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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): July 2, 2025
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-35826 | 45-0969585 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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| (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | |
(414) 390-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share | | APAM | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 2, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Peter Crawford to serve on the Board and to join the Board’s Audit Committee.
Mr. Crawford most recently served as Managing Director and Advisor at Charles Schwab, a position he held from October 2024 through June 2025. Between May 2017 and October 2024, Mr. Crawford was Chief Financial Officer of Charles Schwab. Prior to serving as Chief Financial Officer, he served in a variety of senior leadership roles with the firm. Mr. Crawford joined Charles Schwab in 2001.
Mr. Crawford will participate in the Company's customary director compensation program, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 17, 2025, under the heading Director Compensation.
Mr. Crawford has executed the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors, the form of which was included as exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on February 25, 2016.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description of 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.
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Date: July 2, 2025
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By: | | /s/ Charles J. Daley, Jr. |
Name: | | Charles J. Daley, Jr. |
Title: | | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |