UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2019

 

 

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda		1-15259		98-0214719
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
110 Pitts Bay Road Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda				P.O. Box HM 1282 Hamilton HM FX Bermuda
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)				(Mailing Address)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 296-5858

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value of $1,00 per share		ARGO		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of Argo Group U.S., Inc. 6.500%Senior Notes due 2042		ARGD		NewYork Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2019 (the “Original Filing”) by Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”). The Original Filing reported, among other items, the appointments of Samuel Liss and Anthony Latham to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). At the time of the Original Filing, the Board had not made any determinations regarding committee assignments for Mr. Liss and Mr. Latham. The Company hereby amends the Original Filing to include information on the committee assignments. Other than providing the information in Item 5.02 below, no other disclosure in the Original Filing is amended by this Form 8-K/A.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(d) On May 24, 2019, the Board approved the committee assignments for Mr. Liss and Mr. Latham. Effective as of May 24, 2019 for meetings occurring thereafter, Mr. Liss was appointed to the Human Resources Committee of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, and Mr. Latham was appointed to the Risk Committee of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.