Current Report Filing (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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2021

THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-32903	20-4531180
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


7001 East Belleview Avenue Denver, CO		80237
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(866) 405-5012

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	WU	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


Emerging growth company	☐


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 8.01.	Other Events.

On August 4, 2021, The Western Union Company (the “Corporation”), issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the entry into a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 4, 2021 (“Purchase Agreement”) between the Corporation and Wembley Bidco Limited, a company registered in Jersey with company number 136355 (“Purchaser”). The Purchaser is 100% owned indirectly by Goldfinch Partners LLC, a company formed under the laws of Delaware, and The Baupost Group, L.L.C., a company formed under the laws of Delaware. Under the Purchase Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions therein, the Purchaser has agreed to buy the Corporation’s “Business Solutions” operating segment as described in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2020 filed with United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2021.


Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit

99.1			Press release issued by The Western Union Company on August 4, 2021.

101			Inline XBRL Document Set for the Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL

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 Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Dated: August 4, 2021	THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY
	By:	/s/ DARREN A. DRAGOVICH
	Name:	Darren A. Dragovich
	Title:	Vice President and Assistant Secretary