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): March 1, 2017
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10994 | 95-4191764 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 100 Pearl Street, 9th Floor Hartford, CT |
06103 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 248-7971
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
As previously disclosed, Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I to that certain underwriting agreement, dated January 26, 2017 (the “Underwriters”), exercised the Underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 136,500 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Option Shares Offering”). The Option Shares Offering closed on March 1, 2017. The legality opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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.
| VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 3, 2017 |
By: | /s/ Michael A. Angerthal | ||||
| Name: | Michael A. Angerthal | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |