Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 29, 2021, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2020. 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 as a Director
On January 25, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Smita
Conjeevaram to serve as a Class I member of the Board of Directors, effective
immediately, with an initial term expiring at the Company's 2021 annual meeting
of stockholders.
Ms. Conjeevaram will receive cash and equity compensation as provided in the
Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Program. Pursuant to this program,
upon appointment to the Board, Ms. Conjeevaram received 7,296 shares of
restricted stock under the Company's 2016 Equity Plan, which shares vest on the
first anniversary of the grant date. The Company has entered into its standard
director indemnification agreement with Ms. Conjeevaram.
Ms. Conjeevaram, 60, retired in 2013 after a 19-year career in the global
investment and hedge fund firm industry. Her most recent position was as the
Chief Financial Officer - Credit Hedge Funds and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
- Credit Funds for Fortress Investment Group LLC, a global investment firm,
where she served from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, Ms. Conjeevaram served as the
Chief Financial Officer of Everquest Financial LLC, a specialty finance company,
from 2006 to 2009, and Strategic Value Partners LLC, a leading global investment
firm, from 2004 to 2005. Ms. Conjeevaram began her career as a tax specialist at
two Big-4 public accounting firms and is a Certified Public Accountant. In
January 2021, Ms. Conjeevaram joined the board of directors of McGrath RentCorp
(NASDAQ: MGRC), a diversified business-to-business rental company, and SkyWest,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW), an aircraft leasing company. She also has served as a
director of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSNC), an investment and
financial management software and service provider for the global financial
services industry, since November 2015, and is a member of the audit committee.
Ms. Conjeevaram received her B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from
Butler University and a B.A. in Economics from Ethiraj College, Madras, India.
A copy of the press release containing information about Ms. Conjeevaram's
appointment is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 26, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock, payable on February 24, 2021 to
stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 10, 2021. 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 29, 2021
Exhibit 99.2 Press Release, dated January 27, 2021
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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