WDR Waddell and Reed Financial

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):

April 15, 2015

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

6300 Lamar Avenue

Overland Park, Kansas 66202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(913) 236-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Registrant’s Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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)

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ITEM 5.07                              SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On April 15, 2015, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015.  The results of the stockholder vote are as follows:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

The following individuals were elected to serve as Class II directors to hold office until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier resignation or removal.

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

Proposal 3 — Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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