National Planning Holdings®, Inc. Names Frank Hayn Vice President of Retirement Plans

Network to Expand Service Offerings for Advisers Seeking to Develop Retirement Plan and 401(k) Business

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH^®), one of the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer networks, today named Frank Hayn to the position of vice president of retirement plans. Mr. Hayn, 37, fills a new position for the NPH network and will be tasked with supporting existing retirement plan business on the NPH platform, as well as helping NPH representatives grow their practices in the qualified plan space.

Hayn will report to John C. Johnson, first vice president of sponsor relations for NPH, and will be based in the network’s Santa Monica headquarters. Under Hayn’s direction, the NPH network will expand its service offerings for advisers seeking to develop retirement plan and 401(k) business. He will also oversee new support programs that help NPH representatives address evolving compliance regulations as they work with plan sponsors on their retirement plan offerings.

“Frank brings a wealth of experience in the qualified plan market to NPH and will be a valuable resource to our representatives as they seek to engage small to mid-size businesses in the 401(k) arena,” said Mr. Johnson. “The retirement plan space represents a significant opportunity for advisers to expand their practices by working as a consultant to companies that are looking to enhance their benefit plans.”

Mr. Hayn comes to NPH from SunAmerica, Inc., where he served as director of 401(k) sales since 2005 and 401(k) sales manager from 2000 to 2005. Prior to SunAmerica, Hayn was a retirement plans marketing specialist for New York Life Investment Management LLC from 1997 to 2000. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 registrations and is a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist. Hayn received an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.A. from the University of Rochester.

National Planning Holdings, Inc. is an affiliate of Lansing, Mich.-based Jackson National Life Insurance Company^® (Jackson^®). For more information about the four independent broker-dealers in the National Planning Holdings network, please visit:

• www.INVESTFinancial.com – INVEST Financial Corporation
• www.InvestmentCenters.com – Investment Centers of America, Inc.
• www.NatPlan.com – National Planning Corporation
• www.SIIOnline.com – SII Investments, Inc.

About National Planning Holdings, Inc.

National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH) is a broker-dealer holding company and an affiliate of Lansing, Mich.-based Jackson National Life Insurance Company. NPH serves as the holding company for the independent broker-dealers INVEST Financial Corporation, Investment Centers of America, National Planning Corporation, and SII Investments, Inc. Collectively, the NPH broker-dealer network currently has 3,636 registered representatives as of 12/31/11. NPH and Jackson are wholly owned by Prudential plc (NYSE: PUK), a company incorporated and with its principal place of business in the United Kingdom. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.

National Planning HoldingsAndrew Silver303.224.7542
800.565.8797 (ext. 57542)
andrew.silver@npholding.com

Source: National Planning Holdings