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| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2020-06-24 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001748824 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> BSIG </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001035674 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> PAULSON & CO. INC. </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 33RD FLOOR </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> NEW YORK </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> NY </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 10036 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-06-24 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> P </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 647263 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 9.79 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 20647815 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
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| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| <footnoteId id="F3"/> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> By Paulson & Co. Inc. </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-06-24 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> S </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 647263 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 9.79 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
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| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 20000552 </value> |
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| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
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| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
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| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> By Paulson & Co. Inc. </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson & Co.") is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Paulson & Co. is the investment manager of investment funds (the "Funds"). John Paulson is the controlling person of Paulson. All securities reported on this Form 4 are owned by the Funds. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Each of Paulson & Co. and John Paulson may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities directly owned by the Funds. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission by any person reporting on this Form 4 that such person, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form 4. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Represent rebalancing transactions between the Funds. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> PAULSON & CO. INC. By: /s/ Stuart L. Merzer Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-06-26 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |