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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form
10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
 
 
(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
or
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
    
    
    
    
to
    
    
    
    
.
Commission File Number
001-10932
 
 
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter
)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
13-3487784
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, New York
 
10167
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
212-801-2080
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 
12(b)
of the Act:
 
Title of each class:
 
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    ☒  Yes    ☐  No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    ☐  Yes    ☒  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ☒  Yes    ☐  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  




Non-accelerated
filer
     Smaller reporting company  





 
   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  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  
At June 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by
non-affiliates
(computed by reference to the closing sale price of such shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 30, 2020) was $478,656,235. At February 8, 2021, there were 149,815,815 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.
 
 
 

Explanatory Note
This Form
10-K/A
Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2020, as originally filed on February 19, 2021 (the “Original Filing”), of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. is being filed for the sole purpose of filing exhibits thereto as required by certain rules under Regulation
S-K
as follows:
 
ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS; FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(b). Exhibits
 
10.21
Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Alexis Marinof, dated June 8, 2017
 
10.22
Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Alexis Marinof, dated July 20, 2017
 
10.23
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for U.S. Executive Officers after January 1, 2021
 
10.24
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for U.K. Executive Officers after January 1, 2021
 
31.1
Rule
13a-14(a)
/
15d-
14(a) Certification
 
31.2
Rule
13a-14(a)
/
15d-
14(a) Certification
 
31.3
Rule
13a-14(a)
/
15d-
14(a) Certification
 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Except as expressly noted herein, this Form
10-K/A
Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing other than expressly indicated in this Form
10-K/A
and this amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Form
10-K/A
Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and our other filings made with the SEC on or subsequent to February 19, 2021.
Unless otherwise indicated, references to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “WisdomTree” mean WisdomTree Investments, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
WisdomTree
®
and Modern Alpha
®
are registered trademarks of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description


10.21*    Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Alexis Marinof, dated June 8, 2017


10.22*    Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Alexis Marinof, dated July 20, 2017


10.23*    Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for U.S. Executive Officers after January 1, 2021


10.24*    Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for U.K. Executive Officers after January 1, 2021


31.1*    Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d- 14(a) Certification


31.2*    Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d- 14(a) Certification


31.3*    Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d- 14(a) Certification


32.1*    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
*
Filed herewith
 
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

  WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.




  By:  
/s/ JONATHAN STEINBERG

 
 
Jonathan Steinberg
April 30, 2021  
 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
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