SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CASH HARVEY B

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS,LTD.
110 PITTS BAY ROAD

(Street)
PEMBROKE,HM 08 D0

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. [ AGIID ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/07/2007 A 734 A (1) 734 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option to Buy $51.87 08/07/2007 A 3,242 05/02/2007 05/02/2013 Common Stock 3,242 (2) 3,242 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to a merger completed on August 7, 2007, Argonaut Group, Inc. ("Argonaut") became a wholly owned subsidiary of PXRE Group Ltd. ("PXRE"). Under the terms of the merger, each outstanding share of Argonaut common stock converted into the right to receive 0.6484 PXRE common shares (taking into account a one for ten reverse share split of PXRE common shares as of the effective time of the merger). Immediately following the merger, PXRE's name was changed to "Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd." (also referred to herein as "PXRE"). On August 6, 2007, the closing price of Argonaut's common stock was $26.84 per share, and the closing price of PXRE's common shares was $4.03 per share.
2. Received in the merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 5,000 shares of Argonaut common stock for $33.63 per share.
/s/ Harvey B. Cash 08/07/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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