ARGO GROUP US, INC.Underwriting Agreement • September 24th, 2012 • Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. • Title insurance • New York
Introductory. Argo Group US, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A (the “Underwriters”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule A of $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.500% Senior Notes due 2042 (together with any of the Company’s 6.500% Senior Notes due 2042 that are offered pursuant to the option described in Section 2(a) below, the “Notes”). Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo”) have agreed to act as representatives of the several Underwriters (in such capacity, the “Representatives”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes.
