# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001091748
**File Stem:** 0001140361-25-035009
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 10316
**Document Hash:** 4d366c062dc324b722b1e2c8d15edc83
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001140361-25-035009.hdr.sgml**: 20250915

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-25-035009

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250915

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250915

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250915

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Argo Group International Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001091748
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** TITLE INSURANCE [6361]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 980214719
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15259
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251314514

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 501 7TH AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10018
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2103218400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 501 7TH AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10018

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070807

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PXRE GROUP LTD
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990724

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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### FORM 8-K

#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2025

## Argo Group International Holdings, Inc.

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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| **Delaware**<br>| **001-15259**<br>| **98-0214719**<br>|
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)** |

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#### 501 7th Avenue

#### 7th Floor

#### New York, New York 10018

#### (Address, Including Zip Code,

#### of Principal Executive Offices)

#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 321-8400

#### Not Applicable

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each** <br> **exchange on**<br> **which registered** |
| **6.500% Senior Notes due 2042 issued by Argo Group US, Inc. and The Guarantee With Respects Thereto**<br>| **ARGD**<br>| **New York Stock Exchange**<br>|
| **Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1000th Interest in 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preferred Stock, Series A, Par Value $1.00 Per Share**<br>| **ARGO/PA**<br>| **New York Stock Exchange**<br>|

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.03.** | **Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.** |

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On September 15, 2025 (the "Redemption Date"), Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.) (the "Company") filed a Certificate of Elimination to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware eliminating from the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations (the "Certificate of Designations") of its 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), and the corresponding 6,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in one share of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Depositary Shares").

All outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding Depositary Shares were redeemed on September 15, 2025, in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, resuming their status as authorized but undesignated shares of preferred stock of the Company. A copy of the Certificate of Elimination relating to the Series A Preferred Stock is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 8.01.** | **Other Events.** |

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On the Redemption Date, the Company completed its previously announced full redemption of (i) all 6,000 outstanding shares of its Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding 6,000,000 Depositary Shares and (ii) all $143,750,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Argo Group US, Inc.'s 6.500% Senior Notes due 2042.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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(d) Exhibits:

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| **No.** | **Exhibit** |
| [3.1](ef20055430_ex3-1.htm) | Certificate of Elimination relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, dated September 15, 2025 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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#### SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Dated: September 15, 2025 | **ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.** | **ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.** | **ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ Michael Tiliakos | /s/ Michael Tiliakos |
|  |  | Name: | Michael Tiliakos |
|  |  | Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 3.1

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**Exhibit 3.1**<br>

#### CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION

#### OF

#### 7.00% RESETTABLE FIXED RATE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A

#### (REPRESENTED BY DEPOSITARY SHARES, EACH REPRESENTING A 1/1,000TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF SUCH PREFERRED STOCK)

#### OF

#### ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151(g) of the

Delaware General Corporation Law

Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>"), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), does hereby certify as follows:

<u>First</u>: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Company (the "<u>Board</u>") by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and as effective as of the date hereof (the "<u>Certificate of Incorporation</u>"), the Board previously adopted resolutions creating and authorizing 6,000 shares of 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preferred Stock, Series A of the Company (the "<u>Series A Preferred Stock</u>"), as represented by 6,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the "<u>Depositary Shares</u>"), subject to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock (the "<u>Certificate of Designations</u>"), as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 25, 2024.

<u>Second</u>: None of the authorized shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding and none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designations.

<u>Third</u>: Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board adopted resolutions on September 15, 2025, approving the elimination of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth herein:

"RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding and none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designations; and be it further

RESOLVED, that, upon filing the Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations shall be eliminated from the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding Depositary Shares; and be it further

RESOLVED, that each of the directors and officers of the Company is hereby authorized and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Company, to prepare, execute, and deliver to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Elimination as required by the DGCL in order to effect the cancellation and elimination of the Series A Preferred Stock, and any and all additional documents required to be filed therewith."

<u>Fourth</u>: In accordance with Section 151(g) of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation as effective immediately prior to the filing of this Certificate of Elimination is hereby amended to eliminate all references to the Series A Preferred Stock.

[*Signature page follows*.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Elimination to be acknowledged as true in its corporate name under the penalties of perjury and executed by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of September, 2025.

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| **ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.** | **ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ David Chan |
|  | Name: David Chan |
|  | Title: Chief Financial Officer |

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[*Signature Page to the Certificate of Elimination*]

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