UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: March 11, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
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1-11921
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94-2844166
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1271 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10020
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 521-4300
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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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Although the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”), based on the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved the nomination of C. Cathleen Raffaeli for re-election, on March 11, 2011 Ms. Raffaeli notified the Company that she would not stand for re-election to the Board when her term expires at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.
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.
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Dated: March 17, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Karl A. Roessner |
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Karl A. Roessner |
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Corporate Secretary |
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