Stagwell Inc. Reports Unregistered Equity Sale

TL;DR

Stagwell sold unregistered equity, details TBD.

AI Summary

On August 2, 2024, Stagwell Inc. filed an 8-K report detailing the unregistered sale of equity securities. The filing indicates a transaction involving the issuance of shares, though specific details regarding the number of shares, price, or the counterparty are not fully elaborated in the provided text.

Why It Matters

This filing signals a transaction involving Stagwell's equity outside of public markets, which could have implications for share dilution or ownership structure.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Unregistered sales can sometimes indicate private placements or other non-public transactions that may carry different risks than publicly traded securities.

Key Players & Entities

• Stagwell Inc. (company) — Registrant
• August 2, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• 001-13718 (other) — Commission File Number
• 86-1390679 (other) — I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
• One World Trade Center, Floor 65, New York, NY 10007 (location) — Address of principal executive offices

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.001 — hich registered Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value STGW NASDAQ Indicate by c
• $17.5 million — ansaction, the Company will issue up to $17.5 million in shares of Class A common stock of th
• $45.0 million — any may elect to pay up to a maximum of $45.0 million of the contingent payments, if any, in

Filing Documents

• tm2421152d1_8k.htm (8-K) — 24KB
• 0001104659-24-087283.txt ( ) — 193KB
• stgw-20240802.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• stgw-20240802_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 33KB
• stgw-20240802_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 22KB
• tm2421152d1_8k_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB

02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. On August 2, 2024, Stagwell Inc. (the "Company") entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") to purchase all of the equity interests in a government consulting, public policy and communications company (the "Acquiree Company") from the owners of the Acquiree Company (the "Sellers"). Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the Agreement, at closing of the transaction, the Company will issue up to $17.5 million in 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 contingent obligation to make a second payment based on the Acquiree Company's achievement of specified financial performance criteria for the two-year period beginning on the second anniversary of the closing date. The Company may elect to pay up to a maximum of $45.0 million of the contingent payments, if any, in Stagwell Stock. 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: August 8, 2024 STAGWELL INC. By: /s/ Peter McElligott Peter McElligott General Counsel

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