0001209191-15-033427.txt : 20150409 0001209191-15-033427.hdr.sgml : 20150409 20150409165640 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-15-033427 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150407 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150409 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150409 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: MICHENER JAMES M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001224081 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32141 FILM NUMBER: 15761902 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM08 BUSINESS PHONE: 441-279-5702 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM08 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2015-04-07 0 0001273813 ASSURED GUARANTY LTD AGO 0001224081 MICHENER JAMES M 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE HAMILTON D0 HM08 BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 General Counsel and Secretary Common Shares 2015-04-07 4 M 0 20000 7.44 A 300034.0005 D Common Shares 2015-04-07 4 F 0 11985 27.47 D 288049.0005 D Options to Acquire Common Shares 7.44 2015-04-07 4 M 0 20000 0.00 D 2019-02-05 Common Shares 20000 0 D Represents the payment of the exercise price and withholding taxes of an employee stock option through the attestation of previously owned shares. The price is equal to the fair market value of the Common Shares on the date of exercise and is used to determine the value of the shares delivered to the Company by attestation of previously owned shares in payment of the exercise price and withholding taxes. Options vested as follows: 1/3 on 02/05/2010, 1/3 on 02/05/2011 and 1/3 on 02/05/2012. 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 196,962 (which total reflects the actual amount of options granted on February 9, 2012 that vested based on satisfaction of the performance condition). The total number of performance share units from tranches with different performance measures, performance periods and vesting dates is 39,613. .. /s/ Ling Chow, Attorney-in-fact 2015-04-09