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): March 7, 2022

FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38604	47-4780811
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

	875 Third Avenue, 28^thFloor
	New York, NY 10022
	(Address of principal executive offices)
	(Zip Code)

	(646) 519-2456
	Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

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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, par value $0.01 per share		FOCS		Nasdaq Global Select Market

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.

On March 7, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Focus Financial Partners Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Elizabeth R. Neuhoff and George S. LeMieux to serve as Class I and Class III directors on the Board, respectively, effective immediately. Ms. Neuhoff will serve as a member of the audit and risk committee of the Board, and Mr. LeMieux will serve as a member of the compensation committee and the nominating, governance and sustainability committee of the Board.

As compensation for services provided as a member of the Board, Ms. Neuhoff and Mr. LeMieux will each receive compensation comparable to those of other members of the Board.

Except as disclosed herein, there are no arrangements or understandings among Ms. Neuhoff, Mr. LeMieux and any other person pursuant to which either was selected as a director.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 8, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Ms. Neuhoff’s and Mr. LeMieux’s appointments. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K being furnished pursuant to Items 7.01 and 9.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Focus Financial Partners Inc. Press Release, dated March 8, 2022

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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.

	FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC.

	By:	/s/ J. Russell McGranahan
		J. Russell McGranahan
		General Counsel

Dated: March 9, 2022

Focus Financial Partners Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits