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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-16-006663
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160408
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160408
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20160408

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874501
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURETY INSURANCE [6351]
		IRS NUMBER:				133621676
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10777
		FILM NUMBER:		161562276

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE STATE ST PLZ
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126680340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE STATE ST PLZ
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMBAC INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001074034
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3102721000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 14A</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment
No. __)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Filed by the Registrant [ ]</P>

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[x]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Definitive Additional Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">[x]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ambac Financial Group, Inc.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Canyon Capital Advisors LLC</B><BR>
<B>The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Mitchell R. Julis</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Joshua S. Friedman</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Frederick Arnold</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Payment of Filing Fee (check the appropriate
box):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">No fee required.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rule 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Total fee paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Amount Previously Paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 85%">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center; color: #373737"><B>Canyon Capital
Continues to Press for Change at Ambac, Announcing Proxy Contest to Elect Frederick Arnold as an Independent Director</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">-</TD><TD><B>Canyon Capital seeks to replace current director Jeffrey Stein with Frederick Arnold to improve oversight by Ambac Board.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">-</TD><TD><B>Canyon Capital believes that, as Chairman of Ambac&rsquo;s Board, Mr. Stein oversaw substantial deterioration in the Company&rsquo;s
stock price and helped to reward CEO Nader Tavakoli with an exorbitant compensation package.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">-</TD><TD><B>Canyon Capital backs recent Support Agreements between Ambac and certain stockholders to replace two of Ambac&rsquo;s directors.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">-</TD><TD><B>Canyon Capital believes concerns that led to the Support Agreements and appointment of two new directors confirm that the
ongoing issues raised by Canyon Capital are of concern to all stockholders. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">-</TD><TD><B>Canyon Capital urges stockholders to support Mr. Arnold's candidacy in order to elect a board that can fairly and legitimately
assess and oversee the Company's direction and managerial leadership.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2016 --&nbsp;Canyon Capital Advisors
LLC (&quot;Canyon Capital&quot;), a leading alternative asset manager serving institutional clients worldwide, and manager of funds
and accounts that own almost 5% of the outstanding shares of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMBC) (&quot;Ambac&quot; or the
&quot;Company&quot;), today filed preliminary proxy materials in support of its proposal that Frederick Arnold be elected to the
Board of Directors of Ambac (&quot;Ambac's Board&quot;) in replacement of current board member and Chairman, Jeffrey Stein, at
Ambac's May 18, 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Canyon Capital supports the recent agreement between
Ambac and a number of stockholders (collectively, the &quot;Support Agreements&quot;) to replace two of Ambac's directors with
nominees approved by those stockholders: Ian Haft, a nominee proposed by stockholders, and David Herzog, proposed by the current
Ambac Board. The Support Agreements were announced in the wake of extensive criticism by Canyon Capital of the Company's direction
under the leadership of Nader Tavakoli, and reflect that other stockholders want change to the Ambac Board &ndash; which is responsible
for the oversight and supervision of Company management.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">While these new directors are a welcome addition, Canyon
Capital is skeptical that true change will be possible as long as the board contains only one director affirmatively proposed by
stockholders and continues to be chaired by Mr. Stein, who has presided over Ambac's Board since the inception of Mr. Tavakoli's
serving as Ambac's President and Chief Executive Officer and throughout the deterioration of the Company's stock price during that
time.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">&nbsp;Ambac has criticized the concerns expressed by
Canyon Capital because it is purportedly &quot;conflicted&quot; by virtue of its holdings in policies issued by Ambac's wholly
owned subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation (&quot;Ambac Assurance&quot;). However, Canyon Capital&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;which owns
almost 5% of Ambac's stock&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;believes that the stockholder concerns that led to the Support Agreements and the
appointment of two new directors confirm that the ongoing issues raised by Canyon Capital are of concern to all stockholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 4pt 0 7pt">Mr. Arnold is the Chief Financial Officer and a member
of the Executive Committee of ConvergEx Group, LLC, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider. He
also serves as a member of the post-emergence board of directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Mr. Arnold has served on a number
of other boards of directors, including ones that have provided him with significant experience across various types of structured
products. He has held a series of senior financial positions as well, including having been hired to play an integral leadership
role in guiding Capmark Financial Group Inc., a commercial real estate finance company, through its reorganization and emergence
from bankruptcy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">In nominating Mr. Arnold as an independent director
to replace Mr. Stein, Canyon Capital is deliberately not asking stockholders to elect him in lieu of Ambac Board director, and
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nader Tavakoli, whose stewardship Canyon Capital has criticized. Canyon Capital recognizes
that asking stockholders to remove Mr. Tavakoli from the Ambac Board while he continues to serve as Ambac's President and Chief
Executive Officer would create complications, but is confident that a truly independent board with at least two directors affirmatively
proposed by stockholders would carefully review Ambac's current situation and make the right decision with respect to whether Mr.
Tavakoli's tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ambac should continue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">As Chairman, Mr. Stein bears substantial responsibility
for the board's oversight &ndash; or lack thereof &ndash; of Mr. Tavakoli, including conduct as to which Canyon Capital previously
has raised significant questions. Mr. Stein has been a strong supporter of Mr. Tavakoli and his policies and, of the Company's
six nominees, is the only one (besides Mr. Tavakoli himself) who was on Ambac's Board in early 2015 when Mr. Tavakoli initially
was elevated to the position of Ambac's President and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Stein served as Chairman
of Ambac's Board throughout Mr. Tavakoli's tenure in that position. Despite witnessing firsthand the substantial deterioration
in the Company's performance during Mr. Tavakoli's tenure, and after leading the board during its purported search for an appropriate
permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Stein also presided over the board's appointment of Mr. Tavakoli to his current
permanent position and its granting him an exorbitant compensation package.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Given Mr. Stein's involvement in the appointment and
support of Mr. Tavakoli, Canyon Capital believes that Mr. Arnold will bring a more open-minded approach to the assessment of his
policies and tenure. In addition, Canyon Capital believes that Mr. Arnold has more relevant experience than Mr. Stein&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;who
has not previously held a leadership position with a financial institution&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;particularly in successfully guiding
companies through restructurings and in dealing with structured products of the sort that Ambac Assurance has insured.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Canyon Capital urges stockholders to support Mr. Arnold's
candidacy in order to elect a board that can fairly and legitimately assess and oversee the Company's direction and leadership.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">With Mr. Arnold&rsquo;s election, the Ambac Board would
be more fairly balanced, having three new directors nominated with the express prior support of stockholders holding a substantial
portion of Ambac's equity (Canyon Capital and the stockholders who were parties to the Support Agreements), and three previously
serving directors. With Mr. Stein&rsquo;s departure, the Ambac Board would elect a new Chairman.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt"><B>About Canyon Capital Advisors LLC</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt">Canyon Capital Advisors LLC is a leading alternative asset
manager serving institutional clients worldwide. The firm seeks to achieve superior, risk-adjusted returns in excess of the debt
and equity market indices with lower volatility. Canyon Capital and its affiliates currently manage investment funds and separate
accounts amounting to over $20 billion in assets with a staff of over 200, including more than 100 investment professionals. The
firm was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in London, New York, Shanghai and Tokyo. Canyon Capital
has been an SEC registered investment advisor since 1994.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Media Contact</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Mike Geller / Nadia Damouni</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Edelman</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">212-729-2163 / 917-344-4771</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">mike.geller@edelman.com / nadia.damouni@edelman.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B><U>Investor Contact</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Bruce Goldfarb / Pat McHugh / Tony Vecchio</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Okapi Partners</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">212-297-0720</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">bhgoldfarb@okapipartners.com / pmchugh@okapipartners.com
/ TVecchio@okapipartners.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, THE CANYON VALUE REALIZATION
MASTER FUND, L.P., MITCHELL R. JULIS AND JOSHUA S. FRIEDMAN (COLLECTIVELY, &quot;CANYON&quot;) AND FREDERICK ARNOLD (COLLECTIVELY
WITH CANYON, THE &ldquo;PARTICIPANTS&rdquo;) HAVE FILED A PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(THE &quot;SEC&quot;) AND INTEND TO FILE A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, ALONG WITH AN ACCOMPANYING GOLD PROXY CARD TO BE USED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PARTICIPANTS' POTENTIAL SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (THE &quot;COMPANY&quot;)
FOR USE AT THE COMPANY'S 2016 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS (THE &quot;PROXY SOLICITATION&quot;). ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
ARE ADVISED TO READ THE FOREGOING PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PARTICIPANTS. WHEN COMPLETED, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND AN ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD
WILL BE FURNISHED TO SOME OR ALL OF THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS AND WILL BE, ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, AVAILABLE AT NO
CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT <U>HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV/</U>.</P>




<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS AND A DESCRIPTION
OF THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS BY SECURITY HOLDINGS ARE CONTAINED IN THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14A FILED
BY CANYON WITH THE SEC ON APRIL 8, 2016. THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE SOURCE INDICATED ABOVE.</P>


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