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): August 10, 2025

    

THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-32903	20-4531180
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7001 East Belleview Avenue
Denver, Colorado		80237
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 866 405-5012

    

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:


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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
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	WU	The New York Stock Exchange

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 7.01.	Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 10, 2025, The Western Union Company (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Ivey Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and International Money Express, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“IMXI”), pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions and on the terms set forth therein, Merger Sub will be merged with and into IMXI with IMXI surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On August 10, 2025, the Company and IMXI issued a joint press release announcing entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

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


Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release issued by The Western Union Company and International Money Express, Inc. on August 10, 2025.
101		Inline XBRL Document Set for the Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL
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 registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: August 11, 2025	THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Benjamin C. Adams
	Name:	Benjamin C. Adams
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

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