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| EX-99.1 - Merriman Holdings, Inc | v208997_ex99-1.htm |
| EX-10.47 - Merriman Holdings, Inc | v208997_ex10-47.htm |
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 24, 2011
MERRIMAN
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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001-15831
(Commission
File Number)
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11-2936371
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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600
California Street, 9th Floor,
San
Francisco, California
(
Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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94108
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (415) 248-5600
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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(b)
Resignation of Officer
Peter V.
Coleman Resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Company’s
subsidiary, Merriman Capital, Inc., effective January 24,
2011.
(c)
Appointment of Officer
On
January 24, 2011 Jack Thrift was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the
Company and the Company’s subsidiary, Merriman Capital, Inc., effective January
24, 2011. Thrift has
more than 20 years of experience in finance, accounting and operations. He
served as managing director of operations and partner of SEC registered
investment advisor, White Oak
Global Advisors, LLC from July 2008 through October 2010. He was COO of Merriman
Curhan Ford Asset Management from June 2008 to July 2008. Prior to that,
he served as partner and CFO of Pacific Growth Equities LLC, where he was in
charge of accounting, financial analysis and financial operations; he also
served as COO of Pacific Growth Equity Management LLC, where he oversaw fund
administration and accounting activities for hedge funds and venture funds from
February 2005 to June 2008. Prior to Pacific Growth, Thrift was CFO of
Transnational Financial Network, Inc. (AMEX:TFN), where he directed accounting
and control functions for the company and managed the accounting, human
resources and information technology departments. Earlier in his career, he was
a senior manager of assurance services at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he
provided accounting and audit management to financial services
clients. Thrift has a B.S. in Accountancy from University of Southern California.
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Item
9.01(d)
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Exhibits
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10.47
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Form
of Peter V. Coleman Transition Agreement
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99.1
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Press
Release announcing appointment of Jack Thrift, and the resignation of
Peter V. Coleman, as Chief Financial
Officer.
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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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MERRIMAN
HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date:
January 25, 2011
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By:
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/s/
D. JONATHAN MERRIMAN
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D.
Jonathan Merriman
Chief
Executive Officer
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