STRATEGIC PLAN: CITIZENS' growth initiative calls for increasing
its present $675 million-dollar asset base to a billion dollars,
without long-term debt, by December 31, 2010.
Such growth is being achieved through three major initiatives: (i)
development of U.S.A. whole life policy sales to average income
Americans in the U.S.A.; (ii) making large whole life U.S.-dollar
policies available to the top percentage of the population in foreign
countries around the world; and (iii) via acquisition of small to
medium-size U.S. life insurance companies whose stockowners are
looking for liquid value of their stock via a tax-free exchange
of their company's shares for CITIZENS' highly marketable shares.
CITIZENS' shares represent liquid assets because they are actively
traded every day on the New York Stock Exchange.
STOCK MARKET LISTING: The Company's Class A common stock is listed
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "CIA." Quotes
of daily bid and ask prices may also be obtained on the internet
or in major newspapers where the stock is listed as CITIZENS or
CTZINC under NYSE listings or by clicking here or on the "CITIZENS'
Stock Quote" bar in this section.
STOCKOWNERS' REPORT: CITIZENS, Inc. shareowners annually receive
a proxy statement, proxy card, and an annual stockowners' report.
These items are mailed to each shareowner in April each year. If
you are a CITIZENS, Inc. stockowner, or a stockowner of one of the
companies listed below, which has joined forces or merged with CITIZENS,
and you did not receive a copy of the CITIZENS, Inc. 2006 Annual
Report and proxy materials, please contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
to assure the address they have in file for you is your current
address. Their toll free telephone number is 1-877-785-9659.
WHERE TO PURCHASE OR SELL CITIZENS' SHARES: The Company's stock
may be purchased or sold through securities firms around the world
by giving the Company's symbol (CIA) and placing an order for the
dollar amount you desire to invest or the number of shares you wish
to purchase or sell.
STOCK REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021, telephone number
1-877-785-9659 (U.S.A.), or 781-575-4621 (outside U.S.A.), is the
registrar and transfer agent for the CITIZENS stock.
HOW TO TRANSFER STOCK: A transfer of stock may be accomplished by
properly filling in the assignment form on the reverse side of your
stock certificate and signing the form exactly as your name appears
on the face of the certificate. Your signature must be guaranteed
by a national bank or securities firm that is a member of a major
stock exchange. The certificate with the assignment form, properly
completed, should be sent by registered mail to the transfer agent
for processing.
LOST STOCK CERTIFICATES: Should your stock certificate become lost
or missing, a notice of such should be mailed to the transfer agent
so a "stop order" can be placed on the registration of the missing
certificate. The notice letter should contain as much information
as possible, such as the name on the certificate, number of the
certificate, and the date of issue. A lost certificate affidavit
will be mailed to you, which must be completed, signed, notarized,
and returned to the stock transfer agent before a new certificate
can be issued. The transfer agent will require an indemnity bond
for the lost certificate. The bond costs approximately two percent
of the market value of the lost certificate.
ADDRESS CHANGE: When your address changes, you should immediately
notify the stock transfer agent. An invalid address may cause your
stockholder mail and reports to be returned to the transfer agent.
If your mail is continuously returned for lack of a current address,
the law requires that your shares must be escheated to the Treasury
of the state of your last known address. Regaining ownership of
escheated shares is very difficult. Please notify the Company or
transfer agent each time your address changes. It is very important
that you do.
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES HAVE MERGED WITH OR JOINED FORCES WITH CITIZENS:
The shareowners of these companies have already or should exchange
their original certificates for certificates of CITIZENS, Inc.
THE CITIZENS, INC. FINANCIAL GROUP OF COMPANIES IS AS FOLLOWS:
CITIZENS, Inc., Austin, Texas
CICA LIFE Insurance Company of America, Austin, Texas
Insurance Company of America, Austin, Texas
Non-Commissioned Officers Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas
CITIZENS Standard Life Insurance Company, Corpus Christi, Texas
Founders Preferred Life Insurance Company, Waco, Texas
Continental Investors Life Inc., Englewood, Colorado
(a) Continental Investors Life Ins., Co., Colorado
(b) Continental Investors Life - Alabama
Equities International Life Insurance Company, Ft. Worth, Texas
(a) Security Savings Life Insurance Company
(b) New Mexico Investors Life Insurance Company
Continental Investors Life Insurance Company, Alabama
First Centennial Corporation, Ft. Collins, Colorado
(a) First Centennial Life, Ft. Collins, Colorado
(b) Pacific Empire Life, Boise, Idaho
American Liberty Financial Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(a) American Liberty Life Insurance Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(b) First American Investment Corp., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Insurance Investors & Holding Co., Inc., Peoria, Illinois
(a) Central Investors Life Company of Illinois
American Investment Network, Inc., Jackson, Mississippi
(a) Great American Investment Network, Inc., Jackson, Mississippi
(b) United Security Life Insurance Company, Jackson, Mississippi
National Security Life and Accident Insurance Company, Arlington,
Texas
First Investors Group, Inc., Springfield, Illinois
(a) Excalibur Insurance Corporation, Springfield, Illinois
First Alliance Corporation, Lexington, Kentucky
(a) First Alliance Insurance Company, Lexington, Kentucky
Combined Underwriters, Tyler, TexasLifeline Underwriters, Tyler,
Texas
Mid-American Alliance Corporation, Jefferson City, Missouri
(a) Mid American Century Life Insurance Company, Jefferson City,
Missouri
(b) Mid-American Alliance Insurance Agency, Inc., Jefferson City,
Missouri
(c) Mid-American American Associates Agency, Inc., Jefferson City,
Missouri
(d) Security Alliance Insurance Company, Little Rock, Arkansas
Security Plan Life Insurance Company, Donaldsonville, Louisiana
(a) Security Plan Fire Insurance Company, Donaldsonville, Louisiana
(b) Security Plan Agency, Inc., Donaldsonville, Louisiana
IF YOU CURRENTLY HOLD A STOCK CERTIFICATE IN ANY OF THE COMPANIES
THAT HAVE JOINED OR MERGED WITH CITIZENS, INC., YOU SHOULD FORWARD
SUCH TO Computershare Trust Company, N.A. AT 250 ROYALL STREET, CANTON, MA, 02021 (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED), SO THEY MAY REISSUE
THEM FOR YOU IN CITIZENS, INC. CERTIFICATES. To obtain additional
investor information, you may contact the "Investor Relations
Department" electronically through "Your Communication"
space on the "Response" page of this section. To e-mail,
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