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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | d407533dex991.htm |
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): November 14, 2017
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Karen L. Yerburgh to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective January 1, 2018. Until June 2017, Ms. Yerburgh served as Managing Partner of Genesis Investment Management, LLP, a leading boutique investment management firm. With US$27 billion in assets under management for global institutional clients, Genesis is one of the leading emerging markets equities specialists in the world, and has been an AMG Affiliate since 2004. Ms. Yerburgh joined the firm in 1990 and was appointed Managing Partner in 2003. Prior to joining Genesis, she was a senior investment manager at Touche Remnant Investment Management Ltd and Lloyds Investment Management Ltd. She began her career at Grieveson Grant & Co.
Ms. Yerburgh will participate in the Company’s customary director compensation program, as described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Yerburgh’s appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on November 14, 2017 announcing the appointment of Ms. Karen L. Yerburgh to the Board of Directors of the Company. | |
* 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.
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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: November 14, 2017 | By: | /s/ David M. Billings | ||||||
| Name: | David M. Billings | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on November 14, 2017 announcing the appointment of Ms. Karen L. Yerburgh to the Board of Directors of the Company. | |
* 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.
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