UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)   July 25, 2006

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-13459

 

04-3218510

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

600 Hale Street

 

 

Prides Crossing, Massachusetts

 

01965

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(617) 747-3300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02             Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

On July 26, 2006, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth its financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

ITEM 8.01                 Other Events

On July 25, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a new share repurchase program. Under the program, the Company may purchase up to an additional five percent (5%) of its currently issued and outstanding shares of common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions. A copy of the press release announcing the share repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference.

ITEM 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Earnings Press Release issued by the Company on July 26, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press Release issued by the Company on July 26, 2006 announcing the authorization of an additional share repurchase program.


*  This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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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.

 

AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

Date: July 26, 2006

By:

 /s/ JOHN KINGSTON, III

 

 

Name: John Kingston, III

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, General

 

 

 

Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Earnings Press Release issued by the Company on July 26, 2006.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press Release issued by the Company on July 26, 2006 announcing the authorization of an additional share repurchase program.


*  This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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