FG Financial Group Continues to Grow Its Reinsurance Business

Company Expands Growth Strategy Through Formation of Merchant Banking Division

FG Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGF) (the “Company”), today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. FG Financial is a reinsurance and asset management holding company focused on collateralized and loss capped reinsurance and merchant banking that allocates capital in partnership with Fundamental Global^®, a private partnership led by Kyle Cerminara and Joe Moglia, as well as other strategic investors.

FG Financial Group CEO Larry Swets, Jr. commented, “During the quarter we continued to execute our strategy to grow long-term intrinsic value through a strategic focus on reinsurance and asset management. The reinsurance market continues to be strong, and we have written seven contracts to date. Our SPAC business has now completed two de-SPACs with OppFi and Hagerty, and currently has two funded SPACs evaluating acquisition opportunities. Finally, during the quarter we launched our merchant banking platform. Expanding our strategy to include merchant banking builds upon our initial success with our reinsurance and SPAC businesses and leverages our team’s proven experience.”

FG Financial Group Chairman Kyle Cerminara added, “We continue to see asymmetric risk/reward opportunities across our markets. The evolution of our platform during the quarter to include merchant banking is a natural progression for our business and significantly expands our addressable market across a broader universe of opportunities. We are assessing multiple opportunities and will remain focused on patiently allocating capital to drive long-term shareholder value.”

Select 2022 Third Quarter and Nine Months Financial Results and Highlights

FG Financial Group’s 2022 third quarter and nine-month financial results included:

• Net reinsurance premiums earned increased to $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 from $1.1 million in the third quarter of prior year. Net reinsurance premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased to $9.8 million from $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The net results in the third quarter from Company’s reinsurance operations benefited from continued increase in net earned premiums, without incurring any major losses from large catastrophe events.
• Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $11.2 million compared to a net investment loss of $1.3 million in the third quarter of prior year. Net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $5.1 million compared to net investment income of $2.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
• The Company paid the 8% Series A Preferred Share dividend of $0.45 million, which represents the Company’s 18th consecutive quarter of paying the full dividend due on the 8% Series A Preferred Shares since their issuance in February 2018.
• General and administrative expense was $2.0 million and $6.0 million for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to $3.0 million and $6.7 million for the same periods in the prior year, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower legal professional fees.

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2022 increased to $9.8 million, or $1.05 per fully diluted share, compared to a loss of $5.4 million, or $(1.08) per fully diluted share for the third quarter of 2021. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, was $0.4 million, or $(0.05) per fully diluted share, as compared to a loss of $6.4 million, or $(1.28) per fully diluted share, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021.

Balance Sheet Highlights

As of September 30, 2022, FG Financial Group’s key balance sheet items included:

• Cash and cash equivalents of $9.6 million.
• Investment holdings totaling $22.0 million, including directly or indirectly held investments in Oppfi, Hagerty, holdings under the Company’s SPAC Platform for FG Merger Corp. and FG Acquisition Corp., and other investments.
• Total shareholders’ equity of $37.7 million.

FG Financial Group, Inc.

FG Financial Group, Inc. is a reinsurance and asset management holding company focused on collateralized and loss capped reinsurance and merchant banking that allocates capital in partnership with Fundamental Global^®, a private partnership led by Kyle Cerminara and Joe Moglia, as well as other strategic investors. The Company’s principal business operations are conducted through its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Forward Looking Statements

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