Sec Form 4 Filing - Barger Matthew R @ Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. - 2020-01-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Barger Matthew R 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. [ APAM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, 875 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/29/2020 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI53202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 01/29/2020 A 5,627 A $ 0 7,599 D ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 32,690 I The Barger Revocable Trust ( 1 ) Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ( 2 ) 259,360 I Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Barger 2016 Annuity Trust ( 3 ) Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ( 2 ) 310,500 I Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Reed Barger 2018 Annuity Trust Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ( 2 ) 672,142 I The Barger Revocable Trust ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Inst r. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Class A Common Units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 259,360 259,360 I Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Barger 2016 Annuity Trust ( 3 ) Class A Common Units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 310,500 310,500 I Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Reed Barger 2018 Annuity Trust Class A Common Units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 672,142 672,142 I The Barger Revocable Trust ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Barger Matthew R C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT 875 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800 MILWAUKEE, WI53202 X Signatures /s/ Lisa A. Moran, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Barger 01/30/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On May 31, 2019, the Reporting Person transferred 32,690 restricted stock units settleable only in shares of Class A Common Stock, from Matthew R. Barger to The Barger Revocable Trust. ( 2 )On March 12, 2013, each holder of a Class A Common Unit of Artisan Partners Holdings LP received a number of shares of Class C Common Stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (the "Company") equal to the number of Class A Common Units held by such person. Shares of Class C Common Stock do not have economic rights. ( 3 )On May 31, 2019, the Reporting Person transferred 37,450 shares of Class C Common Stock and the same number of Class A Common Units from the Matthew Reed Barger 2016 Annuity Trust (of which the Reporting Person is trustee and beneficiary) to the Barger Revocable Trust. ( 4 )Each Class A Common Unit of Artisan Partners Holdings LP became exchangeable for one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company upon effectiveness of the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Holdings and an Exchange Agreement among the Company and each holder of limited partnership units of Holdings (the "Exchange Agreement"), each of which became effective on the closing date of the Company's IPO. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, each holder of Class A Common Units will have the right, pursuant to and subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, to exchange his, her or its Class A Common Units for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. Upon any such exchange for Class A Common Stock, the corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock then owned by such holder will be cancelled. The Class A Common Units have no expiration date.

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