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): November 13, 2014

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-51003	32-0122554
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 13, 2014, the Corporation approved the repurchase of up to 3 million shares of its outstanding Class A common stock by Calamos Investments LLC. A copy of the press release announcing the Corporation’s stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by the Corporation on November 13, 2014 reporting the stock repurchase program.

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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: November 13, 2014	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	November 13, 2014 press release issued by the Corporation reporting the stock repurchase program.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	2020 Calamos Court Naperville, IL 60563-2787 www.calamos.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	News Release

Contact:

Jennifer McGuffin

Vice President, Director of Corporate Communications

+1.630.245.1780

media@calamos.com

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Announces Share Repurchase Program

Naperville, IL; November 13, 2014 – Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMS), representing the public shares outstanding, owns 22.2% of the operating company, Calamos Investments LLC, with the remaining 77.8% privately owned by Calamos Family Partners, Inc. Calamos Asset Management, Inc. and Calamos Investments LLC together operate a diversified global investment firm offering equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative strategies, and today reported that the Board of Directors of Calamos Asset Management, Inc. approved a share repurchase program to acquire up to 3 million shares of the company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock by Calamos Investments LLC.

Newly Authorized Repurchase Program

The new share repurchase program was implemented primarily to continue to manage the dilution from share issuance under the company’s incentive compensation plan. Under the program, Calamos Investments LLC is authorized to repurchase up to 3 million shares at prevailing market prices, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions at such times, manner and prices as are determined by management, subject to market conditions and applicable legal requirements. There is no minimum number of shares to repurchase, the company may discontinue repurchases at any time and there is no assurance as to the number of shares, if any, which may actually be repurchased under the program.

About Calamos

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMS) is a diversified global investment firm offering innovative investment strategies including equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative investments. The firm offers strategies through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, UCITS funds and exchange traded 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. For more information visit www.calamos.com.

Forward-Looking Statements & Important Risk Disclosures

From time to time, information or statements provided by us, including those within this news release, may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, the competitive environment and regulations. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion concerning some of these and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could affect future results, see “Forward-Looking Information” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, where applicable, “Risk Factors” in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Calamos Asset Management, Inc.

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