Abacus Life, Inc. (“Abacus” or the “Company”) today announced that
it has priced an underwritten public offering of $31.0 million in
aggregate principal amount of its 9.875% notes due 2028 (the
“Notes”). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 9.875% per
year. The Company has granted the underwriters an option to
purchase up to an additional $4.65 million in aggregate principal
amount of notes solely to cover overallotments, if any. The
offering is expected to close on November 10, 2023, subject to
customary closing conditions. Piper Sandler & Co., Ladenburg
Thalmann & Co. Inc. and InspereX LLC are serving as joint
book-running managers for the offering. A.G.P. / Alliance Global
Partners is serving as co-manager for the offering.
The Company expects to use the net proceeds from
this offering to refinance outstanding debt with any remaining
proceeds used for general corporate purposes.
The Company intends to list the Notes on the
Nasdaq Global Market® under the symbol “ABLLL” and to trade thereon
within 30-days of the original issue date.
Investors are advised to consider carefully the
investment objective, risks and charges and expenses of the Company
before investing.
Locke Lord LLP acts as legal counsel to the
Company, and Alston & Bird LLP acts as legal counsel to the
underwriters.
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be
any sale of, the Notes referred to in this press release in any
state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under
the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. A registration
statement relating to these securities was filed and has been
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”).
The offering will be made only by means of a
prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the
offering may be obtained for free by visiting the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov or from the underwriters by contacting: Piper Sandler
& Co. by mail at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New
York, NY 10020, or by email at fsg-dcm@psc.com. The preliminary
prospectus contains a description of these matters and other
important information about the Company and should be read
carefully before investing.
About Abacus Life, Inc.Abacus
is a leading vertically integrated alternative asset manager and
market maker, specializing in longevity and actuarial technology.
The Company is democratizing the life insurance space through three
groundbreaking new channels: ABL Tech, ABL Wealth, and ABL
Longevity Funds. Since 2004, Abacus has purchased life insurance
policies from consumers seeking liquidity and has actively managed
those policies over time (via trading, holding, and/or servicing).
With over $4.6 billion in face value of policies purchased, we have
helped thousands of clients maximize the value of life insurance.
Abacus Life is the only public life settlement company, trading on
the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker symbol ABL.
Over the past 19 years, the Company has built an
institutionalized origination and portfolio management process that
is supported by a 95+ person team, long-term relationships with 78
institutional partners and 30,000 financial advisors, and the
ability to operate in 49 states. The Company has serviced
approximately $950 million in policies and has managed assets for
large asset managers and third-party investment funds. Abacus has
underwritten and valued approximately $520 million of policies on
behalf of third parties. Abacus’ leadership team averages 20+ years
of experience and have been innovators since the life settlements
industry’s inception in the mid-90s.
The Company is a proud member of the Life
Insurance Settlements Association (LISA) and complies with HIPAA
and privacy laws to maintain and protect confidentiality of
financial, health, and medical information. Abacus is also proud to
be a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating.
www.Abacuslife.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction, including
statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the transaction,
the future financial condition and performance of the Company and
expected financial impacts of the transaction (including future
revenue and pro forma enterprise value) and the platform and
markets and expected future growth and market opportunities of
Abacus. These forward-looking statements generally are identified
by the words “believe,” “predict,” “project,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “scales,”
“representative of,” “valuation,” “potential,” “opportunity,”
“plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will
continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions or the
negatives of these terms or variations of them. Forward-looking
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about
future events that are based on current expectations and
assumptions and, as a result, are inherently subject to risks and
uncertainties. These forward‐looking statements are provided for
illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and
must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an
assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or
probability. Actual events and circumstances are beyond Abacus’s
control, are difficult or impossible to predict and may differ from
assumptions. Many factors could cause actual future events to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this
communication, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that
demand for Abacus’s life settlement and related offerings does not
grow as expected, (ii) the ability of Abacus to retain existing
customers and attract new customers, (iii) the potential inability
of Abacus to manage growth effectively, (iv) the potential
inability of Abacus to grow its market share of the life settlement
industry or to achieve efficiencies regarding its operating model
or other costs, (v) negative trends in the life settlement industry
impacting the value of life settlements, including increases to the
premium costs of life insurance policies, increased longevity of
insureds, and errors in the methodology and assumptions of life
expectancy reports, (vi) legal challenges by insurers relating to
the validity of the origination or assignment of certain life
settlements, (vii) the enforceability of Abacus’s intellectual
property rights, including its trademarks and trade secrets, and
the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of
others, (viii) Abacus’s dependence on senior management and other
key employees, and (ix) the risk of downturns and a changing
regulatory landscape in the industry in which Abacus operates. The
foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.
Nothing in this communication should be regarded
as a representation by any person that the forward-looking
statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the
contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be
achieved. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and
the other risks and uncertainties which will be more fully
described in the documents filed by Abacus from time to time with
the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
they are made. Readers of this communication are cautioned not to
put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Abacus
assumes no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise. Abacus gives no assurance that it will
achieve expectations.
Contacts:
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jeff@abacuslife.com
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