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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
| WEX
| New York Stock Exchange
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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).
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 10, 2022, WEX Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its fourth-quarter and full year 2021 results. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The information in this item, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in this item will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated into it by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company is furnishing under this Item 7.01, a copy of a slide deck presentation to be made available in conjunction with the Company’s earnings call, on February 10, 2022, for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2021. The presentation is incorporated by reference with this Form 8-K and has also been posted to the Company’s website. All information in Exhibit 99.2 is presented as of the particular date or dates referenced in it, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information provided.
On February 10, 2022, WEX Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing it will be holding a, investor day, virtually, on March 23, 2022. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the attached Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section. Furthermore, the information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) See attached Exhibit Index.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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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| Date: | February 10, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jennifer Kimball |
| | | | Jennifer Kimball |
| | | | Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief
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| | | | Accounting Officer |
