Citizens, Inc. Plans Earnings Release for Thursday, August 6th and Expects to Host Conference Call Friday, August 7th at 10 a.m.

AUSTIN, Texas, July 24  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citizens, Inc. (NYSE: CIA) announced today it expects to release 2009 second quarter earnings on Thursday, August 6, 2009.

Following the release, Citizens, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its 2009 second quarter operating results at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Friday, August 7, 2009.  The conference call will be hosted by Rick D. Riley, Vice Chairman and President, Kay Osbourn, Chief Financial Officer, and other members of the Citizens, Inc. management team.  Citizens, Inc. intends to file its Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2009 by Monday, August 10, 2009 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, contingent upon Ernst & Young, LLP's completion of the quarterly audit process.

To participate in the Citizens, Inc. conference call, please dial [phone] and when prompted, enter confirmation code #8442219.  It is recommended you dial in 3-5 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.

Citizens, Inc. is a financial services company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CIA.  The Company plans to achieve $1 billion in assets, $250 million in revenues and $10 billion of life insurance in force by 2010, via the worldwide sale of U.S. dollar denominated whole life cash value insurance policies, coupled with the acquisition of other life insurance companies.  Citizens' Class A common stock closed at $6.79 on July 23, 2009.

Information herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which can be identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate" or "continue" or comparable words.  In addition, all statements other than statements of historical facts that address activities that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.  Readers are encouraged to read the SEC reports of the Company, particularly its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, for the meaningful cautionary language disclosing why actual results may vary materially from those anticipated by management.  The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in the Company's expectations.  The Company also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by the investment community.

  For further information contact:
  Randall H. Riley
  Vice President, Investor Relations
  [phone]
  

DATASOURCE: Citizens, Inc.



CONTACT:  Randall H. Riley, Vice President, Investor Relations of

Citizens, Inc., [phone], 



Web Site:  http://www.citizensinc.com/ 

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