1347 Property Insurance Holdings Completes Sale of Insurance Operations to FedNat
Becomes Largest Shareholder of FedNat Post Highly Synergistic Transaction
New Growth Strategy Targeting Asymmetric Risk/Reward Opportunities
Strategic Plan Focused on Reinsurance and Investment Management
1347 PIH will now operate as a diversified holding company of reinsurance and investment management businesses focused on building a permanent and growing base of asymmetric risk/reward opportunities for its shareholders. The Board of Directors continues to evaluate the alternatives for the use of proceeds received from the sale of Maison, which are expected to include using a portion of the cash consideration to conduct the business of its reinsurance subsidiary,
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Terms of the Transaction / Financial Details
- The
$51.0 million purchase price was comprised of a 50/50 mix of cash and stock, including 1,773,102 shares ofFedNat common stock, which represents approximately 12% of pro forma shares outstanding. The number of shares issued to 1347 PIH was based on the volume-weighted average closing price ofFedNat common stock for the 20 trading days prior to closing. The resale of the shares issued will be enabled through a subsequent registration statement and will be subject to a five-year Standstill Agreement. - Post close, 1347 PIH’s cash is approximately
$31.1 million and investments are$29.5 million , which includes the previously mentionedFedNat common stock and private limited partnerships. - The preferred shareholder equity is
$17.5 million and the common shareholder equity is approximately$40.4 million . - The estimated book value per share of 1347 PIH following the closing of the transaction is approximately
$6.67 per share based on$40.4 million of common shareholder equity post-closing and approximately 6.1 million shares outstanding. - In addition to the purchase price, 1347 PIH received five-year rights of first refusal to provide reinsurance on up to 7.5% of any layer in FedNat’s catastrophe reinsurance program.
- 1347 PIH entered into a five-year agreement to provide investment advisory services to
FedNat . - 1347 PIH agreed to a non-compete for five years with respect to
Alabama ,Florida ,Georgia ,Louisiana ,South Carolina andTexas . The non-compete will not prohibit 1347 PIH from entering into reinsurance contracts in the states subject to non-competition. - 1347 PIH retained CFO
John Hill and ControllerBrian Bottjer following the closing of the transaction. - Additional details on the transaction can be found in 1347 PIH’s current report on Form 8-K, to be filed by the Company with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. served as exclusive financial advisor to 1347 PIH while
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