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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-134042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAMI"
cik: "0001748824"
company_name: "Acadian Asset Management Inc."
filed_at: "2021-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T13:13:20.069066+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BrightSphere launches fixed price tender offer to buy up to 33.3M shares at $31.50, ~41.7% of outstanding

## Summary
- Tender offer to repurchase up to 33,300,000 shares at $31.50/share, a ~4.5% premium to Nov 3 closing price of $30.13.
- If fully subscribed, BrightSphere will purchase ~41.7% of shares outstanding as of Oct 29, 2021.
- Company entered repurchase agreement with Paulson funds to cap their ownership at 19.99% after tender; Paulson funds agreed to tender at least 41.7% of their shares.
- Tender offer expires at 5:00 pm NY time on December 6, 2021, subject to conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-134042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAMI
- cik: 0001748824
- company_name: Acadian Asset Management Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1748824/000110465921134042/0001104659-21-134042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1748824/000110465921134042/tm2117471d8_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-134042.txt

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