UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2002
CONSECO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana 1-9250 35-1468632
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
organization)
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(317) 817-6100
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report.)
Item 5. Other Events
On January 30, 2002, Conseco, Inc. ("Conseco" or the "Company"), Conseco
Finance Corp. ("Conseco Finance") and certain of their affiliates entered into
various transactions with Lehman Brothers and its affiliates pursuant to which
Lehman Brothers extended the terms of Conseco Finance's (a) warehouse line from
September 2002 to September 2003, (b) borrowings with respect to approximately
$90.6 million of miscellaneous assets ("Miscellaneous Borrowings") from January
31, 2002 to June 2003, and (c) residual line from February 2003 to February 2004
under which financing is being provided on Conseco Finance's interest-only
securities, servicing rights and various B tranche securities of Conseco
Finance's securitizations. Conseco Finance agreed to an amortization schedule by
which it will repay the outstanding balance under the Miscellaneous Borrowings
by June 2003. In addition, Lehman Brothers has committed that through March 30,
2002, it will advance up to an additional $50 million on the residual line at
Conseco Finance's request to partially fund Conseco Finance's tender offer for
its June 2002 bonds. The Company, Conseco Finance and CIHC, Incorporated, a
direct subsidiary of Conseco, also entered into a revised agreement governing
the movement of cash from Conseco Finance to the Company. Pursuant to the
agreement, Conseco Finance must maintain liquidity of at least (i) $50 million
until September 30, 2002, (ii) $75 million from October 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003
and (iii) $100 million from and after July 1, 2003. However, Conseco Finance no
longer must meet a minimum liquidity requirement of $250 million before making
interest, principal, dividend or redemption payments to its parent.
Pursuant to the new arrangements, Lehman Brothers may exchange their
existing Warrant to purchase 5% of the common stock of Conseco Finance until May
2003 and receive in its place 500,000 shares of Series G Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock of Conseco (the "Series G Preferred") at a $100 stated value per
share, having the following general terms:
(a) No dividend;
(b) Convertible to Conseco common stock at $10 per share;
(c) Voting rights on an as converted basis;
(d) Mandatorily redeemable by Conseco in January 2012 at the stated value;
(e) Pari passu with Conseco's Series F Common-Linked Convertible Preferred
Stock (the "Series F Preferred") if, and only if, a majority of the
holders of Conseco's Series E Preferred Stock ("Series E Preferred")
and Series F Preferred consent, and otherwise pari passu with the
Series E Preferred and junior to the Series F Preferred; and
(f) The right to cause Conseco to register the Series G Preferred within
one year after electing to surrender the Warrant in exchange for the
Series G Preferred.
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.
CONSECO, INC.
DATE: February 6, 2002
By: /s/ Charles B. Chokel
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Name: Charles B. Chokel
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer