FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
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): September 22, 2008
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-8787
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13-2592361 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
70 Pine Street
New York, New York 10270
(Address of principal executive
offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area
code: (212) 770-7000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 1 Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 22, 2008, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) entered into an $85 billion
revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) and a Guarantee and Pledge Agreement
(the Pledge Agreement) with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NY Fed).
The
Credit Facility has a two year term and bears interest at 3-month LIBOR plus 8.5%. The Credit Facility provides for an initial gross commitment fee of 2% of the total
Credit Facility on the closing date. AIG will also pay a commitment fee on undrawn amounts at the
rate of 8.5% per annum. Interest and the commitment fees are generally payable through an
increase in the outstanding balance under the Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Credit
Facility are conditioned on the NY Fed being reasonably satisfied with, among other things,
AIGs corporate governance.
AIG is
required to repay the Credit Facility from, among other things, the proceeds of certain asset sales
and issuances of debt or equity securities. These mandatory repayments permanently reduce the amount available
to be borrowed under the Credit Facility.
The Credit
Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a requirement to
maintain a minimum amount of liquidity and a requirement to use reasonable efforts to cause the
composition of the Board of Directors of AIG to be satisfactory to the trust described below
within 10 days after the establishment of the trust.
Under the agreement,
AIG will issue a new series of perpetual, non-redeemable
Convertible Participating Serial Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock) to a trust
that will hold the Preferred Stock for the benefit of the United States Treasury. The Preferred
Stock will, from issuance (i) be entitled to participate in any dividends paid on the common stock, with
the payments attributable to the Preferred Stock being approximately, but not in excess of, 79.9%
of the aggregate dividends paid on AIGs common stock, treating the Preferred Stock
as if converted, and (ii) vote with AIGs common
stock on all matters submitted to AIGs shareholders, and will hold approximately, but not
in excess of, 79.9% of the aggregate voting power of the common stock, treating the Preferred
Stock as if converted. The Preferred Stock will remain outstanding even if the Credit Facility is repaid in
full or otherwise terminates.
Pursuant
to the Credit Facility, AIG is required to hold a special shareholders meeting to amend its restated
certificate of incorporation to increase its share capitalization and to lower the par value of its common stock in order
to permit the conversion of the Preferred Stock into common stock. Once this amendment is effective, the Preferred
Stock will be convertible at any time into 79.9% of the shares of common stock outstanding at
the time of issuance.
AIG
is required to enter into a customary registration rights agreement that will permit
the NY Fed to require AIG to register the Preferred Stock and the
underlying common stock under the Securities Act of 1933.
The
Credit Facility will be secured by a pledge of the capital stock and assets of certain of AIGs
subsidiaries, subject to exclusions for certain property the pledge of which is not permitted by
AIG debt instruments, as well as exclusions of assets of regulated subsidiaries, assets of foreign
subsidiaries and assets of special purpose vehicles.
Attached
as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are the Credit Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, respectively, which are incorporated into this
Item 1.01 by reference.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008, between
American International Group, Inc. and Federal Reserve Bank
of New York. |
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Exhibit 99.2
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Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 22,
2008, among American International Group, Inc., the
Guarantors party thereto and the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York. |
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.
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Date: September 26, 2008 |
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Kathleen E.
Shannon
Name: Kathleen E. Shannon
Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary |