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Conseco responds to RiskMetrics Group’s recommendation
on dissident director nominee
Carmel, Ind., May 7, 2009 – Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today responded to the recommendation of
RiskMetrics Group (RMG) that its subscribers who hold Conseco, Inc. stock vote for eight of the nine
company nominees, but vote for a dissident nominee for the ninth director up for election.
“RMG tends to support minority dissident shareholders, so its recommendation to elect a dissident at
Conseco’s upcoming annual meeting is not surprising,” said Conseco CEO Jim Prieur. “Even so, it’s
disappointing that RMG’s recommendation ignored the clearly superior qualifications - including
insurance industry and investment management experience - of current director Phil Roberts. Phil has
been a key member of Conseco’s board since the company’s reorganization in 2003, and we urge all
shareholders to support his re-election.”
Conseco noted that another proxy advisory firm, Proxy Governance, Inc., today issued its report
recommending that shareholders vote in favor of all nine of the company’s nominees for Conseco’s
board.
Conseco, Inc.’s insurance companies help protect working American families and seniors from financial
adversity: Medicare supplement, long-term care, cancer, heart/stroke and accident policies protect
people against major unplanned expenses; annuities and life insurance products help people plan for
their financial futures. For more information, visit Conseco’s Web site at www.conseco.com.
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