National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (National), an indirect subsidiary of MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), today announced that it and the other supporting creditors offered the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) an extension of the Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”) until June 30, 2017 that included a re-lending that would have allowed PREPA to avoid a default on July 1, 2017. The offer was delivered to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló, PREPA and the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency & Financial Advisory Authority (”AAFAF”), but all have refused to sign the extension.

National believes this extension and the related funding would have provided additional time for discussions to avoid a Title III bankruptcy filing by PREPA, which National also believes is unnecessary and improper and would put the Commonwealth at risk by disrupting the provision of electricity on the island.

“PREPA and the Rosselló administration have rejected the only lifeline available on the island,” said Bill Fallon, CEO of National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation. “They are bending to the will of the Oversight Board. The RSA has broad creditor support and has been approved by all required parties, including two governors, the Puerto Rico legislature, AAFAF, the Puerto Rico Energy Commission and the PREPA board. The Governor should stand by his agreement that we achieved almost two months ago.”

National will continue to pursue its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico that seeks to compel the Oversight Board to comply with its obligations under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.

National has adequate resources, with claims-paying resources totaling $4.6 billion at March 31, 2017, to ensure that its policyholders will receive the full amount of the scheduled interest and principal payments that come due on their National insured bonds.

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National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, headquartered in Purchase, New York is the world’s largest U.S. public finance-only financial guarantee insurance company, with offices in New York and San Francisco. Please visit National’s website at www.nationalpfg.com.