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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On January 28, 2022, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release containing this information is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Appointment of Smita Conjeevaram to the Nominating and Governance Committee
On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Smita Conjeevaram to serve as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On January 25, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock, payable on February 23, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 9, 2022. A copy of the press release issued in connection with the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 28, 2022 | |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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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.
| WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: January 28, 2022 | By: | /s/ Bryan Edmiston | ||||
| Bryan Edmiston | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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