Paulson & Co. Files 13D and Sends Letter to Hartford Board of Directors
22.05.12
/PRNewswire/ -- Paulson & Co., Inc. ("Paulson") (Bloomberg: 573991Z), the beneficial owner of 37, 540,676 shares, or 8.4%, of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("Hartford") (NYSE: HIG) today filed a 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so that it can begin to engage in discussions or communications with Hartford shareholders relating to a spinoff of Hartford's property and casualty insurance business and to continue discussions with Hartford's management and Board of Directors. For a full copy of the 13D filing which also includes a presentation to the board, please access the public filing at www.sec.gov
Below is the letter that Paulson sent to Liam McGee, Hartford's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
February 14, 2012
Mr. Liam E. McGeeChairman, President and Chief Executive OfficerThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.One Hartford PlazaHartford, CT 06155
Dear Liam:
We appreciate the opportunity to have a dialogue with you on the significant benefits to be achieved through a tax-free spinoff of Hartford's P&C business. As the largest investor in the Company for the past year, we have done exhaustive research on the challenges and opportunities of The Hartford and believe that a spinoff would produce an increase in value for Hartford shareholders of 40 -- 60%+ above the unaffected share price. This valuation range is also consistent with Goldman Sachs' estimate of a valuation enhancement on the order of 70%.
Source: Sacramento Bee