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) January 29, 2010
LaBRANCHE & CO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15251 | 13-4064735 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
33 Whitehall Street, New York, New York 10004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 425-1144
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):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 29, 2010, LaBranche & Co Inc. (the “Company”) announced its intention to commence a tender offer to repurchase up to 15 million shares of its common stock at a price of $4.60 per share. The tender offer is expected to begin today, January 29, 2010, and to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 1, 2010, unless extended. The number of shares proposed to be purchased in the tender offer represents approximately 29.1% of the Company’s currently outstanding shares. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release issued by LaBranche & Co Inc. dated January 29, 2010. | |
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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.
| LaBRANCHE & CO INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 29, 2010 | By: | /s/ JEFFREY A. MCCUTCHEON | ||||
| Name: | Jeffrey A. McCutcheon | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 |
Press release issued by LaBranche & Co Inc. dated January 29, 2010. | |
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