Abacus Global authorizes new $20M share repurchase program
Abacus Global (ABL) Management announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $20M share repurchase program, effective June 5, 2025 for over a period of up to 18 months, as well as recent Form 4 and other employee share purchases totaling over $2M. 'While it is unfortunate that Abacus Global Management has been subject to a short attack, we believe our artificially depressed share price represents an excellent buying opportunity for the company,' said Jay Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Abacus Global Management. 'We believe this is validated by our newly authorized share repurchase program, reflecting our Board's continued confidence in our business model and strength of our balance sheet, and also by our employees who have spent over $2 million combined of their own money in recent share purchases. Our returns and valuation are audited, and consistent with a 20-year track record of generating positive revenue. We will not allow this distraction to affect our continued growth and our day-to-day operations.' The company added: 'Abacus is committed to pursuing all available legal remedies against the individuals and entities responsible for orchestrating and disseminating the false and misleading short attack.'
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