ABK Ambac Financial Grp. Common Stock

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) (Ambac) announced today that Robert J. Genader, Ambac's President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. (EST) at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The presentation will be broadcast live from Ambac's website and a replay will be available approximately 24 hours after the presentation for a total of 14 days. The link is: http://www.ambac.com Ambac Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose affiliates provide financial guarantees and financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors around the world. Ambac's principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation, is a leading guarantor of municipal and structured finance obligations. It has earned triple-A ratings, the highest ratings available, from Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Fitch, Inc. and Rating and Investment Information, Inc. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol ABK).