Virtus Investment Partners Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

HARTFORD, Conn., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), which operates a multi-manager asset management business, today announced the final results of its "modified Dutch Auction" tender offer that expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 8, 2016.

Based on the final count by the depositary for the tender offer, the company accepted for purchase 556,437 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $82.50 per share, for a total cost of approximately $45.9 million, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer. The repurchased shares represent 6.7 percent of the company's common stock outstanding as of May 6, 2016. The depositary will promptly pay for the shares accepted for purchase.

The tender offer was made pursuant to the company's Offer to Purchase dated May 10, 2016 in which the company offered to purchase up to $75.0 million of its common stock at a price per share no less than $73.00 and no greater than $82.50.

BofA Merrill Lynch served as dealer manager; D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as information agent; and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. served as the depositary for the tender offer.

About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. The company provides investment management products and services through its affiliated managers and select subadvisers, each with a distinct investment style, autonomous investment process and individual brand. Virtus Investment Partners offers access to a variety of investment styles across multiple disciplines to meet a wide array of investor needs. Its affiliated managers include Duff & Phelps Investment Management, Euclid Advisors, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, Kleinwort Benson Investors International, Newfleet Asset Management, Rampart Investment Management, and Zweig Advisers. Additional information can be found at virtus.com.

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Our business and our forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under "Risk Factors," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the following risks and uncertainties: (a) any reduction in our assets under management; (b) the withdrawal, renegotiation or termination of investment advisory agreements; (c) damage to our reputation; (d) failure to comply with investment guidelines or other contractual requirements; (e) the inability to attract and retain key personnel; (f) the competition we face in our business; (g) adverse regulatory and legal developments; (h) unfavorable changes in tax laws or limitations; (i) adverse developments, or changes in our relationships with, unaffiliated subadvisers; (j) changes in key distribution relationships; (k) interruptions in service or failure to provide service by third-party service providers; (l) volatility associated with our common stock; (m) civil litigation and government investigations or proceedings; (n) the risk of capital loss associated with our investments; (o) the inability to make quarterly distributions; (p) the lack of availability of required and necessary capital on satisfactory terms; (q) liabilities and losses not covered by insurance; (r) strategic transactions; (s) the completion of the tender offer, and other risks and uncertainties described in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any of our filings with the SEC.

Certain other factors which may impact our continuing operations, prospects, financial results and liquidity or which may cause actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements are discussed or included in the company's periodic reports filed with the SEC and are available on our website at www.virtus.com under "Investor Relations." You are urged to carefully consider all such factors.

The company does not undertake or plan to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in plans, assumptions, estimates or projections, or other circumstances occurring after the date of this release, even if such results, changes or circumstances make it clear that any forward-looking information will not be realized. If there are any future public statements or disclosures by us which modify or impact any of the forward-looking statements contained in or accompanying this release, such statements or disclosures will be deemed to modify or supersede such statements in this release.

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