vrts-20240515

Delaware

001-10994

26-3962811

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Financial Plaza

Hartford

06103

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	VRTS	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 15, 2024, shareholders of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive and Equity Plan (the “Plan”) at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Plan, as amended, increases the number of shares authorized for issuance by 455,000 shares.

The following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the results regarding each proposal are set forth below:

Item 1. Election of Directors. Shareholders elected each of the nominees for directors to hold office until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier resignation or removal, as follows:


Director	For	Against	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes

Timothy A. Holt	5,459,611	—	412,283	550,281

Melody L. Jones	5,637,685	—	234,209	550,281

Item 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

Item 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

Item 4. Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive and Equity Plan. Shareholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive and Equity Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance by 455,000 shares.

10.1 Amended and Restated Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Omnibus Incentive and Equity Plan.

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

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 16, 2024

By:

/s/ Andra C. Purkalitis

Name:

Andra C. Purkalitis

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

5,458,051	408,985	4,858	550,281