supersede such statements in this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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