Western Union Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.03. |
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 13, 2024, in connection with a periodic review of The Western Union Company’s (the “Company”) by-laws, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted amended and restated by-laws (as amended, the “Amended and Restated By-laws”), effective immediately. Among other things, the amendments effected by the Amended and Restated By-laws: (1) align the Company’s by-laws with developments in Delaware law and current practice and (2) revise the advance notice provisions regarding procedural and disclosure requirements for stockholders’ director nominations and proposals for other business, including to clarify and, in some cases, reduce nominating and proposing stockholders’ disclosure obligations thereunder. The Amended and Restated By-laws also implement non-substantive, technical, and conforming changes.
The foregoing summary of the amendments effected by the Amended and Restated By-laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended and Restated By-laws, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated By-laws of The Western Union Company adopted on December 13, 2024 |
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Inline XBRL Document Set for the Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL |
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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.
Dated: December 17, 2024 |
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY |
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/s/ Benjamin C. Adams |
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Name: |
Benjamin C. Adams |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer |