---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001273813-24-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AGO"
cik: "0001273813"
company_name: "ASSURED GUARANTY LTD"
filed_at: "2024-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T18:29:09.718578+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mark C. Batten appointed to Assured Guaranty board; board expands to 12

## Summary
- Appointment effective February 19, 2024; board size increased from 11 to 12.
- Batten will serve on Audit, Finance, and Risk Oversight Committees.
- He continues as non-executive Chair of Assured Guaranty (UK) Limited subsidiary.
- Batten retired as PwC partner after 25+ years, led restructuring and valuation practices.
- Term ends at 2024 annual meeting; receives half annual director retainer in cash and stock.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001273813-24-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AGO
- cik: 0001273813
- company_name: ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
- filed_at: 2024-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273813/000127381324000002/0001273813-24-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273813/000127381324000002/ago-20240219.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001273813-24-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark C. Batten was appointed as director at ASSURED GUARANTY LTD.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On February 19, 2024, the Board of Directors of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGL) increased the size of AGL’s Board from 11 to 12 members and appointed Mark C. Batten as a director of AGL
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273813/000127381324000002/0001273813-24-000002-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.