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): December 3, 2018

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 298-4500

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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).

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ☐

On December 3, 2018, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., as underwriter, and the selling shareholder identified therein (the “Selling Shareholder”), relating to the sale by the Selling Shareholder of 8,920,890 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a public offering price of $48.00 per share.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete copy of that agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

A copy of the opinion of Davis Polk &Wardwell LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

Exhibits 1.1, 5.1 and 23.1 hereto are incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-228087), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2018.

(d) Exhibits

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.