UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Triple-S Management Corporation has taken an enormous step in its endeavor. The initiative to
promote an initial public offering is a historical decision that will allow us to move forward in
order to accomplish corporate diversification and development for our shareholders, the Corporation
and Puerto Rico.
The conversion to a public company will be beneficial for all. It will be beneficial for Puerto
Rico as it will increase the value that the Corporation has for the Islands economy in the capital
markets beyond the borders of Puerto Rico. It will be the first group of insurance companies in
Puerto Rico that may commence an initial public offering process.
It will also be beneficial for the Corporation because if it becomes a public company it will
strengthen its assets with the increased capital and liquidity. With this, we will propel the
services, products and ability to compete efficiently in the insurance industry in Puerto Rico and
abroad, for the benefit of our consumers. Also, if a private company becomes a public company there
is a possibility that there may be an increase to a corporations overall value.
Furthermore, this decision will be beneficial for the shareholders of Triple-S Management. For
years they have requested that the Corporation provide them with ways to value their stock and
provide them with more flexibility for the transfer of their shares to their successors. This way
will allow them to fulfill both matters.
The inability to transfer the shares to the heirs who are not doctors or dentists and the lack of
sales of shares for the past 14 years has taken us to the unfortunate reality of a very limited
shareholder base. Now this may be different.
Even more convincing is the possibility that a public market for the shares may be created, thus
providing shareholders with the possibility to provide them a monetary value for their shares.
Also, providing them with the possibility of selling their shares in the open market in accordance
to the demand and supply practice.
The shareholders of Triple-S Management now have in their hands the possibility of achieving their
claims of a real change for the Corporation. At the shareholders meeting on April 30, 2006, you
will have the opportunity to make the change possible and move the Corporation forward to a new
level.
We hope that our shareholders consent to the conversion and provide sufficient support to provoke
the changes for the 21st Century, changes that will be beneficial for all and that will
situate the Corporation at the forefront of the Insurance Industry in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Wilmer Rodríguez-Silva
Chairman of the Board
Triple-S Management Corporation