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SSNC · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed October 14, 2025

Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
October 14, 2025
Period
Oct 14, 2025
Ticker
SSNC
Accession
0001193125-25-238996
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SS&C completes Calastone acquisition; secures $1,050 million incremental term B-8 loans to finance the deal.

About Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc
Market cap
$16.4B
1Y TSR
−15.6%
3Y TSR
+6.3%
Board grade
B+
Sector
Technology
CEO
William C Stone
Last annual meeting: May 20, 2026 · View full Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc profile →
8-K

 

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): October 14, 2025

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

001-34675

71-0987913

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT

06095

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 298-4500

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

SSNC

The Nasdaq Global Select Market


Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information set forth under Item 2.03 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On October 14, 2025, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced acquisition of Colossus Topco Limited, the parent company of Calastone Limited, a global funds network and technology solutions provider to the wealth and asset management industries, on the terms described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 21, 2025 (the “Acquisition”). A copy of the Company’s press release dated October 14, 2025 announcing the completion of the Acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On October 14, 2025, SS&C Technologies, Inc. (“SS&C Tech”) entered into an Incremental Joinder to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which amends its existing amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of April 16, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among SS&C Tech, the Company, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the administrative agent, certain lenders party thereto and the other parties from time to time party thereto. Pursuant to the Amendment, SS&C Tech borrowed $1,050 million in aggregate principal amount of incremental term B-8 loans (the “Incremental Term B-8 Loans”). The net proceeds of the Incremental Term B-8 Loans were used to finance the Acquisition, fees and expenses related thereto, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Incremental Term B-8 Loans will be incurred as a fungible increase to SS&C’s existing term B-8 Loans and will mature on May 9, 2031 and bear interest at, at SS&C’s option, the Base Rate, plus 1.00% per annum, or the Term SOFR Rate, plus 2.00% per annum.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

A copy of the Company’s press release dated October 14, 2025 announcing the completion of the Acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in 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 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1

Incremental Joinder to Credit Agreement

99.1

Press Release, issued by the Company on October 14, 2025.

104

The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 14, 2025

 

 

 

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Brian N. Schell

 

 

Brian N. Schell

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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When did Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc file this 8-K?
Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc (SSNC) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on October 14, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-25-238996.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
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SS&C completes Calastone acquisition; secures $1,050 million incremental term B-8 loans to finance the deal. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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