Common and Preferred Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Common And Preferred Stock

Note 17: Common and Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Share Repurchases

Purchases or repurchases of common stock may be made from time to time in the open market or in private transactions as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. The Company believes that share purchases or repurchases can be an appropriate deployment of capital in excess of amounts needed to support the Company’s liquidity while maintaining the claims-paying resources of MBIA Corp. and National, as well as other business needs. On May 3, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company and/or National to purchase up to $100 million of the Company’s shares in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or by any other legal means. During 2023, National or the Company purchased or repurchased 3.6 million shares at an average price per share of $8.12. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining authorization under this share repurchase program was $71 million. The IRA, enacted in August 2022 imposes a 1% excise tax, net of any allowable offsets, on share repurchases occurring after December 31, 2022. The excise tax on share repurchases is reflected as an additional cost of the shares acquired and is recorded in “Treasury stock, at cost” with a corresponding liability recorded in “Other liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. For 2023, the excise tax calculated was not material and is not included in the above amounts.

During 2022, MBIA Inc. or National did not have an authorization approved by the Company’s Board of Directors to repurchase or purchase outstanding MBIA Inc. common shares.

Dividends

On December 7, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors declared an extraordinary cash dividend on MBIA’s common stock of $8.00 per share. Refer to “Note 1: Business Developments and Risks and Uncertainties” for a further information about this dividend.

Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2023, MBIA Insurance Corporation had 2,759 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding with a carrying value of $28 million, including 1,444 shares held by MBIA Inc. that were purchased at a weighted average price of $10,900 per share or 10.9% of face value and 1,315 shares held by unaffiliated investors. During 2023, MBIA Inc. did not repurchase any additional shares.

In accordance with MBIA’s fixed-rate election, the dividend rate on the preferred stock was determined using a fixed-rate equivalent of SOFR plus 2.26161%. Each share of preferred stock has a par value of $1,000 with a liquidation preference of $100,000. The holders of the preferred stock are generally not entitled to any voting rights. Subject to certain requirements, the preferred stock may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of MBIA Corp. at any time or from time to time for cash at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon at the date of redemption for the then current dividend period and any previously accumulated dividends payable without interest on such unpaid dividends. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no dividends declared on the preferred stock. Payment of dividends on MBIA Corp.’s preferred stock is subject to the same restrictions that apply to dividends on common stock under NYIL.