SEI Investments Company--Form 8-K

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

March 15, 2007

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 


SEI Investments Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Pennsylvania   0-10200   23-1707341

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(610) 676-1000

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On Thursday, March 15, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s stock repurchase program by an additional $50 million. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 8.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

99.1   Press Release of SEI Investments Company dated March 15, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    SEI Investments Company
Date: March 16, 2007   By:  

/s/ Dennis J. McGonigle

    Dennis J. McGonigle
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number  

Description

99.1   Press Release of SEI Investments Company dated March 15, 2007.

 

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Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS FROM SEI

 

Contact:   Larry Wexler       Murray A. Louis, V.P.
Voice:   610.676.1440       610.676.1932
E-Mail:   lwexler@seic.com       mlouis@seic.com
Pages:   1  

For Immediate Release

SEI Investments Announces Increase in

Stock Repurchase Program

Oaks, PA – March 15, 2007 – SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its stock repurchase program by an additional $50 million.

Since the beginning of calendar 2007, the Company repurchased approximately 643,000 shares at a cost of $39.3 million.

About SEI

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) is a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. The company’s innovative solutions help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and affluent families create and manage wealth. As of the period ending December 31, 2006, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI administers $366.6 billion in mutual fund and pooled assets and manages $181.5 billion in assets. SEI serves clients, conducts, or is registered to conduct, business and/or operations, from more than 20 offices in over a dozen countries. For more information, visit www.seic.com.

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