Form 8-K

-----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, S3ler6Cxtgm+Q52Vfhf1whQ9c27SsQGs+SGNuk4rikzmDIIQgITOvKJ/LlGrgIG0 eSorBn2D4iv19BcAP69KAg== 0001193125-10-002761.txt : 20100107 0001193125-10-002761.hdr.sgml : 20100107 20100107163934 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-002761 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100106 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20100107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874501 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 133621676 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10777 FILM NUMBER: 10515226 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE STATE ST PLZ CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126680340 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE STATE ST PLZ CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMBAC INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): January 7, 2010 (January 6, 2010)

AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-10777

13-3621676

(State of incorporation)

(Commission

file number)

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

One State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 668-0340

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Robert Eisman, Managing Director and Controller of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (“Ambac”) and Ambac Assurance Corporation (“Ambac Assurance”), was appointed Senior Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer effective as of January 6, 2010. As a result of this promotion, Mr. Eisman will be receiving a salary of $500,000 effective as of January 4, 2010. As previously announced, Mr. Eisman was appointed the principal accounting officer of Ambac and Ambac Assurance effective November 24, 2009. Mr. Eisman has served as Controller of Ambac and Ambac Assurance since January 21, 2003.

David Trick, Managing Director and Treasurer of Ambac and Ambac Assurance, was appointed Senior Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Ambac and Ambac Assurance effective January 6, 2010. Mr. Trick joined Ambac in October 2005 and has served as Treasurer of Ambac and Ambac Assurance since May 2006. Prior to joining Ambac, Mr. Trick served as a vice president for The Bank of New York Mellon from January 1997 through September 2005. Mr. Trick is 38 years old. As a result of his promotion to Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Trick will be receiving a salary of $500,000 effective as of January 4, 2010.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
	(Registrant)

Dated: January 7, 2010

	By:	/S/ ANNE GILL KELLY
		Anne Gill Kelly
		Managing Director, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel

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