Argo                      Argo                 Six 
                               Capital         Argo      Capital              months 
                     Argo   Management      Capital   Management               ended 
                    Group     (Cyprus)   Management     Property                  30 
                      Ltd          Ltd          Ltd          Ltd     Other      June 
                     2010         2010         2010         2010      2010      2010 
                  US$'000      US$'000      US$'000      US$'000   US$'000   US$'000 
 
 Revenues from 
  external 
  customers             -        4,053            -        1,562         1     5,616 
 Intersegment 
  revenues            904            -        1,640            -       228     2,772 
 
 Reportable 
  segment 
  profit/(loss)       597          591        (481)          452        50     1,209 
 Intersegment 
  profit/(loss)       904      (2,759)        1,641            -       227        13 
 Profit/(loss) 
  excluding 
  inter- 
  segment 
  transactions      (307)        3,350      (2,122)          452     (177)     1,196 
 
 Reportable 
  segment 
  assets           44,498        4,307        5,206        4,800       492    59,303 
 Reportable 
  segment 
  liabilities          30          706          757          199        34     1,726 
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 Revenues, profit or loss, assets and liabilities 
  may be reconciled as follows:                      Six months 
                                                          ended 
                                                        30 June 
                                                           2010 
                                                        US$'000 
 Revenues 
 Total revenues for reportable segments                   8,388 
 Elimination of intersegment revenues                   (2,772) 
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 Group revenues                                           5,616 
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 Profit or loss 
 Total profit for reportable segments                     1,209 
 Elimination of intersegment profits                       (13) 
 Other unallocated amounts                                   13 
==================================================  =========== 
 Profit on ordinary activities before taxation            1,209 
==================================================  =========== 
 
 Assets 
 Total assets for reportable segments                    59,303 
 Elimination of intersegment receivables                  (318) 
 Elimination of Company's cost of investments          (14,548) 
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 Group assets                                            44,437 
==================================================  =========== 
 
 Liabilities 
 Total liabilities for reportable segments                1,726 
 Elimination of intersegment payables                     (318) 
==================================================  =========== 
 Group liabilities                                        1,408 
==================================================  =========== 
 

4. SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE PLANS

On 14 March 2011 the Group granted options over 5,900,000 shares to directors and employees under The Argo Group Limited Employee Stock Option Plan. All options are exercisable in four equal tranches over a period of four years at an exercise price of 24p per share.

The fair value of the options granted during the period was measured at the grant date using a Black-Scholes model that takes into account the effect of certain financial assumptions, including the option exercise price, current share price and volatility, dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate. The fair value of the options granted is spread over the vesting period of the scheme and the value is adjusted to reflect the actual number of shares that are expected to vest.

The principal assumptions for valuing the options are:

 
 Exercise price (pence)          24.0 
 Weighted average share price 
  at grant date (pence)          12.0 
 Weighted average option life 
  (years)                        10.0 
 Expected volatility (% p.a.)    2.11 
 Dividend yield (% p.a.)         10.0 
 Risk-free interest rate (% 
  p.a.)                          5.0 
 

The fair value of options granted is recognised as an employee expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The total charge to employee costs in respect of this incentive plan is nil. There were no share option programmes in place in the prior period.

The number and weighted average exercise price of the share options during the period is as follows:

 
                                       Weighted average    No. of share 
                                         exercise price       options 
 Outstanding at beginning of period           N/A              Nil 
 Granted during the period                   24.0p          5,900,000 
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 Outstanding at end of period                24.0p          5,900,000 
====================================  ==================  ============= 
 

The options outstanding at 30 June 2011 have an exercise price of 24p and a weighted average contractual life of 10 years. They expire after 10 years. Outstanding share options are contingent upon the option holder remaining an employee of the Group.

The weighted average fair value of the options issued during the period was nil.

5. TAXATION

Taxation rates applicable to the parent company and the Cypriot, UK, Singaporean, Luxembourg, Swiss, Cayman and Romanian subsidiaries range from 0% to 27% (2010: 0% to 28%).

 
    Income Statement                        Six months   Six months 
                                                 ended        ended 
                                               30 June      30 June 
                                                  2011         2010 
                                               US$'000      US$'000 
 
 Taxation charge for the period on Group 
  companies                                        131          146 
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The charge for the period can be reconciled to the profit per the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income as follows:

 
                                                   Six months   Six months 
                                                        ended        ended 
                                                      30 June      30 June 
                                                         2011         2010 
                                                      US$'000      US$'000 
 
 Profit before tax                                      1,170        1,209 
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 Applicable Isle of Man tax rate for 
  Argo Group Limited of 0%                                  -            - 
 Other adjustments                                          -          (5) 
 Tax effect of different tax rates of 
  subsidiaries operating in other jurisdictions           131          151 
================================================  ===========  =========== 
 Tax charge                                               131          146 
================================================  ===========  =========== 
 
 
 Balance Sheet 
                            30 June   31 December 
                               2011          2010 
                            US$'000       US$'000 
 
 Corporation tax payable        324           200 
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6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit for the period by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

 
                                               Six months     Six months 
                                                    ended          ended 
                                                  30 June        30 June 
                                                     2011           2010 
                                                  US$'000        US$'000 
 
 Net profit for the period after taxation 
  attributable to members                           1,039          1,063 
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                                                   No. of         No. of 
                                                   shares         shares 
 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for basic earnings per share          72,253,494     76,303,599 
 Effect of dilution (Note 4)                    5,900,000              - 
==========================================  =============  ============= 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for diluted earnings per share        78,153,494     76,303,599 
==========================================  =============  ============= 
 
 
                                 Six months   Six months 
                                      ended        ended 
                                    30 June      30 June 
                                       2011         2010 
                                        US$      US$'000 
 
 Earnings per share (basic)            0.01         0.01 
 Earnings per share (diluted)          0.01         0.01 
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