08 December 2010

AIG Files Master Recapitalization Plan


I am just thankful that Goldman and its Wall Street cronies did not have to take any losses or suffer cutbacks or austerity because of their dealings with AIG, thanks to the timely actions of their friends at Treasury and the NY Fed.

American International Group, Inc.
Wednesday December 8, 2010, 3:52 pm

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced it had filed a Form 8-K earlier today announcing the signing of the Master Transaction Agreement among ALICO Holdings LLC, AIA Aurora LLC, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the United States Department of the Treasury, the AIG Credit Facility Trust and AIG, regarding a series of integrated transactions to recapitalize AIG, for which trading on the New York Stock Exchange was briefly interrupted.

Regarding the filing of the Master Agreement, AIG issued the following statement:

"Our filing today that we have signed the definitive recapitalization agreement with the government marks an important step forward in our progress toward completely repaying taxpayers. We remain committed to executing the steps and meeting all conditions in the agreement as soon as possible."