Assured Guaranty Will Buyback Shares Up to $200M

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty or the Company)

today released the following statement by Dominic Frederico, President and Chief Executive Officer, in response to the announcement by Moody's Investors Service Inc. (Moody's) of new credit ratings for Assured Guaranty and its subsidiaries, including revised insurance financial strength ratings of A2 (stable outlook) for Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM), A3 (stable outlook) for Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC) and Baa1 (stable outlook) for Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. (AG Re):