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AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Oct 11, 2012)

Filed October 11, 2012For Securities:AMGMGRBMGRMGRDMGRE

Summary

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG) has filed an 8-K report announcing the successful completion of a $140.0 million issuance of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2022. This issuance, which includes $15.0 million from an over-allotment option, was facilitated by an underwriting agreement with a syndicate led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The notes are unsecured and mature in 2022, carrying an annual interest rate of 5.250%, payable quarterly. AMG has the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, from October 15, 2015, onwards. The Indenture governing these notes includes customary default provisions and restricts the company's ability to merge, consolidate, sell substantially all assets, or create liens. This debt issuance was registered under a previously filed Form S-3 registration statement.

Key Highlights

  • 1Completion of $140.0 million Senior Notes issuance due 2022.
  • 2Interest rate on the new notes is 5.250% per annum.
  • 3The notes are unsecured obligations of AMG.
  • 4Maturity date for the Senior Notes is 2022.
  • 5Company has the option to redeem notes starting October 15, 2015.
  • 6Indenture includes restrictions on mergers, asset sales, and liens.
  • 7Issuance was conducted through a registered Form S-3.

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing announces the completion of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.'s (AMG) issuance and sale of $140.0 million in 5.250% Senior Notes due 2022.

The Senior Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $140.0 million, mature in 2022, bear an annual interest rate of 5.250% payable quarterly, and are unsecured obligations of AMG. The company can redeem the notes starting October 15, 2015.

Yes, the Indenture governing the notes includes standard event of default provisions and limits AMG's ability to consolidate or merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, and to create liens.

The lead underwriters, acting as representatives of the several underwriters, were Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.