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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2022

 

 

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Bermuda   001-15259   98-0214719
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

90 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 communication 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 communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communication 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
6.500% Senior Notes due 2042 issued by Argo Group U.S., Inc. and the Guarantee with respect thereto   ARGD   New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest in a 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preference Share, Series A, Par Value $1.00 Per Share   ARGOPrA   New York 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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 15, 2022, each of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Argo Group US, Inc., Argo International Holdings Limited and Argo Underwriting Agency Limited (as “Borrowers”) entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 2”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent and as lender, and the other lenders party thereto, with respect to its existing Credit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2018, among the Borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as a lender, and the other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”).

 

Pursuant to Amendment No. 2, the Credit Agreement was amended to replace the definition of “Tangible Net Worth” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:

 

Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to the Parent, an amount equal to (a) the Parent’s total shareholder’s equity determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (b) the aggregate book value of the intangible assets, including goodwill, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that any accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) shown on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be excluded.

 

The foregoing summary of Amendment No. 2 is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment No. 2, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

No.   Exhibit
   
10.1   Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated July 15, 2022, by and among Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Argo Group U.S., Inc., Argo International Holdings Limited and Argo Underwriting Agency Limited, as Borrowers, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent, and the other financial institutions signatory thereto.
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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 21, 2022 ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Scott Kirk
    Name: Scott Kirk
    Title: Chief Financial Officer