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 28, 2015

 

 

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware 1-10994 95-4191764
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

 

100 Pearl St., 9th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800) 248-7971

  

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):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 28, 2015, Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”) in Hartford, Connecticut. Each of the proposals voted on at the Meeting were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

 

Item 1. Election of Directors. The holders of record of the Company’s common stock elected four Class I directors as follows:

 

           Broker 
Director  For   Withheld   Non Votes 
                
Diane M. Coffey   7,666,246    74,829    467,095 
Timothy A. Holt   7,667,222    73,846    467,095 
Melody L. Jones   7,667,913    73,162    467,095 
Stephen T. Zarrilli   7,621,004    120,071    467,095 

 

Item 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved by the Company’s stockholders with 7,935,366 votes “For”; 84,382 votes “Against”; and 188,422 votes “Abstained.”

 

 

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

    VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.  
       
       
         
Dated:  May 29, 2015   By: /s/ Mark S. Flynn  
      Name: Mark S. Flynn  
      Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary