Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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 30, 2020

FEDERATED HERMES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania		001-14818		25-1111467
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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
Class B common stock, no par value	FHI	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.    ☐

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On April 30, 2020, Federated Hermes, Inc. (Federated Hermes) issued the earnings press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to report first quarter 2020 results.

    

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Federated Hermes held as a teleconference meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2020, the holder of Federated Hermes' Class A Common Stock, which constituted all of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting, approved the following proposal which is described in more detail in Federated Hermes' Information Statement to shareholders dated March 19, 2020.

The holder of Federated Hermes' Class A Common Stock elected six individuals to the Board of Directors of Federated Hermes, Inc. as set forth below:

Director	Shares Voted For	Shares Voted Against	Shares Withheld
Joseph C. Bartolacci	9,000	—	—
J. Christopher Donahue	9,000	—	—
Thomas R. Donahue	9,000	—	—
Michael J. Farrell	9,000	—	—
John B. Fisher	9,000	—	—
Marie Milie Jones	9,000	—	—

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On April 30, 2020, the board of directors of Federated Hermes authorized an additional share repurchase program with no stated expiration date that allows the buy back of up to 3.5 million shares of Class B common stock. This program authorizes executive management to determine the timing and the amount of shares for each purchase. The repurchased stock is to be held in treasury for employee share-based compensation plans, potential acquisitions and other corporate activities, unless Federated Hermes' board of directors subsequently determines to retire the repurchased stock and restore the shares to authorized but unissued status (rather than holding the shares in treasury).

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits:

	Exhibit 99.1		Earnings press release issued by Federated Hermes, Inc. dated April 30, 2020
	Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.

                                    

			FEDERATED HERMES, INC.
			(REGISTRANT)
Date	April 30, 2020	By:	/s/ Thomas R. Donahue
			Thomas R. Donahue
			Chief Financial Officer