Stagwell Inc. Reports Unregistered Equity Sale

TL;DR

Stagwell sold unregistered equity, details TBD.

AI Summary

On April 5, 2024, Stagwell Inc. reported an unregistered sale of equity securities. The filing does not disclose specific details regarding the number of shares, the price per share, or the total dollar amount of the transaction.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates a private placement of equity, which could impact the company's capital structure and shareholder dilution.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Unregistered sales can sometimes indicate a need for capital or a private transaction with less transparency than a public offering.

Key Players & Entities

• Stagwell Inc. (company) — Registrant

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Key Financial Figures

• $0.001 — hich registered Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value STGW NASDAQ Indicate by c
• $1.35 million — to pay up to a maximum of approximately $1.35 million of the first contingent payment, if any
• $3.0 million — y, and up to a maximum of approximately $3.0 million of the second contingent payment, if an

Filing Documents

• tm2411512d1_8k.htm (8-K) — 24KB
• 0001104659-24-046314.txt ( ) — 193KB
• stgw-20240405.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• stgw-20240405_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 33KB
• stgw-20240405_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 22KB
• tm2411512d1_8k_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB

02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. On April 5, 2024, Stagwell Inc. (the "Company") entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") to purchase all of the equity interests in a marketing consulting company (the "Acquiree Company") from the owners of the Acquiree Company (the "Sellers"). Pursuant to the Agreement, at closing of the transaction on April 9. 2024 (the "Closing Date"), the Company issued 182,256 shares of Class A common stock of the Company ("Stagwell Stock"). In addition, pursuant to the Agreement, the Company has a contingent obligation to make a payment based on the Acquiree Company's achievement of specified financial performance criteria for the two-year period beginning on the Closing Date and a second payment based on the Acquiree Company's achievement of specified financial performance criteria for the two-year beginning on the second anniversary of the Closing Date. The Company may elect to pay up to a maximum of approximately $1.35 million of the first contingent payment, if any, and up to a maximum of approximately $3.0 million of the second contingent payment, if any, in Stagwell Stock. Estimated payment amounts are based on current foreign currency exchange rates. The issuance of Stagwell Stock to the Sellers pursuant to the Agreement is exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company will receive no cash proceeds and no commissions will be paid to any person in connection with the issuance.

SIGNATURES

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: April 11, 2024 STAGWELL INC. By: /s/ Peter McElligott Peter McElligott General Counsel

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