UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 9, 2024
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-10994 | 26-3962811 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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| One Financial Plaza | Hartford | CT | 06103 | |
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(800) 248-7971
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | VRTS | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Election of Directors
On December 9, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John C. Weisenseel to serve, effective as of December 9, 2024, as a director of the Company and as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee.
Mr. Weisenseel served as Chief Financial Officer of AllianceBernstein LP, a publicly traded global asset management firm from 2012-2021. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer of Standard & Poor’s from 2007-2012.
In consideration of his services as a member of the Company's Board and any committees thereof, Mr. Weisenseel will be compensated for his service on the Board in accordance with the Company’s compensation program for non-employee directors and will receive a pro rata portion of the Company’s annual cash retainer as compensation for the remainder of the 2024 Board service year.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Weisenseel and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Mr. Weisenseel and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. Further, Mr. Weisenseel does not have a material interest in any transaction that is required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Weisenseel will also enter into the Company’s standard indemnity agreement for directors, the form of which was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2023.
A press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Weisenseel is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. dated December 11, 2024 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
SIGNATURES
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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| | | VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. | |
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| Dated: | December 11, 2024 | By: | /s/ Andra C. Purkalitis | |
| | | Name: | Andra C. Purkalitis | |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | |
