ASSURED GUARANTY LTD. (NYSE:AGO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ASSURED GUARANTY LTD. (NYSE:AGO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (the “Company”) convened its annual
general meeting of shareholders on May 3, 2017, to notice duly
given. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of
such voting are set forth below:
1.
Election of Directors
1a)
Francis L. Borges
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,794,787
19,359
103,302
5,161,744
1b)
G. Lawrence Buhl
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
110,365,179
1,448,395
103,874
5,161,744
1c)
Dominic J. Frederico
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
110,782,751
1,031,195
103,502
5,161,744
1d)
Bonnie L. Howard
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,793,846
20,475
103,127
5,161,744
1e)
Thomas W. Jones
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
86,067,064
25,747,082
103,302
5,161,744
1f)
Patrick W. Kenny
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
110,375,540
1,438,035
103,873
5,161,744
1g)
Alan J. Kreczko
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,797,609
16,538
103,301
5,161,744
1h)
Simon W. Leathes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
104,602,094
7,165,209
150,145
5,161,744
1i)
Michael T. O’Kane
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
110,526,918
1,287,229
103,301
5,161,744
1j)
Yukiko Omura
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,687,712
126,610
103,126
5,161,744
2.
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid
to the Company’s named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
109,749,222
1,974,198
194,028
5,161,744
3.
To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the
advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Companys
named executive officers:
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
100,699,444
36,958
11,052,642
128,404
5,161,744
4.
To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the
Companys independent auditor for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2017, and to authorize the Board of
Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, to set the
fees of the independent auditor:
For
Against
Abstain
115,277,802
1,691,431
109,959
5A.
To authorize the Company to vote for directors of our
subsidiary, Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. (“AG Re”):
5aa.
Howard W. Albert
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,394,272
412,249
110,927
5,161,744
5ab.
Robert A. Bailenson
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,397,166
409,892
110,390
5,161,744
5ac.
Russell B. Brewer II
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,394,645
411,914
110,889
5,161,744
5ad.
Gary Burnet
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,395,716
410,342
111,390
5,161,744
5ae.
Stephen Donnarumma
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,393,934
411,843
111,671
5,161,744
5af.
Dominic J. Frederico
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,394,740
411,929
110,779
5,161,744
5ag.
James M. Michener
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,396,561
409,407
111,480
5,161,744
5ah.
Walter A. Scott
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,394,640
411,329
111,479
5,161,744
5B.
To authorize the Company to appoint PwC as AG Re’s
independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2017.
For
Against
Abstain
115,212,127
1,742,513
124,552
After taking into account the results of the shareholder advisory
vote on the frequency of say-on-pay conducted at the 2017 annual
general meeting, the Board of Directors decided that it shall be
the Companys policy to submit the compensation of its named
executive officers to shareholders for a non-binding advisory
vote annually, at least until the Companys next annual general
meeting at which an advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay
votes is conducted.


About ASSURED GUARANTY LTD. (NYSE:AGO)

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a holding company. The Company provides, through its subsidiaries, credit protection products to the United States and international public finance, including infrastructure, and structured finance markets. It conducts its financial guaranty business on a direct basis through the companies, including Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM), Municipal Assurance Corp. (MAC), Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC), Assured Guaranty (Europe) Ltd. (AGE) and Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. (AG Re). AGM provides financial guaranty insurance on debt obligations issued in the United States public finance and global infrastructure markets. MAC offers insurance and reinsurance on bonds issued by United States or municipal Governmental authorities. AGC provides insurance and reinsurance on debt obligations in the global structured finance market and offers guarantees on obligations. AGE offers financial guarantees in both the international public finance and structured finance.

ASSURED GUARANTY LTD. (NYSE:AGO) Recent Trading Information

ASSURED GUARANTY LTD. (NYSE:AGO) closed its last trading session up +0.41 at 39.61 with 1,215,618 shares trading hands.

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