Exhibit 99.1
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| | | | KCG Holdings, Inc. 545 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 1 201 222 9400 tel 1 800 544 7508 toll free www.kcg.com |
KCG COMPLETES SALE OF URBAN FINANCIAL OF AMERICA
Divestiture further refocuses KCG on core market making and trading services
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – December 2, 2013 – KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today announced the completion of the sale of Urban Financial of America, LLC (formerly Urban Financial Group, Inc.), effective November 30, 2013, to an investor group for approximately $80 million in total proceeds, representing a combination of cash consideration and retained net assets.
The completion of the sale represents another event in a series of sales, restructurings and closures to refocus KCG on core market making and trading services. As a result of the transaction, roughly $6.1 billion of assets and corresponding liabilities related to Urban’s securitization activities will be removed from KCG’s balance sheet.
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