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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): September 23, 2021

STAGWELL INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware |  | 001-13718 |  | 86-1390679
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One World Trade Center, Floor 65, New York, NY 10007

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(646) 429-1800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

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)
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ | 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))

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 A Common Stock, $0.001 par value | STGW | NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously announced, Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO of Stagwell Inc. (the “Company”), will present at the Sidoti Virtual Small Cap Conference at 11:30 A.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 23, 2021. A copy of the presentation materials that will be presented during the conference, which will also be made available on the Company’s investor relations website, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The foregoing information (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being furnished under Item 7.01. Such information (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specified reference in such filing.

| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 | Presentation of Stagwell Inc., dated September 23, 2021
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 23, 2021

| STAGWELL INC.
| By: | /s/ Frank Lanuto
|  | Frank Lanuto
|  | Chief Financial Officer