Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced Scott Kirk, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, also announced his intention to resign from his position with the Company effective as of December 1, 2023 (the ? Transition Date?). From the Effective Time through the Transition Date, Mr. Kirk will continue to serve in his current position as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of his employment with the Company as in effect as of the Effective Time.

Effective as of the Transition Date, Mr. Kirk will step down from his position as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company and will continue with the Company in an advisory role through February 29, 2024, or such earlier date following the Transition Date as elected by Mr. Kirk or the Company upon thirty days? advance written notice to the other part. On the Transition Date, Mr. Kirk?s responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer will be assumed by Christopher Donahue, who has been appointed to serve as Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company effective as of November 16, 2023.

Mr. Donahue, 36, first joined Brookfield Reinsurance as a Vice President in September 2021 and held the position of Senior Vice President since February 2023. Prior to joining Brookfield Reinsurance, Mr. Donahue was Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group of Lazard, from April 2018 to September 2021, and an Investment Banking Associate in the Financial Institutions Group of Morgan Stanley, from August 2015 to March 2018. In connection with Mr. Donahue?s new role, the Company has entered into an offer letter with Mr. Donahue, dated as of November 16, 2023 (the ?

CFO Offer Letter?), pursuant to which Mr. Donahue is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $425,000 and a target annual bonus opportunity of 70% of his base salary. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Donahue and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Donahue was selected as an officer of the Company. Mr. Donahue does not have any family relationships with any of the Company?s directors or executive officers.

Mr. Donahue does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.