TROY, Mich., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conifer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNFR) (“Conifer” or the “Company”), announced today that it extended its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) its outstanding 6.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 (the “Existing Notes”) for 9.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 (the “New Notes”) to be issued by the Company. The Company also is offering up to $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of New Notes for cash (the “New Offering”), which are being offered on a reasonable best efforts basis and are still available for purchase.
The Exchange Offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 25, 2023, will now expire at 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 1, 2023, unless earlier terminated or extended by the Company (such date and time, including any extension, the “Expiration Date”). Any Existing Notes tendered may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date, but not thereafter (the “Withdrawal Deadline”). Except for the extension of the Expiration Date and Withdrawal Deadline, all other terms of the Exchange Offer remain in full force and effect. Janney Montgomery Scott and American Capital Partners, LLC are serving as dealer managers for the Exchange Offer and placement agents for the New Offering.
Conifer Holdings said it has been informed by the dealer managers and placement agents that, as of July 25, 2023 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, approximately $5.2 million in aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes had been tendered in the Exchange Offer, which amount represents approximately 21.5% of the Existing Notes.
The New Notes are being issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 and Form S-1, as amended, including a prospectus, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which was declared effective by the SEC. The Company has applied for the New Notes to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “CNFRZ”.
