-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TBS+sQ9nn0T4QlhjWqaQAq/hxCWYTcuXLKCyHvtkDRAes/JFEDpEnCcp6pEb+cy8 kSC9MnvSZrX1cQgiHZVypA== 0001157523-07-001866.txt : 20070221 0001157523-07-001866.hdr.sgml : 20070221 20070221173016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-07-001866 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070216 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MBIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000814585 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 061185706 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09583 FILM NUMBER: 07639776 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 113 KING ST CITY: ARMONK STATE: NY ZIP: 10504 BUSINESS PHONE: 914-273-4545 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 113 KING ST CITY: ARMONK STATE: NY ZIP: 10504 8-K 1 a5339680.txt MBIA INC. 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2007 MBIA INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Connecticut 1-9583 06-1185706 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 113 King Street, Armonk, New York 10504 (Addresses of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 914-273-4545 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. The following information, including the Exhibit to this Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K. (b) On February 16, 2007, MBIA Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Neil G. Budnick, President of MBIA Insurance Corporation and responsible for all new financial guarantee insurance business, and Mark S. Zucker, Managing Director and Head of Global Structured Finance, are leaving the Company. Mr. Budnick's responsibilities will be assumed by Gary C. Dunton, Chief Executive Officer. William C. Fallon, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Strategy, has been named Head of Global Structured Finance, replacing Mr. Zucker effective March 1, 2007. Messrs. Budnick and Zucker will leave the Company by April 30, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 5.02 as if fully set forth herein. Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. 99.1 Press Release issued by MBIA Inc. dated February 16, 2007. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. MBIA INC. By: /s/ Ram D. Wertheim ------------------- Ram D. Wertheim General Counsel Date: February 21, 2007 EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K Dated February 16, 2007 Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by MBIA Inc. dated February 16, 2007. EX-99.1 2 a5339680ex991.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 MBIA Announces Changes to Executive Management Team ARMONK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2007--MBIA announced today that it has reorganized its executive management team. Neil Budnick, president of MBIA Insurance Corporation and responsible for all new financial guarantee insurance business, has announced that he is leaving the Company to pursue other interests. His responsibilities will be assumed by Gary C. Dunton, chief executive officer. Mark Zucker, managing director and head of Global Structured Finance, also will be leaving the Company to pursue other interests. William Fallon, managing director and head of Corporate Strategy, has been named head of Global Structured Finance, replacing Mr. Zucker. Messrs. Budnick and Zucker will leave MBIA by April 30. "Neil's enthusiasm, leadership and dedication over the past 23 years have been instrumental in building MBIA's franchise and establishing our position as a leader in the financial guarantee industry. We are grateful for his vision and invaluable contributions to the Company," said Mr. Dunton. "For the last seven years, Mark's leadership in the Structured Finance Division has helped broaden MBIA's footprint in structured finance and enabled us to pioneer several new asset classes. We wish Neil and Mark well in their future endeavors." "Bill Fallon has demonstrated leadership in the Company," Mr. Dunton continued. "I am confident that, together with our strong management team in structured finance, he will help further strengthen our global presence in structured finance." Prior to joining MBIA in 2005, Mr. Fallon was a partner in the Insurance Group at McKinsey & Company and was co-leader of the firm's Corporate Finance and Strategy practice. While there, he served as a key member of the North American Wholesale Financial Institutions and Risk Management practices. Mr. Fallon has a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary and an M.B.A. from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth, where he was elected a Tuck Scholar. The Company also announced that Willard Hill, managing director and Chief Compliance Officer, has been named Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and will assume responsibility for investor relations, corporate marketing and communications, government relations and the MBIA Foundation. Additionally, Charlie Williams, managing director and head of Investor Relations, will retire on March 31 after fifteen years of dedicated service. Greg Diamond, a director and head of Equity Investor Relations, will now manage both equity and fixed-income investor relations. Dan McManus, a director in the Legal Division supporting the Public Finance Division, has been named Chief Compliance Officer and will take over the compliance function from Mr. Hill in addition to continuing to support public finance. Messrs. Fallon, Hill, Diamond and McManus will assume their new positions effective March 1. MBIA Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading financial guarantor and provider of specialized financial services. MBIA's innovative and cost-effective products and services meet the credit enhancement, financial and investment needs of its public and private sector clients, domestically and internationally. MBIA Inc.'s principal operating subsidiary, MBIA Insurance Corporation, has a financial strength rating of Triple-A from Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Fitch Ratings, and Rating and Investment Information, Inc. Please visit MBIA's Web site at http://www.mbia.com. CONTACT: MBIA Inc. Michael Ballinger, 914-765-3893 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----