0001181431-15-002091.txt : 20150206 0001181431-15-002091.hdr.sgml : 20150206 20150206172706 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-15-002091 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150204 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150206 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASSURED GUARANTY LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001273813 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 WOOD BOURNE AVE CITY: HAMILTON BERMUDA STATE: D0 ZIP: 0000 BUSINESS PHONE: 441-279-5700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 WOOD BOURNE AVE CITY: HAMILTON BERMUDA STATE: D0 ZIP: 0000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AGR LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AGC HOLDINGS LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20031218 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FREDERICO DOMINIC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001072524 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32141 FILM NUMBER: 15585738 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ACE LTD STREET 2: ACE BLDG 30 WOODBOURNE AVE HAMILTON BER 4 1 rrd421905.xml X0306 4 2015-02-04 0 0001273813 ASSURED GUARANTY LTD AGO 0001072524 FREDERICO DOMINIC 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE HAMILTON D0 HM08 BERMUDA 1 1 0 0 President/CEO/Deputy Chairman Common Shares 2015-02-04 4 A 0 87959 A 1056983.0776 D Common Shares 9400 I By Wife Common Shares 200 I By Daughter Common Shares 345000 I By Family Limited Partnership Performance Share Units 2015-02-04 4 A 0 87959 0 A Common Shares 87959 272423 D Restricted stock units awarded pursuant to the Assured Guaranty Ltd. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). With limited exceptions, the restricted stock units vest on 2/4/2018, assuming that the holder remains employed at such time. Upon vesting, one Common Share will be delivered for each vested restricted stock unit. Total includes 348 shares purchased on 12/31/2014 pursuant to the Assured Guaranty Ltd. Stock Purchase Plan which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. Performance share units awarded pursuant to the Plan. Each performance share unit represents a contingent right to receive one Common Share of the Company. With limited exceptions, the performance share units vest on 2/4/2018, if at all, at the end of the performance period (7/1/2016 to 12/31/2017), assuming that the holder remains employed at such time, based on the Company's Common Share price using the highest 40-day average stock price during the performance period as follows: 200% if the share price reaches $36; 100% if the share price reaches $32; and 50% if the share price reaches $28 (with interpolation between those prices). If the share price does not reach $28, none of the performance share units will vest. To the extent unvested performance share units do not become vested units at the end of the applicable performance period as described above, such unvested performance share units will expire at the end of such performance period. Upon vesting, one Common Share will be delivered for each vested performance share unit. Total includes performance share units from other tranches with different performance measures, performance periods and vesting dates, but does not include 1,084,911 outstanding options of various tranches. By: Ling Chow, Attorney-in-fact 2015-02-06