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Robert Tucker to Lead Investor Relations for Assured Guaranty

^{Published on 2011-05-27 06:06:06 - Market Wire}
 

HAMILTON, Bermuda--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Assured Guaranty Ltd. (aAssured Guarantya or the aCompanya), the publicly traded holding company (NYSE: AGO) for direct bond insurers Assured Guaranty Corp. (aAGCa) and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (aAGMa and formerly Financial Security Assurance Inc. or aFSA,a which Assured Guaranty acquired on July 1, 2009), announced today that effective June 10, 2011, Robert S. Tucker, currently Managing Director, Fixed Income Investor Relations, will be appointed to the position of Managing Director, Investor Relations, responsible for both fixed income and equity investor relations. Additionally, Ross Aron will be promoted to Vice President, Investor Relations.

"I also want to thank Sabra for her many important contributions to our investor relations and corporate communications over the years. We wish her the best in her new endeavor"

Managing Director Sabra Purtill, the current head of equity investor relations, will leave the Company to head investor relations at a Fortune 250 company.

aRobert and Ross are exceptionally well qualified for these roles,a said Dominic Frederico, President and CEO. aWith his many years of experience, Robert has been an outstanding leader of our marketing efforts to fixed income investors, and he was head of both fixed income and equity IR at FSA before the acquisition. Ross has, over the past few years, been a critical member of our equity IR team and has been instrumental in our disclosure and communication to the investor community.

aI also want to thank Sabra for her many important contributions to our investor relations and corporate communications over the years. We wish her the best in her new endeavor,a he added.

Mr. Tucker is currently responsible for all relationships with fixed-income investors in obligations guaranteed by AGM and AGC. During the period that AGMa™s direct holding company was publicly traded, he was responsible for both fixed income and equity investor relations there. After that company was acquired by Dexia SA in 2000, he worked closely with Dexiaa™s equity IR department. He joined AGM in 1996 as a Marketing and Business Development Representative.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a publicly traded (NYSE: AGO) 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 Assured Guaranty Ltd. and its subsidiaries can be found at [ www.assuredguaranty.com ].

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

Any forward-looking statements made in this press release reflect the Companya™s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Readers should also consider the other risk factors contained in Assured Guaranty's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made as of May 27, 2011, and Assured Guaranty undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.