Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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AIG TO REDEEM 4.875% NOTES DUE 2016 AND 3.800% NOTES DUE 2017
NEW YORK, July 1, 2014 – American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding 4.875% Notes Due 2016 (CUSIP No. 026874CB1) (the “2016 Notes”) and all of its outstanding 3.800% Notes Due 2017 (CUSIP No. 026874CS4) (the “2017 Notes” and, together with the 2016 Notes, the “Notes”) on July 31, 2014 (the “Redemption Date”). On the Redemption Date, AIG will pay to the registered holders of each series of Notes a redemption price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes as determined in accordance with the applicable indenture governing such series of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Notes are part of the Direct Investment book (“DIB”) and will be repaid using cash allocated to the DIB. As of July 1, 2014, $790,175,000 aggregate principal amount of 2016 Notes were outstanding and $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2017 Notes were outstanding.
The Notes are held only in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). DTC will redeem the Notes in accordance with its procedures.
This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption of the Notes. Holders of each series of Notes should refer to the applicable notice of redemption delivered to the registered holders of such series of Notes by The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee with respect to the Notes.
Certain statements in this press release, including those describing the completion of the redemption, constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only AIG’s belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside AIG’s control. It is possible that actual results will differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results indicated in these statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those in the forward-looking statements are discussed throughout AIG’s periodic filings with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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