WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December22, 2016, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (the
Company), entered into employment agreements with each of the
following named executive officers (each, an Executive Officer
and collectively, the Executive Officers) to serve in the
following positions for an indefinite term, and on an at will
basis.

The terms of the employment agreements are substantially
identical except that the annual base salary payable to each
Executive Officer other than Mr.Steinberg is $300,000, with
Mr.Steinberg receiving an annual base salary of $450,000. Each
Executive Officer is eligible to receive such incentive
compensation as may be determined by the Companys Board of
Directors or Compensation Committee and to participate in
standard Company benefit plans. The employment agreements contain
employee confidentiality, assignment of inventions and
non-solicitation of employees provisions, as well as
non-competition provisions which are applicable as described
below. Each Executive Officer also is entitled to the following
benefits in the event of the termination of his employment:

Termination by the Company Without Cause or by the Executive
Officer for Good Reason. The employment agreements provide
that if the Executive Officer is terminated by the Company other
than (i)due to his death or disability or for cause, or (ii)if
the Executive Officer resigns for good reason (an Involuntary
Termination) and he (A)enters into and does not revoke a release
agreement with the Company and (B)complies with a three-month
restrictive covenant from the date of termination, the Company
will pay the Executive Officer his base salary through the
termination date and the earned but unpaid cash portion of his
prior year incentive compensation plus:

The Termination Year Cash Incentive Compensation will be paid
when the Company pays to non-terminated senior executives their
incentive compensation for the termination year. The Annual Base
Salary and Average Cash Incentive Compensation will be paid in
substantially equal installments over a 12-month period. The
Executive Officer also may elect to have the Company pay for
COBRA insurance coverage for a one-year period following the date
of termination.

The employment agreements also provide that any equity award that
would have vested in the 12-month period that immediately follows
the date of termination will vest immediately, and unvested
awards will remain outstanding for 12 months following the date
of termination. In addition, if a change of control (as defined
in the employment agreements) occurs within 12 months after the
date of termination, all equity awards will vest on the effective
date of the change of control.

Involuntary Termination Within 18 Months After a Change of
Control. In the event of an Executive Officers Involuntary
Termination within 18 months after a change of control of the
Company, and the Executive Officer (i)enters into and does not
revoke a release agreement with the Company and (ii)complies with
a 12-month restrictive covenant from the date of termination, the
Company will pay the Executive Officer his salary through the
termination date and the earned but unpaid cash portion of his
prior year incentive compensation plus:

Such amounts will be paid in one lump sum. The Executive Officer
also may elect to have the Company pay for COBRA insurance
coverage for a 21-month period following the date of termination.
In addition, any equity award that would have vested in the
21-month period that immediately follows the date of termination
will vest immediately.

Termination by the Company for Cause or Voluntary Resignation
by the Executive Officer Without Good Reason. If the
Executive Officer is terminated by the Company for cause or
voluntarily resigns without good reason, the Company may elect to

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enforce a three-month restrictive covenant in consideration for
which the Company will pay the Executive Officer: (i) 25% of the
Annual Base Salary; (ii)an amount equal to 12.5% of the average
incentive compensation paid to the Executive Officer in the
preceding three years; and (iii)an amount equal to 25% of the
value of any equity awards that would have vested in the one-year
period following the date of termination if no termination had
occurred. Such amounts will be paid in substantially equal
installments over a three-month period. The Executive Officer
also may elect to have the Company pay for COBRA insurance
coverage for a three-month period following the date of
termination.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the text of the Form of Employment Agreement for Executive
Officers and appendices applicable to each Executive Officer,
which are attached as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein
by reference.

(d) Exhibits:

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About WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF)

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. is an asset management company that focuses on exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Company’s family of ETFs includes fundamentally weighted funds that track its own indexes, funds that track third party indexes and actively managed funds. The Company operates through exchange traded products (ETP) sponsor and asset manager providing investment advisory services segment. The Company distributes its ETFs through a range of channels within the asset management industry, including brokerage firms, registered investment advisers and institutional investors. The Company offers a family of approximately 86 ETFs. Its portfolio of the United States listed products includes International Hedged Equity ETFs, Equity ETFs, Fixed Income ETFs, Currency ETFs, Alternative Strategy ETFs and Commodity ETFs. Its portfolio of Non-the United States listed products include WisdomTree UCITS ETFs, and Boost Short and Leveraged ETPs.

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