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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): December 31, 2024
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3897947-1121020
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

200 State Street, 13th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 369-7300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per shareAAMINew York Stock Exchange
4.800% Notes due 2026AAMI 26New York Stock Exchange
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐               Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐               Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐                Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐                Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
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 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Certificate of Incorporation Amendment

In connection with the previously announced name change to Acadian Asset Management Inc. (the “Company”) from BrightSphere Investment Group Inc., on December 31, 2024, the Company filed with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), effective January 1, 2025. The Certificate of Amendment amends the Certificate of Incorporation to change the Company’s name to Acadian Asset Management Inc. The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Bylaws Amendment

In addition, on December 31, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved Amendment No. 1 (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective January 1, 2025. The Bylaws Amendment amends the Bylaws to provide that all references to “BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.” in the Bylaws shall be changed to “Acadian Asset Management Inc.” The foregoing description of the Bylaws Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Bylaws Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01                                       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)    Exhibits



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this form to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date:January 6, 2025ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By:/s/ Richard J. Hart
Name:Richard J. Hart
Title:Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary




CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF BRIGHTSPHERE INVESTMENT GROUP INC.

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify:

1.    The present name of the Corporation is “BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.” The Corporation was originally incorporated by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 29, 2014, under the name “OMAM US, Inc.”

2.    The date on which the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) was filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware is July 12, 2019.

3.    ARTICLE I of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is Acadian Asset Management Inc.


4.    This Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

5.    This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective as of January 1, 2025.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed on this 31st day of December, 2024.



By: /s/ Richard J. Hart
Name: Richard J. Hart
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary


AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF BRIGHTSPHERE INVESTMENT GROUP INC.

The following amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (the “Bylaws”), effective as of January 1, 2025, was duly adopted pursuant to Article 9 of the Bylaws by unanimous written consent of the members of the board of directors of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

1.    Name. All references to “BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.” in the Bylaws shall be changed to “Acadian Asset Management Inc.”

Except as specifically amended herein, the Bylaws shall remain in full force and effect.

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CERTIFICATION

I certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws, as adopted and authorized by the Board and effective as of January 1, 2025.




/s/ Richard J. Hart
Name: Richard J. Hart
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary


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