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): August 25, 2021
STAGWELL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-13718 | 86-1390679 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One World Trade Center, Floor 65, New York, NY 10007
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(646) 429-1800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, $0.001 par value | STGW | NASDAQ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ¨
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| Item 8.01 | Other Items |
On August 25, 2021, Stagwell Inc. issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Midas OpCo Holdings LLC (the “Issuer”), had priced an additional $100 million of the Issuer’s 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the “New Notes”). The Issuer previously issued $1 billion of its 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2029 on August 20, 2021 (the “Original Notes”). The New Notes will be issued under the indenture governing the Original Notes and will be treated as a single series with the Original Notes for all purposes under the indenture. The New Notes have not, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities laws. The New Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. A copy of this press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release of Stagwell Inc., dated August 25, 2021. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 25, 2021
STAGWELL INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Frank Lanuto | ||
| Frank Lanuto | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||