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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2018
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-13459 | 04-3218510 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 777 South Flagler Drive | ||
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 33401 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(800) 345-1100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 29, 2018, Sean M. Healey, the Executive Chairman of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”), sent a letter to his colleagues and partners regarding the Company’s management transition. A copy of the letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1* | Letter dated May 29, 2018. | |
| * | This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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.
| AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: May 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ David M. Billings | ||||||
| Name: | David M. Billings | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||