In the news release, Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIHI) To Release Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results, issued earlier today by Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. To Release Fourth Quarter 2006 Financial Results" rather than "Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results" as originally issued inadvertently.
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Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. To Release Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results
LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eastern Insurance Holdings (Nasdaq: EIHI) announced today that it plans to release financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006, following the close of market trading on Thursday, February 15, 2007.
EIHI will host a conference call on Friday, February 16, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to review the Company's 2006 fourth quarter results. The conference call will feature remarks by Bruce M. Eckert, CEO, Michael L. Boguski, President and COO, and Kevin M. Shook, Treasurer and CFO. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 877-407-0782 (toll-free) and 201-689-8567 (international). The conference call is also available via webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at http://www.easterninsuranceholdings.com. Please note that the webcast is a listen-only mode.
For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a replay of the call will be available through March 2, 2007, at 877-660-6853 (toll-free) and 201-612-7415 (international). The account number for playback is 286 and the conference number is 230719. The online archive of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site for one year following the call.
EIHI operates through its subsidiaries a domestic casualty insurance group specializing in workers' compensation, a domestic accident and life insurance company, an offshore specialty reinsurance company and a third-party claims administration company.
EIHI is located at 25 Race Avenue in Lancaster. The company's Web address is http://www.easterninsuranceholdings.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to historical information this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" that are made in good faith by EIHI pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, intentions, results of operations, future performance and business of EIHI. Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal, technological and other factors could cause financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. EIHI cautions that the foregoing factors are not all inclusive. EIHI does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. This press release also does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, EIHI securities. Such an offer will be made only by means of a prospectus.
FINANCIAL CONTACT:
Kevin Shook, Chief Financial Officer
(717) 735-1660
kshook@eains.com
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc./
In the news release, Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIHI) To Release Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results, issued earlier today by Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "following the close of market trading on Thursday, February 15, 2007" rather than "Thursday, February 8, 2007" as originally issued inadvertently.
SOURCE Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Contact: Kevin Shook, Chief Financial Officer, Eastern Insurance Holdings, +1-717-735-1660, kshook@eains.com