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): April 13, 2021

GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-14761
 
13-4007862
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

191 Mason Street
Greenwich, Connecticut
 
06830
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 629-2726

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
GBL
New York Stock Exchange

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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 5.02.         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

     The following information is filed pursuant to Item 5.02(b), “Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.”

     Effective April 16, 2021, Kevin Handwerker will retire as Executive Vice President & General Counsel of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”).

Item 8.01.          Other Events
 
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01, “Other Events.”

On April 13, 2021, GAMCO (NYSE: GBL),issued a press release concerning the appointment of Peter D. Goldstein as General Counsel of GAMCO, effective April 16, 2021.

A copy of the related press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The information contained in this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
 
Item 9.01.
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d)    Exhibits
 

 Exhibit
 
 
 Number
 
 Description
 
 GAMCO's Press Release, dated April 13, 2021
 
 
Exhibit Index
 
 Exhibit
 
 
 Number
 
 Description
 
 GAMCO's Press Release, dated April 13, 2021

  
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.
 
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
By: /s/ Kieran Caterina
 
Kieran Caterina
Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer
 
Date:April 13, 2021