Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against KKR Financial Holdings, LLC

Business Wire, August 7, 2008

SAN DIEGO -- Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP ("Coughlin Stoia") (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/kkrfinancial/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons who acquired KKR Financial Holdings, LLC ("KFN") (NYSE:KFN) common stock pursuant or traceable to the Company's false and misleading Registration Statement and Prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with its May 4, 2007 merger and share issuance ("Merger").

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff's counsel, Darren Robbins of Coughlin Stoia at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at djr@csgrr.com. If you are a member of this class, you can view a copy of the complaint as filed or join this class action online at http://www.csgrr.com/cases/kkrfinancial/. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

The complaint charges KFN and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Act of 1933. KFN is a specialty finance company that invests in multiple asset classes.

The complaint alleges that the Registration Statement was false and misleading in that it misrepresented and/or omitted material facts, including: (a) the problematic real-estate-related assets held by the Company were a much bigger risk to the Company than the Registration Statement had represented; (b) the Company's capital would be insufficient given the deterioration in its portfolio which would necessitate capital preservation and the need to raise capital to the detriment of common stockholders; and (c) the Company was failing to adequately record loss reserves for its mortgage-related exposure, causing its balance sheet and financial results to be artificially inflated.

During May, June and most of July 2007, KFN's stock traded above $25 per share. In late July, many mortgage-related companies' stock prices declined, including KFN's. Nevertheless, KFN's stock closed at $18.02 per share on August 13, 2007. Then, on August 15, 2007, KFN issued a release which revealed that KFN would be selling $5.1 billion in mortgage backed securities at a loss. When this news was revealed, KFN's stock price collapsed to as low as $9.39 per share, eventually closing at $10.52 per share, a decline from the prior day of 31%. KFN shares currently trade for approximately $10 per share, a 63% decline from the $26.90 per share at which they were sold to plaintiff and the Class.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of KFN common stock pursuant or traceable to the Company's false and misleading Registration Statement issued in connection with the Merger (the "Class"). The plaintiff is represented by Coughlin Stoia, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.

Coughlin Stoia, a 190-lawyer firm with offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boca Raton, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta, is active in major litigations pending in federal and state courts throughout the United States and has taken a leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded investors, consumers, and companies, as well as victims of human rights violations. The Coughlin Stoia Web site (http://www.csgrr.com) has more information about the firm.