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Contact: James W. Rosensteele 317.817.2893
Via e-mail: ir@conseco.com
| 12/12/97 | Conseco agrees with consensus analyst estimate for 1998; announces new 5-million-share repurchase program |
| 12/10/97 | Rydex Advisor Variable Annuity cleared for sale in California |
| 12/9/97 | Conseco Announces Public Offering of $500 Million of FELINE PRIDESSM |
| 12/8/97 | Conseco responds to Barron's article |
| 12/4/97 | Conseco to complete Washington National acquisition on December 5 |
| 12/3/97 | American Life and Casualty introduces survivors benefit annuity |
| 11/24/97 | Conseco announces public offering of FELINE PRIDESSM |
| 11/5/97 | Conseco Fund Group now available through Schwab |
| 11/3/97 | Burkett promoted to senior vice president at Conseco |
| 10/28/97 | Great American Reserve offers investment program for educator market |
| 10/1/97 | Conseco completes acquisition of Colonial Penn |
| 9/22/97 | Conseco to acquire Washington National Corp. |
| 8/29/97 | American Life Holding Co. to redeem $2.16 redeemable cumulative preferred stock |
| 8/27/97 | Sabl joins Conseco as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary |
| 8/21/97 | Stafford promoted to second vice president at Conseco |
| 7/31/97 | Conseco boosts quarterly cash dividend |
| 7/31/97 | Conseco reports record operating earnings; EPS for second quarter and first half |
| 7/28/97 | Larkin promoted to senior vice president and general auditor at Conseco |
| 7/21/97 | Conseco responds to Barron's article |
| 7/15/97 | Conseco announces second quarter 1997 new business premiums of $554 million |
| 7/8/97 | Conseco adds seven investment options to Great American Future Reserve variable annuities |
| 6/18/97 | CCM launches "home page" on Internet's World Wide Web |
| 6/16/97 | Kilkenny promoted to vice president of corporate and community relations at Conseco |
| 6/16/97 | Conseco awards corporate ad/marketing campaign to Fallon McElligott Berlin in New York |
| 6/13/97 | Conseco announces new 5-million-share repurchase program |
| 5/30/97 | Conseco, Pioneer Financial complete merger; Conseco executives exercise options to purchase common shares |
| 5/29/97 | Young and Hardy join Conseco |
| 5/29/97 | Conseco announces eight promotions |
| 5/14/97 | Conseco shareholders elect four directors, approve increase in authorized shares and new stock option plan |
| 4/30/97 | Conseco reports record first quarter operating earnings, EPS; agrees to acquire Colonial Penn Life from Leucadia National |
| 4/1/97 | Conseco completes public offering of 8.796% capital securities |
| 4/1/97 | Conseco announces program to repurchase up to five million common shares |
| 3/26/97 | Conseco announces public offering of 8.796% capital securities |
| 3/4/97 | Conseco, Capitol American complete merger |
| 2/19/97 | Mutz appointed to Conseco’s board; board expands director/officer stock purchase plan, approves quarterly cash dividends and oddlot cleanup program |
| 2/18/97 | Conseco reports record operating EPS for fourth quarter, full year of 1996 |
| 1/31/97 | Concord Life Group selects Conseco Capital Management to manage approximately $12 million of assets |
| 1/21/97 | Conseco Capital Management to provide asset management and acquisition services to National Affiliated Corporation |
| 1/20/97 | Colliflower named senior vice president of Conseco Services, LLC |
| 1/16/97 | Bankers unveils full-time insurance for home health care |
| 1/15/97 | Conseco declares two-for-one stock split |
| 1/10/97 | New Conseco mutual fund group taps Clemmer for marketing role |
| 12/31/96 | Conseco, Bankers Life Holding complete merger |
| 12/23/96 | Conseco, Transport Holdings complete merger |
| 12/17/96 | Conseco, American Travellers complete merger |
| 12/16/96 | Conseco, Pioneer Financial announce merger agreement |
| 11/27/96 | Conseco completes public offering of Capital Trust Pass-Through Securities (TruPS) |
| 11/22/96 | Conseco announces public offering of Capital Trust Pass-Through Securities (TruPS) |
| 11/19/96 | Conseco completes public offering of Trust Originated Preferred Securities (TOPrS) |
| 11/15/96 | Conseco announces public offering of Trust Originated Preferred Securities (TOPrS) |
| 11/8/96 | Conseco announces public offering of Trust Originated Preferred Securities (TOPrS) |
| 10/31/96 | Robertson named vice president of government relations at Conseco |
| 10/1/96 | Conseco completes American Life Holdings acquisition |
| 9/27/96 | Conseco completes redemption of Series D cumulative convertible preferred stock |
| 9/26/96 | Conseco, Transport Holdings announce merger agreement |
| 9/6/96 | Conseco Capital Management to manage $180 million investment portfolio for the Loewen Group |
| 8/30/96 | Conseco Capital Management to manage $30 million investment portfolio for American Public Life Insurance |
| 8/27/96 | Conseco to redeem outstanding Series D cumulative convertible preferred stock |
| 8/26/96 | Conseco announces four strategic acquisitions, raises operating EPS expectations for 1997 |
| 8/8/96 | Conseco boosts quarterly cash dividend |
| 8/2/96 | Conseco, LPG complete merger |
| 6/27/96 | Conseco, LPG shareholders approve merger |
| 6/21/96 | Two Conseco Capital Management portfolios receive top performance marks from Morningstar |
| 6/11/96 | Conseco combines all marketing functions in new subsidiary; names Kilian as president, ceo of services company |
| 5/28/96 | Conseco shareholders meet, elect three directors |
| 5/24/96 | Conseco named as one of America’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” |
| 5/17/96 | Conseco sets dates for special shareholder meeting |
| 4/30/96 | Conseco Capital Management to manage $100 million investment portfolio for Westbridge Capital |
| 4/16/96 | Conseco bringing 450 new jobs to Central Indiana with Life Partners Group merger |
| 4/1/96 | Conseco announces two management ownership programs |
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