8-K


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): October 26, 2015
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-35826
45-0969585
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 

(414) 390-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 26, 2015, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and presentation materials announcing certain consolidated financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Copies of the press release, the full earnings release and the presentation materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including the exhibits incorporated herein by reference, 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 of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
99.1
 
Summary Release of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. dated October 26, 2015
99.2
 
Earnings Release of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. dated October 26, 2015
99.3
 
September Quarter 2015 Presentation of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.




SIGNATURES

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

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Date: October 26, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Charles J. Daley, Jr.
Name:
 
Charles J. Daley, Jr.
Title:
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer