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): ~~February~~March 258, 2019



		BRIGHTSPHERE Investment Group plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



England and Wales	001-36683	98-1179929
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Millennium Bridge House

2 Lambeth Hill

London EC4V 4GG, United Kingdom

+44-20-7002-7000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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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ITEM 85.0102 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Second~~BrightSphere ~~Share~~Investment ~~Repurchase~~Group plc (the “Company”) has announced that the Company and Aidan J. Riordan, Executive Vice President and Head of Affiliate Management and Global Distribution have mutually agreed on a separation of Mr. Riordan from his employment with the Company, effective March 8, 2019. Continuing the Company's focus on being more efficient and reallocating resources towards support of organic growth, the Affiliate Management and Global Distribution functions will report directly to Guang Yang, Chairman and CEO of the Company going forward.

OnIn ~~February~~connection ~~26,~~with ~~2019,~~the ~~BrightSphere~~cessation ~~Investment~~of ~~Group~~Mr. ~~plc~~Riordan's (employment, Mr. Riordan and the "Company") ~~announced~~entered ~~that~~into ita ~~repurchased~~Separation 3Agreement,~~886~~ dated March 8,~~625~~ ~~shares~~2019, ~~held~~(the by“Separation ~~HNA~~Agreement”). ~~Eagle~~Under ~~Holdco~~the ~~LLC~~terms ~~("HNA~~of ~~Capital")~~the atSeparation Agreement and in consideration of a ~~price~~general waiver and release of ~~$13~~claims, Mr.95 ~~per~~Riordan ~~share~~will onreceive ~~February~~severance 25consistent with the terms of his Transition Severance Agreement, ~~2019~~dated September 17, 2017 (the “TSA”).

~~Paulson~~Mr. ~~Sale~~Riordan ~~Closing~~will remain subject to customary restrictive covenants, including non-disclosure, non-disparagement, non-interference and a twelve (12) month non-solicitation obligation under the TSA.

On February 25, 2019, Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson") completed its previously announced acquisition of HNA's minority stake in the Company (the "Paulson Sale") after receiving all required regulatory approvals. As a result of the Company's repurchases of shares from HNA Capital, Paulson now holds a 21.7% stake in the Company, rather than the 24.95% stake originally contemplated between the parties. HNA Capital has now fully exited its ownership in the Company.

A copy of the press release announcing the second share repurchase and the completion of the Paulson Sale is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by the Company on February 26, 2019

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this form to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date:	~~February~~March 268, 2019	BRIGHTSPHERE INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
		By:	/s/ ~~RICHARD~~Suren ~~J. HART~~Rana
		Name:	~~Richard~~Suren ~~J. Hart~~Rana
		Title:	~~General~~Chief ~~Counsel~~Financial ~~and Secretary~~Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by the Company on February 26, 2019

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