Sec Form 13D Filing - Voce Capital Management LLC filing for Argo Group International Holdings Inc. (ARGO) - 2023-02-13

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, D.C. 20549  
   
SCHEDULE 13D/A
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 12)*
 
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)
 

Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

G0464B107

(CUSIP Number)
 

 

J. Daniel Plants

Voce Capital Management LLC

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1140

San Francisco, California 94111

(415) 489-2600

 

with a copy to:

Eleazer Klein, Esq.

Adriana Schwartz, Esq.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(212) 756-2000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 

February 13, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]

 

(Page 1 of 6 Pages)

______________________________

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

CUSIP No. G0464B107SCHEDULE 13D/APage 2 of 6 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

VOCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO

5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

California, United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

3,317,697

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

3,317,697

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

3,317,697

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

9.5%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO

         

 

 

CUSIP No. G0464B107SCHEDULE 13D/APage 3 of 6 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

VOCE CAPITAL LLC

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO

5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware, United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

3,317,697

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

3,317,697

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

3,317,697

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

9.5%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO

         

 

 

 

CUSIP No. G0464B107SCHEDULE 13D/APage 4 of 6 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

J. DANIEL PLANTS

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO

5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

1,700*

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

3,317,697

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,700*

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

3,317,697

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

3,319,397

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

9.5%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

*Upon the appointment of Mr. Plants to the Board, he was granted a pro-rated 2022 restricted stock award of 1,700 shares on September 9, 2022.

 

CUSIP No. G0464B107SCHEDULE 13D/APage 5 of 6 Pages

 

This Amendment No. 12 (“Amendment No. 12”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 4, 2019 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2019 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2019 (“Amendment No. 2”), Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on October 15, 2019 (“Amendment No. 3”), Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on November 7, 2019 (“Amendment No. 4”), Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on November 26, 2019 (“Amendment No. 5”), Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC on December 23, 2019 (“Amendment No. 6”), Amendment No. 7 filed with the SEC on January 2, 2020 (“Amendment No. 7”), Amendment No. 8 filed with the SEC on March 20, 2020 (“Amendment No. 8”), Amendment No. 9 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2020 (“Amendment No. 9”), Amendment No. 10 filed with the SEC on August 8, 2022 (“Amendment No. 10”) and Amendment No. 11 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023 (“Amendment No. 11,” and together with the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment Nos. 1 through 10, and this Amendment No. 12, the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the common shares, $1.00 par value (the “Common Shares”), of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 12 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 12 amends Item 4 as set forth below.

 

Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
   
  Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
   
  Mr. Plants resigned from the Board on February 13, 2023, with such resignation being effective immediately.

 

 

CUSIP No. G0464B107SCHEDULE 13D/APage 6 of 6 Pages

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 13, 2023

 

VOCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC  
     
By: Voce Capital LLC, its Managing Member  
     
By: /s/ J. Daniel Plants  
  Name:  J. Daniel Plants  
  Title:    Managing Member  
     
     
VOCE CAPITAL LLC  
     
By: /s/ J. Daniel Plants  
  Name:  J. Daniel Plants  
  Title:    Managing Member  
   
   
/s/ J. Daniel Plants  
J. Daniel Plants