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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-620802
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160614
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160614
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160614

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:		161712149

	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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to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) &#150; June&nbsp;14, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;14, 2016, Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a
press release announcing the final results of its cash tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June&nbsp;8, 2016. The release announced that the Company has accepted for purchase 556,437&nbsp;shares of its common stock at a
purchase price of $82.50 per share. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item&nbsp;8.01 by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Press release dated June&nbsp;14, 2016 announcing the final results of the tender offer. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Virtus Investment Partners Announces Final Results of Tender Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HARTFORD, CT, June&nbsp;14, 2016 &#150; <U>Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.</U> (NASDAQ: VRTS), which operates a multi-manager asset management business,
today announced the final results of its &#147;modified Dutch Auction&#148; tender offer that expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June&nbsp;8, 2016. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&#146;s common stock outstanding as of May&nbsp;6, 2016. The
depositary will promptly pay for the shares accepted for purchase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offer was made pursuant to the company&#146;s Offer to Purchase dated
May&nbsp;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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Merrill Lynch served as dealer manager; D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc. served as information agent; and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc.
served as the depositary for the tender offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Virtus Investment Partners</U> (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 <U>Duff&nbsp;&amp; Phelps Investment Management</U>, <U>Euclid
Advisors</U>, <U>Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management</U>, <U>Kleinwort Benson Investors International</U>, <U>Newfleet Asset Management</U>, <U>Rampart Investment Management</U>, and <U>Zweig Advisers</U>. Additional information can be
found at <U>virtus.com</U>. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:60%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release contains
statements that are, or may be considered to be, forward-looking statements. All statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs or expectations, are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148;
&#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; or similar statements or variations of such terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our forward-looking statements are based on a series of expectations, assumptions and projections about our company, are not guarantees of future results or
performance, and involve substantial risks and uncertainty, including assumptions and projections concerning our assets under management, cash inflows and outflows, operating cash flows, our ability to expand distribution and product offerings, and
future credit facilities, for all forward periods. All of our forward-looking statements are as of the date of this release only. The company can give no assurance that such expectations or forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Actual
results may differ materially. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our business and our forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including
those discussed under &#147;Risk Factors,&#148; and &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the following risks and uncertainties:
(a)&nbsp;any reduction in our assets under management; (b)&nbsp;the withdrawal, renegotiation or termination of investment advisory agreements; (c)&nbsp;damage to our reputation; (d)&nbsp;failure to comply with investment guidelines or other
contractual requirements; (e)&nbsp;the inability to attract and retain key personnel; (f)&nbsp;the competition we face in our business; (g)&nbsp;adverse regulatory and legal developments; (h)&nbsp;unfavorable changes in tax laws or limitations;
(i)&nbsp;adverse developments, or changes in our relationships with, unaffiliated subadvisers; (j)&nbsp;changes in key distribution relationships; (k)&nbsp;interruptions in service or failure to provide service by third-party service providers;
(l)&nbsp;volatility associated with our common stock; (m)&nbsp;civil litigation and government investigations or proceedings; (n)&nbsp;the risk of capital loss associated with our investments; (o)&nbsp;the inability to make quarterly distributions;
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