

Assured Guaranty Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend of U.S. $0.045 per Common Share; Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2010
HAMILTON, Bermuda--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) (athe Companya) today declared a quarterly dividend of U.S. $0.045 per common share. The dividend is payable on March 9, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 23, 2011.
The Company also announced that it will issue its financial results press release for the full year and quarter ended December 31, 2010 after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (5:00 p.m. Atlantic Time) on Thursday, February 24, 2011. The press release and Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s Financial Supplement for December 31, 2010 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 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Atlantic Time) on Friday, February 25, 2011. 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 800-320-2978 (in the U.S.) or 617-614-4923 (International), passcode 23274337. A replay of the call will be available through March 25, 2011. To listen to the replay, dial 888-286-8010 (in the U.S.) or 617-801-6888 (International), passcode 44700499.
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 ].