8-K

                               UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.

                                 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):  September 19, 2005

                         EPOCH HOLDING CORPORATION
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           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                              1-9728              20-1938886
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(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

640 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY                    10019
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Address of principal executive offices                      Zip Code

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  212-303-7200

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       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Epoch Holding
Corporation ("Epoch" or the "Company"), today announced that it has been
selected as a sub-advisor for the GVIT Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund"), a
fund that is part of the Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust.  The Fund is
available as an underlying investment option in variable products offered
by the Nationwide Life Insurance Company and other insurance companies.
Epoch will be one of three sub-advisors of the Fund and will initially be
responsible for approximately $225 million of the assets in the Fund.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibit

Exhibit No.
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99.1 Press Release dated September 19, 2005

                                        SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        EPOCH HOLDING CORPORATION

                                        /s/ Adam Borak
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                                        Name:   Adam Borak
                                        Title:  Chief Financial Officer

Date:  September 19, 2005

EX-99

                                                             Exhibit 99.1

               Epoch announces new sub-advisory relationship

September 19th, 2005   Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., the operating
subsidiary of Epoch Holding Corporation ("Epoch" or the "Company")
(OTCBB:EPHC), today announced that it has been selected as a sub-advisor
for the GVIT Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund"), a fund that is part of the
Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust.  The Fund is available as an underlying
investment option in variable products offered by the Nationwide Life
Insurance Company and other insurance companies. Epoch will be one of three
sub-advisors of the Fund and will initially be responsible for
approximately $225 million of the assets in the Fund.

"We are very pleased to be selected as a sub-advisor for the Fund and look
forward to working with Gartmore and Nationwide" said William W. Priest,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  "This new award increases Epoch's
assets under management to over $1.75 billion."

About Epoch Holding Corporation

Epoch Holding Corporation conducts its operations through Epoch Investment
Partners, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary and a registered investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  Investment management
and investment advisory services are the Company's sole line-of-business.
Headquartered in New York, with offices in Sherman Oaks, CA, the Company's
current product offering includes U.S. Value; U.S. Small Cap Value; U.S.
All Cap Value; U.S.

Balanced; Global Small Cap Value; Absolute Return; and, as of January 2005,
International Small Cap Value.

Additional information about Epoch Holding Corporation and Epoch Investment
Partners can be found at www.eipny.com

Safe Harbor Statement:

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.  Additional
discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from management's projections, estimates and expectations is contained in
the Company's SEC filings.  The Company undertakes no duty to update its
forward-looking statements, including its earnings outlook.

Contacts:

Adam Borak   212-303-7200

Or

Phil Clark   212-303-7200