0001052100 false 0001052100 2019-10-28 2019-10-29 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares

 

 

  

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):

October 29, 2019

 

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware   001-13913   51-0261715
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

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):

 

¨             Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

  

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

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.  ¨

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value   WDR   New York Stock Exchange

  

 

  

     

 

  

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

 

On October 29, 2019, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d)          Exhibits.

  

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press Release dated October 29, 2019
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File 9embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

     

 

  

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.

  

 

  WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.
   
   
Date: October 29, 2019 By: /s/ Benjamin R. Clouse
    Senior Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Waddell and Reed Financial (NYSE:WDR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Waddell and Reed Financial Charts.
Waddell and Reed Financial (NYSE:WDR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Waddell and Reed Financial Charts.