VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. (NASDAQ:VRTS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Hartford, Connecticut on May 15, 2018. The following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the results regarding each proposal are set forth below:

Item 1. Election of Directors. All of the nominees for Class I directors were elected as follows:

Item 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved by the Company’s shareholders with 6,321,910 votes “For”; 57,437 votes “Against”; 1,808 votes “Abstained”; and 0 “Broker Non-Votes.”

Item 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company's shareholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers with 2,742,829 votes “For”; 3,190,740 votes “Against”; 50,252 votes “Abstained”; and 397,334 “Broker Non-Votes.” The Board will take into consideration the feedback from this vote and from the Company's ongoing shareholder outreach as it continues to assess the executive compensation program to ensure alignment between compensation and shareholder value creation.

About VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. (NASDAQ:VRTS)

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a provider of investment management and related services to individuals and institutions. The Company provides its products in various forms and through multiple distribution channels. Its retail products include open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange traded funds, variable insurance funds, undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS) and separately managed accounts. Its open-end mutual funds are distributed through intermediaries. Its closed-end funds trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Its variable insurance funds are available as investment options in variable annuities and life insurance products distributed by life insurance companies. Separately managed accounts consists of intermediary programs, sponsored and distributed by unaffiliated brokerage firms, and private client accounts, which are offered to the high net-worth clients of its affiliated managers.