UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 2, 2004
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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001-13459 |
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04-3218510 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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600 Hale Street |
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01965 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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(617) 747-3300 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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N/A |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 2, 2004, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced purchase of an additional 19% interest in Friess Associates, LLC from Friess Associates’ founder and Chairman, Foster Friess, pursuant to the terms of AMG’s original investment in the firm on October 31, 2001.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1* |
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Press Release issued November 2, 2004. |
* 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 and 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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AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. |
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Date: November 2, 2004 |
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/s/ Darrell W. Crate |
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Darrell W. Crate |
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Chief Financial
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1* |
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Press Release issued November 2, 2004. |
* 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.