Form 8-K

 

 

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): 09/22/2008

JMP Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-33448

 

Delaware   20-1450327

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100

San Francisco, CA 94111

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

415-835-8900

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

JMP Group Inc. (the “Registrant”) is announcing that on September 22, 2008, the Registrant submitted a request to be removed from the list of financial firms subject to the prohibition on short selling pursuant to SEC Release No. 34-58592 dated September 18, 2008, as amended.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

The information furnished in this report shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that such information is required to be furnished pursuant to Regulation FD or that such information or exhibits contains material information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

99.1    Letters requesting removal from the list of financial firms subject to the prohibition on short selling pursuant to SEC Release No. 34-58592 dated September 22, 2008.

Signature(s)

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.

 

    JMP GROUP INC.

Date: September 23, 2008

     By:   /s/ Janet L. Tarkoff
      Janet L. Tarkoff
      Chief Legal Officer and Secretary