Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Filing of a Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

December 23, 2014 at 12:00 AM EST
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Filing of a Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

Jacksonville, Fla. -- (December 23, 2014) -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ("FNF") today announced that Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. ("Black Knight") has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Black Knight intends to file an application to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BKFS".

The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus may be obtained, when available, from the book running manager(s) of the proposed offering when identified.

A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the proposed offering has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. The shares to be registered may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time when the registration statement becomes effective. Copies of the registration statement can be accessed through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About FNF
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., is organized into two groups, FNF Core (NYSE:FNF) and FNFV. FNF Core is a leading provider of title insurance, technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. FNF also provides industry-leading mortgage technology solutions and transaction services, including MSP®, the leading residential mortgage servicing technology platform in the U.S., through its majority-owned subsidiaries, Black Knight Financial Services, LLC and ServiceLink Holdings, LLC. In addition, through FNFV we own majority and minority equity investment stakes in a number of entities, including American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC, J.Alexander's, LLC, Remy International, Inc., Ceridian HCM, Inc., Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. and Digital Insurance, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, that Black Knight will not complete the proposed offering. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No assurance can be given as to the value of Black Knight's common stock, the price at which its common stock may be offered in the proposed offering, the trading price of such common stock after the proposed offering or whether a liquid market for such common stock will develop or be maintained. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the "Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors" and other sections of Black Knight's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of FNF's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE: Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CONTACT: Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, 904-854-8120, dkmurphy@fnf.com