FG Financial Group, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering, Including Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-allotment Option

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FG Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FGF, FGFPP) has closed its public offering of 194,580 shares of 8.0% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, raising $4.86 million before commissions. This offering included the full exercise of underwriters' over-allotment options. ThinkEquity served as the sole book-running manager. The offering was facilitated under an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC, with details filed on May 19, 2021. FG Financial Group is engaged in reinsurance and investment management, focusing on opportunistic and collateralized strategies.

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• Raised $4.86 million through the offering.
• Full exercise of over-allotment option reflects strong demand.

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FG Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FGF, FGFPP), today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 194,580 shares of its 8.0% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $25.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $4,864,500, before deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses. This includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 25,380 shares.

ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., acted as sole book-running manager for the offering.

The offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The final prospectus supplement relating to the offering was filed with the SEC on May 19, 2021. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or from ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., 17 State Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10004, by telephone at (877) 436-3673, by email at prospectus@think-equity.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

FG Financial Group, Inc.

FG Financial Group, Inc. is a reinsurance and investment management holding company focused on opportunistic collateralized and loss capped reinsurance, while allocating capital to SPAC and SPAC sponsor-related businesses. The Company’s principal business operations are conducted through its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements are therefore entitled to the protection of the safe harbor provisions of these laws. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “can,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “envision,” “estimate,” “expect,” “evaluate,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “indicate,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possibly,” “potential,” “predict,” “probable,” “probably,” “pro-forma,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “view,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. In particular, discussions and statements regarding the Company’s future business plans and initiatives, and the possible offering of additional shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock are forward-looking in nature. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections. While we believe these to be reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, and may impact our ability to implement and execute on our future business plans and initiatives. Management cautions that the forward-looking statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assume that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation: market conditions and risks associated with our limited business operations since the sale of our insurance operations in December 2019 (the “Asset Sale”); risks associated with our inability to identify and realize business opportunities, and the undertaking of any new such opportunities, following the Asset Sale; our ability to spend or invest the net proceeds from the Asset Sale in a manner that yields a favorable return; general conditions in the global economy, including the impact of health and safety concerns from the current outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus; our lack of operating history or established reputation in the reinsurance industry; our inability to obtain or maintain the necessary approvals to operate reinsurance subsidiaries; risks associated with operating in the reinsurance industry, including inadequately priced insured risks, credit risk associated with brokers we may do business with, and inadequate retrocessional coverage; our inability to execute on our investment and investment management strategy, including our strategy to invest in real estate assets; potential loss of value of investments; risk of becoming an investment company; fluctuations in our short-term results as we implement our new business strategy; risks of not being unable to attract and retain qualified management and personnel to implement and execute on our business and growth strategy; failure of our information technology systems, data breaches and cyber-attacks; our ability to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls; our limited operating history as a publicly traded company; the requirements of being a public company and losing our status as a smaller reporting company or becoming an accelerated filer; any potential conflicts of interest between us and our controlling stockholders and different interests of controlling stockholders; potential conflicts of interest between us and our directors and executive officers; volatility or decline of the shares of FedNat Holding Company common stock received by us as consideration in the Asset Sale or limitations and restrictions with respect to our ownership of such shares; risks of being a minority stockholder of FedNat Holding Company; and risks of our inability to continue to satisfy the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq following completion of the Asset Sale.

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FAQ

What is the total amount raised by FG Financial Group in the recent offering?

FG Financial Group raised $4.86 million in its recent public offering of preferred stock.

What type of stock was offered by FG Financial Group?

FG Financial Group offered 8.0% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Who managed FG Financial Group's public offering?

ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, acted as the sole book-running manager.

How many shares were included in the FG Financial Group offering?

A total of 194,580 shares were included in the offering, with an additional 25,380 shares from the over-allotment.

What is the purpose of the recent offering by FG Financial Group?

The offering aims to fund FG Financial Group's reinsurance and investment management activities.