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 3, 2022

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):
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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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.
   
Officer appointment

Om August 3, 2022, GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it had added Douglas R. Jamieson to the Office of the CEO.
 
  
On August 3, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Jamieson's appointment. 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.
 

 
 
 
Item 9.01.
  
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d)    Exhibits
 

 Exhibit
 
 
 Number
 
 Description
 
 GAMCO's Press Release, dated August 3, 2022
 

 
Exhibit Index
 
 Exhibit
 
 
 Number
 
 Description
 
 GAMCO's Press Release, dated August 3, 2022

  
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:August 3, 2022