UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8‑K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

May 26, 2020

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

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Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(216) 898‑2400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

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 ☒

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On May 26, 2020, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase an additional $15,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common stock under a stock repurchase program through December 31, 2021.

Under the new program, which will commence immediately upon completion of the current program, the Company may purchase its shares in privately negotiated transactions, through block trades, pursuant to open market purchases, or pursuant to any trading plan adopted in compliance with Rule 10b5-1. The manner, timing, share number and price, of the repurchases will be determined by the Registrant, subject to market conditions, applicable securities laws, alternative investment opportunities and other factors. The Board of Director’s authorization does not obligate the Registrant to acquire any particular amount of Class A common stock, and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time.

A copy of the press release announcing approval of the share repurchase program is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE(S)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.