TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - (TSX: KFS) (NYSE: KFS) Kingsway Financial
Services Inc. ("Kingsway" or the "Company") today announced the
completion of a partial, early redemption of its outstanding 7.50%
Senior Notes due February 1, 2014 (the "Notes"). As previously
announced, the Company intended to use proceeds from its recent rights
offering to redeem partially the Notes which are obligations of
Kingsway's subsidiary Kingsway America Inc. and of which Kingsway is a
guarantor. The partial, early redemption was completed today in the
amount of US$12,000,000 at par plus accrued interest of US$185,000,
resulting in an aggregate principal amount of US$14,356,000 of Notes to
remain outstanding.
About the Company
Kingsway is a holding company functioning as a merchant bank with a
focus on long-term value-creation. The Company owns or controls stakes
in several insurance industry assets and utilizes its subsidiaries,
1347 Advisors LLC and 1347 Capital LLC, to pursue opportunities acting
as an advisor, an investor and a financier. The common shares of
Kingsway are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York
Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "KFS."
SOURCE Kingsway Financial Services Inc.
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