AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC - Quarter Report: 2010 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2010

Commission File Number: 1-10777

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(212) 668-0340

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of May 3, 2010, 288,380,691 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, (net of 5,997,591 treasury shares and 294,378,282 restricted nominee shares) of the Registrant were outstanding.

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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 – Financial Statements of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Ambac Financial Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements.

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Ambac Financial Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements.

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Ambac Financial Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements.

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Ambac Financial Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009

(Dollars in Thousands)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements

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(1) Background and Basis of Presentation

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (“Ambac” or the “Company”) is a holding company incorporated in the state of Delaware. Ambac, through its subsidiaries, provided financial guarantees and financial services to entities in both the public and private sectors around the world. The long-term senior unsecured debt of Ambac is rated CC with a negative outlook by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business (“S&P”), and C by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Ambac’s principal financial guarantee operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation (“Ambac Assurance”), a guarantor of public finance and structured finance obligations, has an R (Regulatory Intervention) financial strength rating by S&P, and a Caa2 financial strength rating on review for possible upgrade from Moody’s.

Ambac’s principal business strategy going forward is to increase the residual value of our financial guarantee business by mitigating losses on poorly performing transactions and maximizing the yield on its investment portfolio. The Company’s existing investment agreement and derivative product portfolios are in active runoff, which may result in transaction terminations, settlements, restructuring, assignments of and scheduled amortization of contracts. In the course of managing the inherent risks of these portfolios during runoff, the Financial Services segment may enter into new financial instrument transactions for hedging purposes to the extent we are able to do so.

The financial strength rating downgrades and regulatory actions taken to date with respect to Ambac Assurance Corporation (“Ambac Assurance”) have adversely impacted Ambac’s ability to generate new business and will negatively impact Ambac’s future business, operations and financial results. Further, given the liquidity concerns at Ambac, the constraints imposed upon Ambac Assurance by the covenants made for the benefit of the Segregated Account and, if the Settlement Agreement is executed, the Counterparties (as described in Recent Developments below), and the authority of the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account to control the management of the Segregated Account, there can be no assurance that Ambac will be successful in realizing any of the foregoing strategies. As a result of uncertainties associated with the aforementioned factors, management has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company’s financial statements as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are prepared assuming the Company continues as a going concern and do not include any adjustment that might result from its inability to continue as a going concern.

Recent Developments:

Segregated Account

On March 24, 2010, Ambac Assurance acquiesced to the request of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Wisconsin (“OCI”) to establish a segregated account pursuant to Wisc. Stat. §611.24(2) (the “Segregated Account”). Under Wisconsin insurance law, the Segregated Account is a separate insurer from Ambac Assurance for purposes of the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings (as defined and described below). The purpose of the Segregated Account is to segregate certain segments of Ambac Assurance’s liabilities, and in connection with such segregation Ambac Assurance has allocated to the Segregated Account (i) certain policies insuring or relating to credit default swaps, (ii) all residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) policies, (iii) certain other identified policies, including those relating to Las Vegas Monorail Company, and (iv) certain Student Loan Policies (as defined below) (collectively, the “Segregated Account Policies”). Ambac Assurance also allocated the following to the Segregated Account: (i) all remediation claims, defenses, offsets, and/or credits (but excluding recoveries arising from remediation efforts or reimbursement or collection rights with respect to policies allocated to the Segregated Account), if any, in respect of the Segregated Account Policies, (ii) Ambac Assurance’s disputed contingent liability, if any, under the long-term lease

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with One State Street, LLC, and its contingent liability (as guarantor), if any, under the Ambac Assurance UK Limited (“Ambac UK”) lease with British Land, (iii) Ambac Assurance’s limited liability interests in Ambac Credit Products, LLC (“ACP”), Ambac Conduit Funding LLC, Aleutian Investments, LLC (“Aleutian”) and Juneau Investments, LLC (“Juneau”) and (iv) all of Ambac Assurance’s liabilities as reinsurer under reinsurance agreements (except for reinsurance assumed from Everspan). Net par exposure allocated to the Segregated Account is $64,012,000 as of March 31, 2010, which is inclusive of net par exposures assumed under reinsurance contracts, primarily from Ambac UK, in an aggregate amount of $22,770,000.

On March 24, 2010, the OCI commenced rehabilitation proceedings with respect to the Segregated Account (the “Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings”) in order to permit the OCI to facilitate an orderly run-off and/or settlement of the liabilities allocated to the Segregated Account pursuant to the provisions of the Wisconsin Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act. On March 24, 2010, the rehabilitation court also issued an injunction effective until further order of the court enjoining certain actions by Segregated Account policyholders and other counterparties, including the assertion of damages or acceleration of losses based on early termination and the loss of control rights in insured transactions. Pursuant to the Verified Petition filed in Wisconsin in connection with such proceedings, the OCI has stated that it will seek the approval of the rehabilitation court for a plan of rehabilitation with respect to the Segregated Account (the “Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan”). The Verified Petition states that the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan will, if approved, provide, among other things, that the holders of Segregated Account Policies shall receive in respect of claims made a combination of (i) cash and (ii) surplus notes (the “Segregated Account Surplus Notes”) with the same terms as the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes (as defined below). Until the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan is approved, which OCI has indicated will be filed in approximately six months, it is anticipated that no claims will be paid on Segregated Account Policies, except as approved by the rehabilitation court.

The Segregated Account has no cash or securities, but has the ability to demand payment from time to time to pay claims and other liabilities of up to $2 billion under a secured note due 2050 issued by Ambac Assurance (the “Secured Note”). In addition, once the Secured Note has been exhausted, the Segregated Account has the ability to demand payment from time to time under an aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement provided by Ambac Assurance (the “Reinsurance Agreement”) to pay claims and other liabilities. Ambac Assurance is not obligated to make payments on the Secured Note or under the Reinsurance Agreement if its surplus as regards to policyholders is (or would be) less than $100 million, or such higher amount as the OCI permits pursuant to a prescribed accounting practice (the “Minimum Surplus Amount”). As long as the surplus as regards to policyholders is not less than the Minimum Surplus Amount, payments by the General Account to the Segregated Account under the Reinsurance Agreement are not capped. In addition, the Plan of Operation (as defined below) provides that Ambac Assurance’s General Account may issue surplus notes directly to holders of Segregated Account Policies to satisfy the portion of claim liability not paid by the Segregated Account in cash or in Segregated Account Surplus Notes.

Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Operation (defined below), assets and investments, if any, allocated to the Segregated Account will be available and used solely to satisfy costs, expenses, charges, and liabilities attributable to the business placed therein. Such assets and investments, if any, will not be charged with any costs, expenses, charges, or liabilities arising out of any other business of Ambac Assurance, except as otherwise provided in the Secured Note or the Reinsurance Agreement. Likewise, assets and investments in Ambac Assurance’s General Account will not be charged with any costs, expenses, charges, or liabilities arising out of the direct business allocated to the Segregated Account, except as otherwise provided in the Secured Note or the Cooperation Agreement (as defined and described below).

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The Secured Note will be subject to mandatory prepayment on demand in an amount equal to (i) the cash portion of claim liabilities, loss settlements, commutations and purchases of Segregated Account Policies (or related insured obligations) due and payable by the Segregated Account (“Segregated Account Policy Cash Payments”), amounts due and payable by the Segregated Account arising out of the non-policy obligations allocated thereto, and any cash interest payment and cash principal repayment under any Segregated Account Surplus Notes in connection with any of the foregoing, provided in each case such amounts due and payable are in accordance with the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan (as defined below) and not otherwise disapproved by the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account plus (ii) amounts due and payable by the Segregated Account in respect of specified administrative expenses of the Segregated Account plus (iii) other amounts directed to be paid by the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account in conjunction with the rehabilitation proceeding, minus (iv) the amount of the Segregated Account’s liquid assets as determined by the Segregated Account. In addition, if an event of default occurs under the Secured Note, the Segregated Account is entitled to accelerate the outstanding principal amount due under the Secured Note.

Interest on the Secured Note accrues at the rate of 4.5% per annum, and accrued interest will be added to principal quarterly. Ambac Assurance has secured its obligations under the Secured Note and the Reinsurance Agreement by granting to the Segregated Account a security interest in all of Ambac Assurance’s right, title and interest in installment premiums received in respect of the Segregated Account Policies; reinsurance premiums received in respect of assumed reinsurance agreements with respect to which the liabilities of Ambac Assurance have been allocated to the Segregated Account; recoveries under third party reinsurance agreements in respect of the Segregated Account Policies; and any recoveries arising from remediation efforts or reimbursement or collection rights with respect to policies allocated to the Segregated Account. Pursuant to the Secured Note, Ambac Assurance has made certain covenants to the Segregated Account, including covenants that Ambac Assurance will not, (i) without the Segregated Account’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), amend its investment policies if doing so would have a material adverse effect on Ambac Assurance’s ability to perform its obligations under the Secured Note, the Reinsurance Agreement and the documents relating thereto or under any other material agreement to which it is a party, (ii) without the prior approval of the OCI and the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account, directly or indirectly make any distribution to its shareholder or redeem any of its securities and, (iii) without the Segregated Account’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), enter into any transaction other than pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Ambac Assurance’s business and which Ambac Assurance reasonably believes are fair and reasonable terms and provisions.

Pursuant to the Reinsurance Agreement, Ambac Assurance has agreed to pay Segregated Account Policy Cash Payments, any cash interest payment and cash principal repayment under any Segregated Account Surplus Notes in connection with any of the foregoing and other amounts directed to be paid by the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account in conjunction with the rehabilitation proceeding, minus the amount of the Segregated Account’s liquid assets as determined by the Segregated Account. Ambac Assurance’s liability under the Reinsurance Agreement will attach only after all principal under the Secured Note has been paid. The Reinsurance Agreement contains the same covenants for the benefit of the Segregated Account as those that appear in the Secured Note, as described in the preceding paragraph.

Policy obligations not transferred to the Segregated Account remain in the general account of Ambac Assurance (the “General Account”), and such policies in the General Account are not subject to and, therefore, will not be directly impacted by, the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan. Ambac Assurance is not, itself, in rehabilitation proceedings.

The Segregated Account will be operated in accordance with a Plan of Operation (the “Plan of Operation”) and certain operative documents relating thereto (which include the Secured Note, the Reinsurance Agreement, the Management Services Agreement and the Cooperation Agreement). These operative documents provide that the Segregated Account will act exclusively through the rehabilitator.

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During the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings, the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account has the authority to control the management of the Segregated Account. Ambac Assurance will provide certain management and administrative services to the Segregated Account and the rehabilitator pursuant to a Management Services Agreement (the “Management Services Agreement”), including information technology services, credit exposure management, treasury, accounting, tax, management information, risk management, loss management, internal audit services and business continuity services. Services will be provided at cost, subject to mutual agreement of the Segregated Account and Ambac Assurance. Either party may terminate the Management Services Agreement for cause upon 120 days written notice (or such shorter period as the rehabilitator may determine) and the Segregated Account may terminate without cause at any time upon at least 30 days prior notice. If the Segregated Account elects to terminate the Management Services Agreement, Ambac Assurance will not have the right to consent to the replacement services provider.

Ambac Assurance and the Segregated Account have also entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties have agreed to certain matters related to decision-making, information sharing, tax compliance and allocation of expenses (including an agreement by Ambac Assurance to reimburse the Segregated Account for specified expenses to the extent not reimbursed under the Secured Note, subject to the Minimum Surplus Amount). Ambac Assurance has made certain covenants to the Segregated Account, including an agreement to not enter into any transaction involving more than $5,000 (or such higher amount as is agreed with the rehabilitator) without the Segregated Account’s prior consent (other than policy claim payments made in the ordinary course of business and investments in accordance with Ambac Assurance’s investment policy), and providing the Segregated Account with an annual budget and projection for Ambac Assurance and its subsidiaries for the forthcoming fiscal year, as well as quarterly updates thereto. The Cooperation Agreement also addresses Ambac Assurance’s rights in the event Ambac Assurance is no longer the management and administrative services provider to the Segregated Account as described above.

Outline of Proposed Settlement Agreement

On March 24, 2010, Ambac Assurance reached a non-binding agreement (the “Proposed Settlement”) with certain counterparties (the “Counterparties”) to outstanding credit default swaps with ACP that were guaranteed by Ambac Assurance. The Proposed Settlement provides that Ambac Assurance will enter into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the Counterparties, pursuant to which it will commute substantially all of the ABS CDO transactions insured by Ambac Assurance (the “Commuted ABS CDO Obligations”). The Proposed Settlement is not a binding agreement, and there can be no assurance that a definitive agreement will be executed or that a definitive agreement will be reached with all Counterparties. In addition, the terms of the Proposed Settlement, as negotiated to date, may change prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), or the transactions contemplated by the Proposed Settlement may not be consummated at all. Pursuant to the terms of the Proposed Settlement, in exchange for the termination of the Commuted ABS CDO Obligations, Ambac Assurance shall transfer to the Counterparties in the aggregate (i) $2,600,000 in cash and (ii) $2,000,000 of newly issued surplus notes of Ambac Assurance (the “Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes”). Each of the Counterparties, on the one hand, and Ambac Assurance and the Company, on the other hand, has agreed to provide a release of the other party relating to any credit default swaps or financial guaranty insurance policies commuted pursuant to the Proposed Settlement. In addition, each of the Counterparties, on the one hand, and Ambac Assurance and the Company, on the other hand, has agreed to negotiate in good faith a general release relating to all actions taken or omitted to be taken prior to the Closing Date, subject to certain exceptions. In addition to the commutation of the Commuted ABS CDO Obligations, Ambac Assurance will also commute certain additional obligations (the “Additional Commuted Obligations”).

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The Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes shall have a maturity date of ten years from the Closing Date. Interest on the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes shall be payable annually at the annual rate of 5.1%. All payments of principal and interest on the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes shall be subject to the prior approval of OCI. If the OCI does not approve the payment of interest on the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes, such interest will accrue and compound annually until paid or otherwise. Ambac Assurance and the Counterparties have agreed to negotiate in good faith (but shall be under no obligation to agree to) bilateral redemption provisions applicable to the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes. The parties to the Proposed Settlement shall also agree to consider in good faith any alternative proposal intended to mitigate the risk that the issuance of the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes will adversely impact the preservation of Ambac Assurance’s net operating losses (the “NOLs”), so long as implementation of such alternative proposal would not adversely affect the interests of the Counterparties.

The Settlement Agreement shall provide that Ambac Assurance’s payment obligations relating to financial guarantee insurance policies on bonds, certificates, notes or other securities payable from certain specified student loan assets (“Student Loan Policies”) shall be transferred to the Segregated Account. The Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan will, if approved, provide that Ambac Assurance may, with the approval of the OCI, cause additional Student Loan Policies to be transferred to the Segregated Account.

Counterparties to credit default swaps with ACP with respect to which policies remain in the General Account have agreed to temporarily forbear from terminating or accelerating the obligations of ACP under such credit default swaps or asserting any claims against Ambac Assurance or any affiliate thereof based upon the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings or events relating thereto until the earlier of (i) May 23, 2010, unless otherwise extended, and (ii) the occurrence of certain termination events (the “Forbearance Period”). Effective on the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Settlement Agreement (the “Closing Date”), the credit default swaps remaining in the General Account (primarily, credit default swaps with respect to certain collateralized loan obligations) will be amended to remove certain events of default and termination events, including those arising from the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings.

Assumed reinsurance obligations of Ambac Assurance (except for reinsurance assumed from Everspan) shall be allocated to the Segregated Account and, pursuant to the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan when it is approved shall be treated consistent with the junior priority of such obligations in liquidation.

It is expected that, on or prior to the Closing Date and the consummation of the Proposed Settlement, the articles of incorporation of Ambac Assurance shall be amended to provide that, not later than 120 days after the Closing Date, the board of directors of Ambac Assurance shall be reconstituted (whether by the appointment of additional directors, the resignation of current directors to be replaced with new directors, or a combination of the foregoing) so that at all times thereafter at least one-third of the total number of members of the board (and not less than three such members) are independent, qualified and unaffiliated with Ambac Assurance (“Unaffiliated Directors”), any Counterparty or any of their respective affiliates. Unaffiliated Directors will not include directors, if any, appointed by the holders of Ambac Assurance’s Auction Market Preferred Shares.

The Settlement Agreement is also expected to include covenants that shall remain in force until the redemption of all of the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes as approved by OCI, and can be amended or waived with (i) the consent of 50% in face amount of the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes that cast a ballot and (ii) the approval of OCI. The Settlement Agreement may include the following covenants (the “Covenants”):

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Depending upon the final terms of the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes and the final terms of the Settlement Agreement, it is possible the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes may be characterized as equity of Ambac Assurance for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes are characterized as equity of Ambac Assurance and it is determined the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes represent more than 20% of the total value of the stock of Ambac Assurance, Ambac Assurance may no

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longer be characterized as an includable corporation that is affiliated with Ambac. As a result, Ambac Assurance may no longer be characterized as a member of the U.S. federal income tax consolidated group of which Ambac is the common parent (the “Company Consolidated Tax Group”) and Ambac Assurance would be required to file a separate consolidated tax return as the common parent of a new U.S. federal income tax consolidated group including Ambac Assurance as the new common parent and Ambac Assurance’s affiliated subsidiaries (the “Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group”).

To the extent Ambac Assurance is no longer a member of the Company Consolidated Tax Group, Ambac Assurance’s NOL (and certain other available tax attributes of Ambac Assurance and the other members of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group) may no longer be available for use by the Company or any of the remaining members of the Company Consolidated Tax Group to reduce the U.S. federal income tax liabilities of the Company Consolidated Tax Group. This could result in a material increase in the tax liabilities of the Company Consolidated Tax Group. In addition, certain other benefits resulting from U.S. federal income tax consolidation may no longer be available to the Company Consolidated Tax Group, including certain favorable rules relating to transactions occurring between members of the Company Consolidated Tax Group and members of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group.

If the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes are characterized as equity of Ambac Assurance and it is determined the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes represent more than 50% of the total value of the stock of Ambac Assurance, the Ambac Assurance NOL (and certain other tax attributes or tax benefits of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group) may be subject to limitation including the limitation provided by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If Section 382 were applicable with respect to the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group, in general the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group annual use of the group’s NOL may be limited to an amount equal to the product of (i) the value of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group’s stock and (ii) the applicable federal long term tax exempt interest rate. However, certain exemptions to the Code Section 382 limitation may be applicable. In light of these potential exemptions, the parties to the Settlement Agreement have agreed to consider in good faith certain alternative proposals intended to mitigate the risk that the issuance of the Ambac Assurance Surplus Notes will adversely impact the preservation of Ambac Assurance’s NOL, so long as implementation of such alternative proposal would not adversely affect the interest of the Counterparties.

Furthermore, to the extent Ambac Assurance is no longer characterized as a member of the Company Consolidated Tax Group, the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group may not reconsolidate with the Company Consolidated Tax Group for a period of five years following such event, even if the Company were to be characterized as reacquiring or owning 80% or more of the stock of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group following any deconsolidation. In addition, depending upon certain facts related to the potential deconsolidation of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group and any reconsolidation with the Company Consolidated Tax Group, the acquisition by the Company Consolidated Tax Group of additional value with respect to the stock of the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group may also result in the imposition of a Code Section 382 limitation with respect to the Ambac Assurance Consolidated Tax Group’s NOL reducing or eliminating the potential tax benefit of the NOLs to the Company Consolidated Tax Group.

Since the commencement of the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings, several applications have been made to the rehabilitation court challenging the propriety of the allocation of certain policies to the Segregated Account. The first of these applications was brought by Wells Fargo Bank National Association, acting as Trustee for certain Las Vegas Monorail bondholders holding policies allocated to the Segregated Account. The rehabilitation court has set a hearing on this application for July 9, 2010. A second application was made on April 30, 2010 by certain policyholders of residential

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mortgage backed securities (“RMBS Policyholders”). The RMBS Policyholders claim that the Order for Temporary Injunctive Relief granted by the rehabilitation court on March 24, 2010 should be modified by enjoining Ambac Assurance from entering into the Proposed Settlement described above. The RMBS Policyholders also have requested that the rehabilitation court remove from the Segregated Account those policies held by the RMBS Policyholders and return those policies to the general account of Ambac Assurance, and that an order be entered declaring the establishment of the Segregated Account was invalid due to non-compliance with the Wisconsin Insurance Statutes and the Constitutions of the United States and Wisconsin. On May 5, certain Las Vegas Monorail bondholders filed an application in the rehabilitation court seeking relief similar to that sought by the RMBS Policyholders. Both the RMBS Policyholders and the Las Vegas Monorail bondholders’ applications will be heard before the rehabilitation court on May 25, 2010.

Ambac UK

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1997 Reinsurance Agreement between Ambac UK and Ambac Assurance (the “AUK Reinsurance Agreement”), Ambac Assurance reinsures on a quota share basis 90% of the liabilities under policies issued by Ambac UK, and reinsures on an excess of loss basis Ambac UK policy liabilities in excess of £500,000. Ambac UK has sent Ambac Assurance notices of termination with respect to the AUK Reinsurance Agreement in which Ambac UK demands payment of unearned premium reserves, loss reserves and loss adjustment expense reserves related to the reinsured policies, less ceding commissions and certain adjustments. Ambac Assurance has not agreed or accepted that the purported termination of the AUK Reinsurance Agreement was valid.

Pursuant to the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings, the liabilities of Ambac Assurance under the AUK Reinsurance Agreement have been allocated to the Segregated Account; as such, the rehabilitator of the Segregated Account will determine the actions, if any, to be taken in respect of the AUK Reinsurance Agreement.

Impact on Ambac

Ambac’s liquidity and solvency, both on a near-term basis and a long-term basis, is largely dependent on dividends and other payments from Ambac Assurance and on the residual value of Ambac Assurance. Ambac’s principal uses of liquidity are for the payment of principal (including maturing principal in the amount of $142,500 in August 2011) and interest on its debt (including annual interest expense of approximately $88,700, after taking into account the deferral of interest on the DISCs), its operating expenses, and capital investments in and loans to its subsidiaries. Further, other contingencies (e.g., an unfavorable outcome in the outstanding class action lawsuits against the Company) could cause additional strain on its capital. As a result of the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings and the Proposed Settlement (if consummated), it is highly unlikely that Ambac Assurance will be able to make dividend payments to Ambac for the foreseeable future.

Under the terms of the proposed Segregated Account Rehabilitation Plan, Ambac Assurance will issue surplus notes to policyholders of the Segregated Account. The aggregate amount of these surplus notes could be substantial, and the surplus notes will rank senior to Ambac’s equity investment in Ambac Assurance. Therefore, the issuance of the surplus notes will reduce Ambac’s equity investment in Ambac Assurance, as any residual value of Ambac Assurance will likely be for the benefit of holders of surplus notes. In addition, as a consequence of the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings, the rehabilitator retains significant decision-making authority with respect to the Segregated Account and has the discretion to oversee and approve certain actions taken by Ambac Assurance in respect of assets and liabilities which remain in Ambac Assurance, and such decisions will be for the benefit of policyholders and will not take into account the interests of securityholders of Ambac. Actions taken by the rehabilitator could further reduce the equity value of Ambac Assurance.

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While Ambac does not believe that the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings constitute an event of default under its debt indentures, debt holders may assert that the Segregated Account Rehabilitation Proceedings constitute an event of default and may seek to accelerate the debt. In addition, Ambac may consider, among other things, a negotiated restructuring of its outstanding debt through a prepackaged bankruptcy proceeding or may seek bankruptcy protection without agreement concerning a plan of reorganization with major creditor groups. No assurance can be given that Ambac will be successful in executing any or all of these strategies.

While management believes that Ambac will have sufficient liquidity to satisfy its needs through the second quarter of 2011, no guarantee can be given that it will be able to pay all of its operating expenses and debt service obligations thereafter, and its liquidity may run out prior to the second quarter of 2011. Further, Ambac may decide prior to the third quarter of 2010 not to pay interest on its debt.

Reclassifications:

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods’ amounts to conform to the current period’s presentation, including those related to the adoption of ASU 2009-17.

(2) Net income per Share

ASC Paragraph 260-10-65-2 of ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, clarified that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of EPS pursuant to the two-class method, which Ambac adopted in 2009. Retrospective application is required. Ambac had participating securities consisting of nonvested common stock with the same voting and dividend rights as our common stock. These shares of common stock vested in January 2010. Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders less income allocated to participating securities, by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. No income was allocated to participating securities during the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 or 2009. Common shares outstanding includes common stock issued less treasury shares plus restricted stock units for which no future service is required as a condition to the delivery of the underlying common stock. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. All dilutive potential common shares outstanding consider common stock deliverable pursuant to stock options, nonvested restricted stock units, nonvested common shares, and stock purchase contracts. There were no dilutive effects for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. The following table presents securities outstanding that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because they were antidilutive for the periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:

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(3) Application of the New Consolidation Accounting Standard on Special Purposes Entities, Including Variable Interest Entities

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-16, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810): Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprise Involved with Variable Interest Entities. Ambac adopted ASU 2009-16 and ASU 2009-17 effective January 1, 2010. Among other changes, ASU 2009-16 eliminated the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity (QSPE) and all QSPEs need to be considered for consolidation under ASU 2009-17. Among other things, ASU 2009-17 requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (VIE). ASU 2009-17 identifies the primary beneficiary of a VIE as the enterprise that has both the following characteristics: a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

ASU 2009-17 eliminated the quantitative approach previously required to determine the primary beneficiary of a VIE, which was based on determining which enterprise absorbs the majority of the VIE’s expected losses, receives a majority of the VIE’s expected residual returns, or both upon the inception of that holder’s involvement in the VIE. ASU 2009-17 requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The previous guidance required reconsideration of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary only when specific events occur.

A VIE is an entity: a) that lacks enough equity investment at risk to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties; or b) where the group of equity holders does not have: (1) the power, through voting rights or similar rights, to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; (2) the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses; or (3) the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns. Ambac performs ongoing assessments to determine if we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE and, as such, conclusions may change over time. The determination of whether Ambac is the primary beneficiary involves performing a qualitative analysis of the VIE that includes, among other factors, its capital structure, contractual terms including the rights of each variable interest holder, the activities of the VIE, whether Ambac has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, whether Ambac has the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, related party relationships and the design of the VIE.

Ambac has engaged in transactions with special purpose entities, including VIEs, in various capacities. Ambac has provided financial guarantees, including credit derivative contracts for various debt obligations issued by various entities, including VIEs. Ambac has also sponsored two special purpose entities that issue medium-term notes to fund the purchase of certain financial assets. Finally, Ambac is an investor in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities issued by VIEs and its ownership interest is generally insignificant to the VIE and/or Ambac does not have rights that direct the activities that are most significant to such VIE.

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Financial Guarantees:

Ambac has provided financial guarantees in respect of assets held or debt obligations of special purpose entities, including VIEs. Ambac’s primary variable interest exists through this financial guarantee insurance or credit derivative contract. The transaction structure provides certain financial protection to Ambac. This financial protection can take several forms; however, the most common are over-collateralization, first loss and excess spread. In the case of over-collateralization (i.e., the principal amount of the securitized assets exceeds the principal amount of the debt obligations guaranteed by Ambac Assurance), the structure allows the transaction to experience defaults among the securitized assets before a default is experienced on the debt obligations that have been guaranteed by Ambac Assurance. In the case of first loss, the financial guarantee insurance policy only covers a senior layer of losses on assets held or debt issued by special purpose entities, including VIEs. The first loss with respect to the assets is either retained by the seller or sold off in the form of equity or mezzanine debt to other investors. In the case of excess spread, the securitized assets contributed to special purpose entities, including VIEs, generate interest cash flows that are in excess of the interest payments on the related debt; such excess cash flow is applied to redeem debt, thus creating over-collateralization. Generally, upon deterioration in the performance of a transaction or upon an event of default as specified in the transaction legal documents, Ambac will obtain certain loss remediation rights. These rights enable Ambac to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.

We determined that Ambac generally has the obligation to absorb the VIE’s expected losses given that we have issued financial guarantees supporting the liabilities (and in certain cases assets) of a VIE. We also determined for certain transactions that experienced the aforementioned performance deterioration, that we had the power, through voting rights or similar rights, to direct the activities of certain VIEs that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance because: a) certain triggers had been breached in these transactions resulting in Ambac having the ability to exercise certain loss remediation activities, or b) due to the passive nature of the VIEs’ activities, Ambac’s contingent loss remediation rights upon a breach of certain triggers in the future is considered to be the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance.

Ambac Sponsored VIEs:

A subsidiary of Ambac has transferred financial assets to two special purpose entities. The business purpose of these entities is to provide certain financial guarantee clients with funding for their debt obligations. These special purpose entities are legal entities that are demonstrably distinct from Ambac. Ambac, its affiliates or its agents cannot unilaterally dissolve these entities. The permitted activities of these entities are limited to those outlined below. As a result of the adoptions of both ASU-2009-16 and ASU 2009-17 on January 1, 2010, Ambac is required to consolidate these VIEs on January 1, 2010. As mentioned below, effective March 24, 2010, Ambac is required to deconsolidate these entities because Ambac’s policies issued to these entities have been allocated to the Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance. The consolidation of these entities did not have any effects on Ambac’s beginning retained earnings as these entities were accounted for at fair value before initial consolidation. Prior to 2010 and upon deconsolidation, Ambac has elected to account for its equity interest in these entities at fair value under the fair value option in accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments. We believe that the fair value of these investments in these entities provides for greater transparency for recording profit or loss as compared to the equity method under ASC Topic 323, Investments – Equity Method in Joint Ventures. At March 31, 2010 the fair value of these entities is $16,926 and is reported within Other Assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The change in fair value of these entities for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, is ($1,917) and $4,553, respectively, and is included within Other Income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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As of March 31, 2010, there have been 15 individual transactions with these entities, of which 8 are outstanding. In each case, Ambac sold fixed income debt obligations to these entities. The fixed income debt obligations are composed of asset-backed securities and utility obligations with a weighted average rating of A - and weighted average life of 5.7 years at March 31, 2010. The purchase by these entities is financed through the issuance of medium-term notes (“MTNs”), which are collateralized by the purchased assets. The MTNs have the same weighted average life as the purchased assets. Derivative contracts (interest rate and currency swaps) may be used within the entities for hedging purposes only. Hedges are established at the time MTNs are issued to purchase financial assets. The activities of these entities are contractually limited to purchasing assets from Ambac, issuing MTNs to fund such purchase, executing derivative hedges and obtaining financial guarantee policies with respect to indebtedness incurred. Ambac Assurance may issue a financial guarantee insurance policy on the assets sold, the MTNs issued and/or the related derivative contracts. As of March 31, 2010, Ambac Assurance had financial guarantee insurance policies issued for all assets, MTNs and derivative contracts owned and outstanding by the entities.

Prior to consolidation and after deconsolidation, insurance premiums paid to Ambac Assurance by these entities are earned in a manner consistent with other insurance policies, over the risk period. Additionally, any losses incurred on such insurance policies are included in Ambac’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Under the terms of an Administrative Agency Agreement, Ambac provides certain administrative duties, primarily collecting amounts due on the obligations and making interest payments on the MTNs.

There were no assets sold to these entities during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009. Ambac Assurance received premiums for issuing financial guarantee policies on the assets, MTNs and derivative contracts of $817 and $1,321 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Ambac paid claims to these entities of $24,411 and $15,517 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, under these financial guarantee contracts. Ambac also received fees for providing other services amounting to $17 and $46 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Derivative contracts are provided by Ambac Financial Services to these entities. Consistent with other non-hedging derivatives, Ambac Financial Services accounts for these contracts on a trade date basis at fair value. Ambac Financial Services received $1,149, and paid $2,952 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, under these derivative contracts.

Consolidation of VIEs:

Except for consolidations resulting from the adoption of ASU 2009-17 on January 1, 2010, upon initial consolidation of a VIE, we recognized a gain or loss in earnings for the difference between: a) the fair value of the consideration paid, the fair value of any non-controlling interests and the reported amount of any previously held interests and b) the net amount as measured on a fair value basis, of the assets and liabilities consolidated. Upon deconsolidation of a VIE, we recognized a gain or loss for the difference between: a) the fair value of any consideration received, the fair value of any retained non-controlling investment in the VIE and the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest in the VIE and b) the carrying amount of the VIE’s assets and liabilities. Gains or losses from consolidation and deconsolidation that are reported in earnings are reported within Financial Guarantee: (Loss) income on variable interest entities.

Upon the adoption of ASU 2009-17, Ambac generally measured the assets and liabilities of newly consolidated VIEs at fair value, as the carrying amount transition method was not practical. The carrying amount transition method (whereby assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interests of the VIE are

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recorded in amounts that would have been carried in the consolidated financial statements if ASU 2009-17 had been effective when Ambac first met the conditions to be the primary beneficiary) was used for one VIE. Ambac has elected to account for the assets and liabilities of the VIEs which were consolidated at fair value under the fair value option in accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments in subsequent periods. The fair value option is elected to allow for consistency in the measurement attributes of assets and liabilities of these VIEs. For VIEs where the assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interests were measured at initial consolidation under the carrying amount transition method, balances continue to be measured and reported based on other applicable GAAP guidance.

Impact of adopting ASU 2009-17 and ASU 2009-16

As a result of adopting ASU 2009-17, a cumulative effect gain adjustment of $705,046 was recorded as a net increase to total equity as of January 1, 2010 (increase in assets of $21,960,991 offset by an increase in liabilities of $21,255,945), which includes changes to the opening balance of retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as Ambac was required to consolidate 83 additional VIEs. The types of entities that Ambac was required to consolidate included: (i) RMBS securitization trusts as a result of financial guarantee insurance policies on the senior debt of such trusts; (ii) collateralized debt obligation trusts as a result of credit derivative contracts issued to investors of the debt of such trust; (iii) international and other asset-backed securitizations as a result of insurance policies guarantying the debt of such financing entities; and (iv) other transactions, including the Ambac sponsored special purpose entities, Juneau and Aleutian. The net impact of consolidating these VIEs on Ambac’s balance sheet at adoption of ASU 2009-17 and ASU 2009-16 is as follows:

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The impact of the above items upon adoption of ASU 2009-17 and ASU 2009-16 on January 1, 2010 is summarized below:

As a result of the establishment of the Segregated Account and the rehabilitation proceedings with respect to the Segregated Account as discussed in Note 1, including the terms of the management agreement which permit OCI to terminate the agreement with Ambac at any point in time, Ambac no longer has the unilateral power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance for those insurance policies that were allocated to the Segregated Account. Accordingly, Ambac deconsolidated 49 VIEs, including 43 RMBS securitization trusts and certain other entities including the Ambac sponsored VIEs, Juneau and Aleutian, effective March 24, 2010. Juneau and Aleutian are related parties of Ambac. While the RMBS securitization and other trusts are not related parties of Ambac, the company continues to provide financial gurantee policies on the senior debt or assets of such trusts upon deconsolidation. The effect of this deconsolidation was to reverse a significant portion of the transition adjustment to adopt ASU 2009-17 on January 1, 2010 and to deconsolidate one additional VIE which was consolidated as of December 31, 2009, effectively re-establishing insurance accounting for such transactions.

These deconsolidated VIEs contributed a combined loss of $495,077 included in Financial Guarantee: (Loss) income on variable interest entities, primarily as a result of deconsolidation. Additional details of the effect of deconsolidation associated with insurance policies allocated to the Segregated Account are as follows:

As of March 31, 2010, consolidated VIE assets and liabilities relating to 41 consolidated entities were $20,592,169 and $20,232,497, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, consolidated VIE assets and liabilities were $3,276,615 and $3,012,170, respectively. Ambac is not primarily liable for the debt obligations issued by the VIEs. Ambac would only be required to make payments on these debt obligations in the event that the issuer of such debt obligations defaults on any principal or interest due. Additionally, Ambac’s creditors do not have rights with regard to the assets of the VIEs. Ambac

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evaluates the net income statement effects and earnings per share effects to determine attributions between Ambac and non-controlling interests as a result of consolidating a VIE. Ambac has determined that the net changes in fair value of most consolidated VIE assets and liabilities are attributable to Ambac due to Ambac’s interest through financial guarantee premium and loss payments with the VIE. VIE activities related to entities that remain consolidated as of March 31, 2010 resulted in a gain of $2,373 which is included in Financial Guarantee: (Loss) income on variable interest entities for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

The financial reports of certain VIEs are prepared by an outside trustee and are not available within the time constraints Ambac requires to ensure the financial accuracy of the operating results. As such, the financial results of such VIEs are consolidated on a time lag that is no longer than 90 days.

The table below provides the fair value of fixed income securities, by asset-type, held by consolidated VIEs as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

The following table provides supplemental information about the loans held as assets and long-term debt associated with the VIEs for which the fair value option has been elected as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

Loans at March 31, 2010 included loans receivable that are 90 or more past due, which had an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $38,444 and fair value of $14,047. See Note 11, Fair Value Measurements for disclosures about the valuation methodologies used to determine fair value of VIE assets and liabilities.

The total principal amount of variable interest entity notes outstanding were $38,504,187 and $3,766,914 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The range of final maturity dates of the variable interest entity notes outstanding is July 2010 to December 2047 as of March 31, 2010. As of March 31, 2010, the interest rates on the variable interest entity notes ranged from 0.72% to 12.6%.

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Variable Interests in Non-Consolidated VIEs

The following table displays the carrying amount of the assets, liabilities and maximum exposure to loss of Ambac’s variable interests in non-consolidated VIEs resulting from financial guarantee and credit derivative contracts by major underlying asset classes as of March 31, 2010: