Assured Guaranty Ltd. Increases Quarterly Dividend by 100% to U.S. $0.09 per Common Share

Published on Thursday, 09 February 2012 15:10 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

HAMILTON, Bermuda-( Business Wire )-

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) (the “Company”) today declared a quarterly dividend of U.S. $0.09 per common share, an increase of 100% from U.S. $0.045 per common share paid on November 30, 2011. The dividend is payable on March 8, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 23, 2012.

“The increase in our dividend reflects the continued success of our strategic initiatives and our ongoing commitment to provide value to our shareholders,” said Dominic Frederico, President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company also announced that it will issue its financial results press release for the full year and quarter ended December 31, 2011 after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (5:00 p.m. Atlantic Time) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The press release and Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s Financial Supplement for December 31, 2011 will be available in the Investor Information section of the Company's website located at http://www.assuredguaranty.com.

The Company will host a conference call for investors at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Atlantic Time) on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. The conference call will be available via live and archived webcast in the Investor Information section of the Company's website at http://www.assuredguaranty.com or by dialing 1-877-317-6789 (in the U.S.) or 1-412-317-6789 (International). A replay of the call will be available through April 30, 2012. To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (in the U.S.) or 1-412-317-0088 (International), passcode 10009993. The replay will be available one hour after the conference call ends.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a publicly-traded Bermuda-based holding company. Its operating subsidiaries provide credit enhancement products to the U.S. and international public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets. More information on the Assured Guaranty family of companies can be found at www.assuredguaranty.com.

Assured Guaranty Ltd.Investor Relations and Corporate Communications:Robert Tucker, 212-339-0861Managing Directorrtucker@assuredguaranty.comorRoss Aron, 212-261-5509Vice President, Equity Investor Relationsraron@assuredguaranty.comorMichael Walker, 212-261-5575Director, Fixed Income Investor Relationsmwalker@assuredguatanty.comorMedia:Ashweeta Durani, 212-408-6042Vice President, Corporate This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.