Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): May 2, 2005
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-16517 06-1599088
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
One American Row, Hartford, CT 06102 -5056
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 403-5000
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 2, 2005, The Phoenix Companies, Inc. ("Phoenix") announced in a news release that it has
acquired from employees of Seneca Capital Management, LLC ("Seneca") the non-controlling minority membership
interests in Seneca it did not already own, or 32% of the total outstanding membership interests, and that Gail
P. Seneca, Ph.D., Seneca's founder and chief executive officer, has expressed her intention to transition out of
Seneca by December 31, 2005. All existing arrangements with respect to the reissuance of the minority interests
to Seneca employees were terminated, and the operating agreement of Seneca will be amended to reflect Seneca
becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phoenix. A copy of the news release was made available on our web site
and is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
99.1 News Release of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. dated May 2, 2005, regarding the matter described in
Item 8.01.
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.
THE PHOENIX COMPANIES, INC.
Date: May 2, 2005 By: /s/ Carole A. Masters
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Name: Carole A. Masters
Title: Vice President
