0001181431-15-002304.txt : 20150211 0001181431-15-002304.hdr.sgml : 20150211 20150211165821 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-15-002304 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150209 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150211 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: 15600300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ACE LTD STREET 2: ACE BLDG 30 WOODBOURNE AVE HAMILTON BER 4 1 rrd422012.xml X0306 4 2015-02-09 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 2015-02-09 4 F 0 52776 25.22 D 1004207.0776 D Common Shares 2015-02-09 4 D 0 .4968 25.22 D 1004206.5808 D Common Shares 2015-02-09 4 M 0 136863 0 A 1141069.5808 D Common Shares 2015-02-09 4 F 0 61423 25.22 D 1079646.5808 D Common Shares 2015-02-09 4 M 0 166667 18.03 A 1246313.5808 D Common Shares 2015-02-09 4 F 0 140534 25.22 D 1105779.5808 D Common Shares 9400 I By Wife Common Shares 200 I By Daughter Common Shares 345000 I By Family Limited Partnership Performance Share Units 2015-02-09 4 M 0 112923 0 D Common Shares 112923 159500 D Options to Acquire Common Shares 18.03 2015-02-09 4 M 0 166667 0 D 2015-02-10 Common Shares 166667 0 D Common Stock being withheld to pay tax liability. Represents cash settlement of a fraction of a restricted stock unit granted pursuant to the Assured Guaranty Ltd. 2004 Long Tern Incentive Plan which meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3. Performance share units awarded pursuant to the Assured Guaranty 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Using the highest 40-day average stock price during the performance period (1/1/12 to 12/31/2014), 121.20% of the performance share units granted became vested. The number of Common Shares delivered equals the number of performance share units granted multiplied by 121.20%. Total includes performance share units from other tranches with different performance measures, performance periods and vesting dates, but does not include 918,244 outstanding options. Represents the payment of the exercise price and withholding taxes of an employee srock option through the attestation of previously owned shares. Options vested as follows: 1/3 on 2/10/2006, 1/3 on 2/10/2007 and 1/3 on 2/10/2008. All options of this tranche have been exercised. The total number of options from other tranches with different exercise prices, vesting terms and expiration dates is 918,244, but does not include 159,500 outstanding performance share units. By: Ling Chow, Attorney-in-fact 2015-02-11