ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
EXHIBIT 10.63
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.63</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Restricted Stock
Agreement for<br>
Outside Directors under<font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;"><br>
</font></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Assured Guaranty Ltd.</u></font><u>
2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan</u></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THIS AGREEMENT, entered into as of the Grant Date (as defined in
paragraph 1), by and between the Director and Assured<font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">  </font></font>Guaranty
Ltd. (the &#147;Company&#148;):</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WITNESSETH THAT:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Assured Guaranty Ltd. 2004 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), and the Director has been selected by the
committee administering the Plan (the &#147;Committee&#148;) to receive a Restricted Stock
Award under the Plan; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED, by and between the Company and the
Director, as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Terms of Award</u></font>.&#160;
The following words and phrases used in this Agreement shall have the
meanings set forth in this paragraph 1:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The &#147;Director&#148; is&#160; <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The &#147;Grant Date&#148; is&#160; </font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The number of &#147;Covered Shares&#148; shall be <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>
shares of Stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other words and phrases used in this Agreement are defined pursuant to
paragraph 15 or elsewhere in this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Restricted Stock Award</u></font>.&#160; This Agreement specifies the terms of the
&#147;Restricted Stock Award&#148; granted to the Director.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Restricted Period</u></font>.&#160; Subject to the limitations of this Agreement,
the &#147;Restricted Period&#148; for the Covered Shares of the Restricted Stock Award
shall begin on the Grant Date and end on the day immediately prior to the next
annual shareholders meeting during which elections for directors are held
following the Grant Date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Restricted Period shall end prior to the date specified above to the extent set
forth below:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Restricted Period shall end on the date the<font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">  </font></font>Director ceases
to be a director of the Company (and is not otherwise employed by the Company
or its Subsidiaries), if the Director ceases to be a director by reason of his
Disability or death.&#160; The Director shall
be considered to have a &#147;Disability&#148; if the Nominating and Governance Committee
of the Board of Directors determines that he is unable to serve as a Director
as a result of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Restricted Period shall end upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan),
provided that such Change in Control occurs on or before the date the<font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">  </font></font>Director
ceases to be a director of the Company<font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">.</font></font></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Transfer and Forfeiture of Shares</u></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">. </font></font>&#160;If the Restricted Period with respect to the
Covered Shares ends on or before the date the Director ceases to be a director
of the Company, then at the end of such Restricted Period, the Covered Shares
shall be transferred to the Director free of all restrictions.&#160; If the Restricted Period with respect to the
Covered Shares does not end on or before the date the Director ceases to be a
director of the Company, then as of the date the Director ceases to be a
director of the Company, the Director shall forfeit all Covered Shares.(1)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Transferability</u></font>.&#160;
Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, the Restricted Stock
Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered
during the Restricted Period.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Dividends</u></font>.&#160;
The Director shall be entitled to receive any dividends paid with
respect to the Covered Shares that become payable during the Restricted
Period.&#160; Any dividends shall be payable
to the Director in cash.&#160; The Director
shall not be prevented from receiving dividends and distributions paid on the
Covered Shares of Restricted Stock merely because those shares are subject to
the restrictions imposed by this Agreement and the Plan; provided, however that
no dividends or distributions shall be payable to or for the benefit of the
Director with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions for
any Covered Shares occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the
Director has forfeited those shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7. &#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Voting</u></font>.&#160;
The Director shall not be prevented from voting the Restricted Stock
Award merely because those shares are subject to the restrictions imposed by
this Agreement and the Plan; provided, however, that the Director shall not be
entitled to vote Covered Shares with respect to record dates for any Covered
Shares occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Director has
forfeited those shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Registration of Restricted Stock Award</u></font>.&#160; Each certificate issued in respect of the
Covered Shares awarded under this Agreement shall be registered in the name of
the Director.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Heirs and Successors</u></font>.&#160; This Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon
any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or
otherwise, all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets and business.&#160; If any benefits deliverable to the Director
under this Agreement have not been delivered at the time of the Director&#146;s
death, such benefits shall be delivered to the Designated Beneficiary, in
accordance with the provisions of <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">this Agreement</font></font>
and the Plan.&#160; The &#147;Designated
Beneficiary&#148; shall be the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the
Director in a writing filed with the Committee in such form and at such time as
the Committee shall require.&#160; If a
deceased Director fails to designate a beneficiary, or if the Designated
Beneficiary does not survive the Director, any rights that would have been
exercisable by the Director and any benefits distributable to the Director
shall be distributed to the legal representative of the estate of the
Director.&#160; If a deceased Director
designates a beneficiary and the Designated Beneficiary survives the Director
but dies before the complete distribution of benefits to the Designated
Beneficiary under this Agreement, then any benefits distributable to the
Designated Beneficiary shall be distributed to the legal representative of the
estate of the Designated Beneficiary.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(1)&nbsp;The award will not continue
to vest if a person ceases to be a Director of the Company but continues to be
an employee of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Administration</u></font>.&#160;
The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of
this Agreement shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have
all powers with respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the
Plan.&#160; Any interpretation of this
Agreement by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to this
Agreement is final and binding on all persons.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Plan Governs</u></font>.&#160;
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this
Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be
obtained by the Director from the office of the Secretary of the Company; and
this Agreement is subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules&nbsp;and
regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time pursuant to the
Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Notices</u></font>.&#160; Any
written notices provided for in this Agreement or the Plan shall be in writing
and shall be deemed sufficiently given if either hand delivered or if sent by
fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail.&#160; Notices sent by mail shall be deemed received
three business days after mailing but in no event later than the date of actual
receipt.&#160; Notices shall be directed, if
to the Director, at the Director&#146;s address indicated by the Company&#146;s records,
or if to the Company, at the Company&#146;s principal executive office.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Fractional Shares</u></font>.&#160; In lieu of issuing a fraction of a share,
resulting from an adjustment of the Restricted Stock Award pursuant to the Plan
or otherwise, the Company will be entitled to pay to the Director an amount
equal to the fair market value of such fractional share.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.&#160; <font style="text-decoration:underline;"><u>Amendment</u></font>.&#160;
This Agreement may be amended in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan, and may otherwise be amended by written agreement of the Director and the
Company without the consent of any other person.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15.&#160; <u>Plan
Definitions</u>.&#160; Except where the
context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term, or phrase used
in the Plan is similarly used in this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Director has executed the
Agreement, and the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name
and on its behalf, all as of the Grant Date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Assured Guaranty Ltd.</font></p>

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