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UNITED STATES

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Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 14, 2010

 

 

 

Meeting Information

AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

  

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 20, 2010

Date: June 14, 2010             Time: 1:00 PM EST

Location: Ambac Executive Offices

                 One State Street Plaza

                 New York, NY 10004

 

AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

ANNE GILL KELLY

ONE STATE STREET PLAZA

NEW YORK, NY 10004

  

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

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Voting items                  

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:

                  

1.

   

Election of Directors

                       
  

Nominees

                       

01

   

Michael A. Callen

  

02

   

Jill M. Considine

     

03

   

Paul R. DeRosa

  

04

   

Philip N. Duff

  

05

   

Thomas C. Theobald

06

   

Laura S. Unger

  

07

   

Henry D. G. Wallace

     

08

   

David W. Wallis

          

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

 

2.

   

Approve an Amendment to Ambac’s Charter to Effect a Reverse Stock Split.

 

3.

   

 

Approve the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan.

 

4.

   

 

RatifySelection of KPMG LLP, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as Independent Auditors for 2010.

 

NOTE: Consider any other business that is properly presented at the Annual Meeting.

 

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