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): July 1, 2020

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)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


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

(866) 405-5012

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of

Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)

On July 1, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Western Union Company (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from 10 to 11 and appointed Joyce A. Phillips to the Board to fill the vacancy resulting from such increase, each effective July 1, 2020. In addition, the Board appointed Ms. Phillips to the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board and the Corporate Governance, ESG, and Public Policy Committee of the Board, also effective July 1, 2020.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Phillips and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Phillips was selected as a director. There are no transactions involving Ms. Phillips requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Ms. Phillips will receive the standard compensation effective for 2020 received by the Company's current non-employee directors, as discussed in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 1, 2020, prorated for the time she serves during 2020.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Phillips to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit

99.1			Press Release issued by The Western Union Company on July 1, 2020

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: July 1, 2020	THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY
	By:	/s/ DARREN A. DRAGOVICH
	Name:	Darren A. Dragovich
	Title:	Vice President and Assistant Secretary