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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-168261
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110619
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110620
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110620

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000883237
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
		IRS NUMBER:				954191764
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10994
		FILM NUMBER:		11920026

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 PEARL STREET
		STREET 2:		9TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HARTFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		860-403-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 PEARL STREET
		STREET 2:		9TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HARTFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PHOENIX INVESTMENT PARTNERS LTD/CT
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990312

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951117

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DUFF & PHELPS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;19, 2011 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1-10994</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Commission</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>100 Pearl St., 9th Floor, Hartford, CT</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>06103</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (800)&nbsp;248-7971 </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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: </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;1.01.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#tx199628_1">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</A></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;3.03.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#tx199628_2">Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.</A></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;9.01.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#tx199628_3">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</A></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#tx199628_4">SIGNATURE</A></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#tx199628_5">EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</A></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#tx199628_6">EX-4.1: AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT</A></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1</FONT></TD>
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 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2 </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="tx199628_1"></A>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</U>. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On June&nbsp;19, 2011 the Board of Directors of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), approved Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Rights Agreement dated as of
December&nbsp;29, 2008 (the &#147;<U>Rights Agreement</U>&#148;) between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC. The Rights Agreement was amended to: (i)&nbsp;extend the Final Expiration Date of the Rights under the Rights Agreement to
June&nbsp;19, 2012, (ii)&nbsp;increase the Purchase Price of the Rights under the Rights Agreement to $280, (iii)&nbsp;provide that the Final Expiration Date may not be further amended without shareholder approval, (iv)&nbsp;amend the definition of
Exempted Entity to delete reference to the Harris Investor Group, (v)&nbsp;amend the definition of Acquiring Person such that any Person who already owns 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be an Acquiring
Person unless and until such Person acquires additional shares of Common Stock and (vi)&nbsp;amend certain other provisions of the Rights Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Rights
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing discussion does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
copy of Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this item. </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders</U>. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information set forth under &#147;Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement&#148; of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item&nbsp;3.03 by reference. A copy of
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this item. </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U>. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="tx199628_6"></A>Exhibit 4.1 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>to </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>RIGHTS AGREEMENT</U></B> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (the &#147;Amendment&#148;) dated as of June&nbsp;19, 2011, between Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and
Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (the &#147;Rights Agent&#148;), to the Rights Agreement dated as of December&nbsp;29, 2008 (the &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;) between the Company and the Rights Agent. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>W</U> <U>I</U> <U>T</U> <U>N</U> <U>E</U> <U>S</U> <U>S</U> <U>E</U> <U>T</U> <U>H</U>: </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WHEREAS,</B> the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to the Rights Agreement; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WHEREAS, </B>the parties desire to amend the Rights Agreement to extend the term of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) in
accordance with the Rights Agreement and amend certain other provisions of the Rights Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NOW, THEREFORE,</B> for
consideration set forth herein and in the Rights Agreement, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and the Rights Agent agree as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Definitions</U>.&nbsp;Except as set forth below, all capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have their respective meanings
set forth in the Rights Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Amendment to the definition of &#147;Acquiring Person</U>.&#148;&nbsp;The definition
of &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Acquiring
Person&#148; shall mean any Person (as defined below) who or which shall be the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, but shall not include an Exempted Entity (as defined below); provided,
however, that (i)&nbsp;if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; has become such inadvertently (including, without limitation, because (A)&nbsp;such Person
was unaware that it beneficially owned a percentage of Common Stock that would otherwise cause such Person to be an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; or (B)&nbsp;such Person was aware of the extent of its Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock but had no
actual knowledge of the consequences of such Beneficial Ownership under this Rights Agreement) and without any intention of changing or influencing control of the Company, then such Person shall not be deemed to be or to have become an
&#147;Acquiring Person&#148; for any purposes of this Rights Agreement unless and until such Person shall have failed to divest itself, as soon as practicable, if the Company so requests, of Beneficial Ownership of a sufficient number of shares of
Common Stock (or, in the case solely of shares of Derivative Common Stock (as defined below), such Person terminates the subject derivative transaction or transactions or disposes of the subject derivative security or securities, or establishes to
the satisfaction of the Board of Directors that such shares of Derivative Common Stock are not held with any intention of changing or influencing control of the Company) so that such Person would no longer otherwise qualify as an &#147;Acquiring
Person&#148; and (ii)&nbsp;if, as of the date hereof or prior to the first public announcement of the adoption of this Rights Agreement, any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, such
Person shall not be deemed to be or to become an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; unless and until such time as such Person shall, after the first public announcement of the adoption of this Rights Agreement, become the Beneficial Owner of additional
shares of Common Stock (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock), unless, upon becoming the Beneficial Owner
of such additional shares of Common Stock, such Person is not then the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall be deemed an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; as the
result of an acquisition of shares of Common Stock by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares beneficially owned by such Person to 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then
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Company and thereafter becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional shares of Common Stock (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding
Common Stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock), then such Person shall be deemed to be an &#147;Acquiring Person,&#148; subject to the proviso set forth in the first sentence of this Section&nbsp;1(a), unless
upon the consummation of the acquisition of such additional shares of Common Stock such Person does not beneficially own 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The phrase &#147;then outstanding&#148;, when used with reference to
a Person&#146;s Beneficial Ownership of securities of the Company, shall mean the number of such securities then issued and outstanding together with the number of such securities not then actually issued and outstanding which such Person would be
deemed to own beneficially hereunder.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Amendment to the definition of a Person deemed to be a &#147;Beneficial
Owner&#148; or deemed to &#147;beneficially own</U>.&#148;&nbsp;The definition of a Person deemed to be a &#147;Beneficial Owner&#148; or deemed to &#147;beneficially own&#148; any shares of Common Stock is hereby amended to (a)&nbsp;delete the word
&#147;or&#148; at the end of clause (ii), (b)&nbsp;replace the period at the end of clause (iii)&nbsp;with the text &#147;; or&#148; and (c)&nbsp;insert a new clause (iv)&nbsp;immediately following clause (iii)&nbsp;as set forth below: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147; or (iv)&nbsp;which are the subject of a derivative transaction entered into by such Person, or derivative security
acquired by such Person, which gives such Person the economic equivalent of ownership of an amount of such securities due to the fact that the value of the derivative is explicitly determined by reference to the price or value of such securities,
without regard to whether (A)&nbsp;such derivative conveys any voting rights in such securities to such Person, (B)&nbsp;the derivative is required to be, or capable of being, settled through delivery of such securities, or (C)&nbsp;such Person may
have entered into other transactions that hedge the economic effect of such derivative; and in determining the number of shares of Common Stock deemed Beneficially Owned by operation of this Section&nbsp;1(c)(iv), the subject Person shall be deemed
to Beneficially Own (without duplication) the number of shares of Common Stock that are synthetically owned pursuant to such derivative transactions or such derivative securities;&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.&nbsp;<U>Insertion of new definition of &#147;Derivative Common Stock</U>.&#148;&nbsp;The following definition of &#147;Derivative
Common Stock&#148; is hereby inserted in alphabetic order in Section&nbsp;1 of the Rights Agreement: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Derivative Common Stock&#148; shall mean shares of Common Stock that are deemed to be Beneficially Owned pursuant to
Section&nbsp;1(c)(iv) hereof.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.&nbsp;<U>Amendment to &#147;Exempted Entity</U>.&#148; The definition of &#147;Exempted
Entity&#148; is hereby amended to (a)&nbsp;insert the text &#147;and&#148; immediately prior to the text &#147;(4)&#148; and (b)&nbsp;delete the following text as set forth below: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;In addition, notwithstanding any provision of this Rights Agreement to the contrary, Harris Investor Group shall be
deemed an &#147;Exempted Entity&#148; for all purposes under this Rights Agreement, for so long as Harris Investor is not in material breach of Section&nbsp;7.04 of the Investment and Contribution Agreement (the &#147;Investment Agreement&#148;),
dated as of October&nbsp;30, 2008, by and among the Company and Phoenix Investment Management Company, Harris Investor and The Phoenix Companies, Inc. In the event that Harris Investor is in material breach of Section&nbsp;7.04 of the Investment
Agreement, then Harris Investor Group shall cease to be an Exempted Entity; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if at such time that Harris Investor Group ceases to be an Exempted Entity it beneficially owns 15% or more of the shares of Common
Stock outstanding, notwithstanding anything in this Rights Agreement to the contrary, it shall not be deemed to be or to have become an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; for any purpose under this Rights Agreement unless and until it shall acquire
Beneficial Ownership of any shares of Common Stock (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock) in excess of the
number of shares of Common Stock Harris Investor Group Beneficially Owns at the time that it ceases to be an Exempted Entity.&#148; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Deletion of the definition of &#147;Harris Investor</U>.&#148;&nbsp;The definition of
&#147;<U>Harris Investor&#148;</U> is hereby deleted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Deletion of the definition of &#147;Harris Investor
Group</U>.&#148;&nbsp;The definition of &#147;<U>Harris Investor Group&#148;</U> is hereby deleted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Insertion of new
definition of &#147;Final Expiration Date</U>.&#148; The following definition of &#147;Final Expiration Date&#148; is hereby inserted in alphabetic order in Section&nbsp;1 of the Rights Agreement: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Final Expiration Date&#148; shall mean June&nbsp;19, 2012.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Amendment to Section&nbsp;2</U>.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to insert the text &#147;and the
holders of the Rights (who, in accordance with Section&nbsp;3 hereof, shall prior to the Distribution Date also be the holders of Common Stock)&#148; immediately following the phrase &#147;to act as agent for the Company&#148; in the first sentence
thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.&nbsp;<U>Amendment to Section&nbsp;7(a)</U>.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7(a)&nbsp;of the Rights Agreement is hereby
amended to replace the phrase &#147;June&nbsp;19, 2011 (the &#147;Final Expiration Date&#148;)&#148; with the phrase &#147;Final Expiration Date&#148;. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Amendment to Section&nbsp;7(b)</U>.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7(b)&nbsp;of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to replace the text &#147;75.00&#148; with the text &#147;280&#148;. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12.&nbsp;<U>Amendment to Section&nbsp;24</U>.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;24 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to insert after the end of
the last sentence the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Without limiting the foregoing, prior to effecting an exchange pursuant
to this Section&nbsp;24, the Board of Directors of the Company may direct the Company to enter into a Trust Agreement in such form and with such terms as the Board of Directors shall then approve (the &#147;Trust Agreement&#148;). If the Board of
Directors so directs, the Company shall enter into the Trust Agreement and shall issue to the trust created by such agreement (the &#147;Trust&#148;) all of the shares of Common Stock (or shares of Series C Preferred Stock) issuable pursuant to the
exchange, and all stockholders entitled to receive shares pursuant to the exchange shall be entitled to receive such shares (and any dividends or distributions made thereon after the date on which such shares are deposited in the Trust) only from
the Trust and solely upon compliance with the relevant terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement and this Rights Agreement.&#148;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13.&nbsp;<U>Amendment to Section&nbsp;26</U>.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;26 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to replace the text &#147;Kevin J. Carr&#148; with &#147;Mark S. Flynn&#148;.</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14.&nbsp;<U>Amendment to Section&nbsp;27</U>.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;27 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to insert (a)&nbsp;the text
&#147;(i)&#148; immediately before the phrase &#147;decreases the Redemption Price&#148; and (b)&nbsp;the clause &#147;or (ii)&nbsp;which extends the Final Expiration Date except, in the case of this clause (ii), upon shareholder approval&#148;
immediately after the phrase &#147;decreases the Redemption Price&#148;. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">15.&nbsp;<U>Amendments to Exhibit&nbsp;B
[Form&nbsp;of Right Certificate]</U>.&nbsp;Exhibit&nbsp;B to the Rights Agreement [Form&nbsp;of Right Certificate] is hereby amended as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) in the first full paragraph by adding the words &#147;as amended on June&nbsp;19, 2011 and&#148; before the words &#147;as the same may be amended&#148;, </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) each time the date &#147;June 19, 2011&#148; appears it is hereby replaced with the date &#147;June 19, 2012&#148;, and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) in the first full paragraph appearing below the heading &#147;Right Certificate,&#148; the text &#147;75&#148; is hereby replaced
with the text &#147;280&#148;. </FONT></P>
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Participating Preferred Stock]</U>.&nbsp;Exhibit&nbsp;C to the Rights Agreement [Summary of Rights to Purchase Series&nbsp;C Participating Preferred Stock] is hereby amended as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) in the first full paragraph by adding the words &#147;as amended on June&nbsp;19, 2011 and&#148; before the words &#147;as the same
may be amended&#148;, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) in the first full paragraph the text &#147;75&#148; is replaced with the text &#147;280&#148;,
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) the second full paragraph is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Until the close of business on the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the tenth day after the first date of a public announcement that a person
(other than an Exempted Entity (as defined below)) or group of affiliated or associated persons (an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148;) has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (which includes for
this purpose stock referenced in derivative transactions and securities) or (ii)&nbsp;the tenth business day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any person or group of affiliated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date of commencement of, or the first public announcement of an intention to commence, a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person (other than
an Exempted Entity) or group of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (the earlier of such dates being herein referred to as the &#147;Distribution Date&#148;), the Rights will be evidenced by the shares of Common Stock
represented by certificates for Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, together with a copy of the summary of rights disseminated in connection with the original dividend of Rights. As of the date of the Rights Agreement or prior to the
first public announcement of the adoption of the Rights Agreement, any person is or becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, such person shall not be deemed to be or to become an &#147;Acquiring
Person&#148; unless and until such time as such person shall, after the first public announcement of the adoption of this Rights Agreement, become the beneficial owner of additional shares of Common Stock (other than pursuant to a dividend or
distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock), unless, upon becoming the beneficial owner of such additional shares of Common Stock, such person is not
then the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, conversion of the preferred stock outstanding on June&nbsp;19, 2011 into common stock shall not make the holder thereof an
&#147;Acquiring Person.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) the definition of Exempted Entity is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Exempted Entity</U>&#148; shall mean (1)&nbsp;the Company, (2)&nbsp;any subsidiary of the
Company (in the case of subclauses (1)&nbsp;and (2)&nbsp;including, without limitation, in its fiduciary capacity), (3)&nbsp;any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company or (4)&nbsp;any entity or trustee holding
Common Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or for the purpose of funding any such plan or funding other employee benefits for employees of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) the definition of &#147;Harris Investor&#148; is deleted, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) the definition of &#147;Harris Investor Group&#148; is deleted,, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) in the
sixth full paragraph the date &#147;June 19, 2011&#148; is replaced with the date &#147;June 19, 2012&#148;, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) in the
sixteenth full paragraph the text &#147;and the Final Expiration Date (except in the case of the Final Expiration Date such extension is approved by shareholder approval)&#148; is added after the phrase &#147;except with respect to the Redemption
Price&#148; in the first sentence thereof. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)&nbsp;Except as expressly provided herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)&nbsp;From and after the execution and delivery hereof, all references to the Rights Agreement contained in other
agreements or instruments (however the Rights Agreement may be defined in such other agreements or instruments) shall hereafter refer to the Rights Agreement as amended pursuant to this Amendment. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">18.&nbsp;<U>Miscellaneous</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) No waiver, amendment or modification hereof shall be valid unless effected in the manner required by the Rights Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)&nbsp;This Amendment
shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)&nbsp;This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)&nbsp;The captions and paragraph headings used in this
Amendment have been inserted for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any provision hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF,</B> the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. </FONT></P>
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