VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS INC

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

January 5, 2024

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(800)248-7971

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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On January 5, 2024, Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) acting pursuant to authorization from its Board of Directors notified The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) of its intention to voluntarily withdraw the listing of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), from Nasdaq and transfer the listing to the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The Company expects that listing of its Common Stock on Nasdaq will end at market close on January 16, 2024, and that the NYSE listing will occur at market open on January 17, 2024. The Common Stock has been approved for listing on NYSE, where it will continue to trade under its current symbol, “VRTS”.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the transfer of the principal listing of the Common Stock to NYSE has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated January 5, 2024.

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.