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 29, 2013

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-51003	32-0122554
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, Illinois	60563
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 245-7200

Not Applicable

(Former Name and 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item  5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	2
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.	2
SIGNATURES	3
Exhibit Index	4
Press Release

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On August 29, 2013, the Company announced the planned departure of James J. Boyne, President and Chief Operating Officer of Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (“Corporation”), effective September 30, 2013. A copy of the Corporation’s press release regarding Mr. Boyne’s departure is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein.

(e) The Corporation and Mr. Boyne entered into a Separation Agreement on August 29, 2013. Under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Boyne reaffirmed his obligations under the Company’s Confidentiality and Restrictive Covenants Agreement, agreed to enhanced non-competition restrictions through September 30, 2014 and agreed to the cancellation of all of his outstanding equity awards. Provided he complies with the Separation Agreement, Mr. Boyne will receive four special, quarterly payments of $535,191.75 each.

The foregoing description of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by the Corporation on August 29, 2013 regarding Mr. Boyne’s departure.

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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.

	CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
Date: August 29, 2013	By:	/s/ J. Christopher Jackson
		J. Christopher Jackson
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	August 29, 2013 press release issued by the Corporation announcing departure of President and Chief Operating Officer.

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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Jennifer McGuffin

Director of Corporate Communications

+1 630 245 1780

media@calamos.com

Calamos Investments Announces Planned Departure of Chief Operating Officer

Naperville, IL, August 29, 2013 – Calamos Investments^®*, a global investment management firm, announced the planned departure of James Boyne, President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 30, 2013. Until that time, Mr. Boyne will act in an advisory role and assist the company in the orderly transition of his duties and responsibilities.

Mr. Boyne joined Calamos Investments in April 2008 and served in a number of executive positions since then. He has decided to pursue a leadership position in the non-profit sector, focusing on the betterment of children and young adults. Mr. Boyne and his family will be relocating to Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

“I appreciate Jim’s leadership during his tenure at the firm and wish the best to him and his family,” said John P. Calamos Sr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Global Co-Chief Investment Officer.

The firm does not plan to replace the role of President and COO, and Mr. Boyne’s responsibilities will be assumed by other senior leaders at Calamos, including the firm’s Executive and Operating Committees.

For more information on Calamos, please visit www.calamos.com

About Calamos

Calamos Investments is a diversified global investment firm offering innovative investment strategies including equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative investments, among others. The firm offers strategies through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds and UCITS funds. Clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them. Headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area, the firm also has offices in London and New York.

* Calamos Investments LLC, referred to herein as Calamos Investments^®, is a financial services company offering such services through its subsidiaries: Calamos Advisors LLC, Calamos Wealth Management LLC, Calamos Investments LLP and Calamos Financial Services LLC.

Source: Calamos Investments

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