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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Cohen & Co Inc. | dex991.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): June 20, 2011
INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL
MARKETS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-32026 | 16-1685692 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| Cira Centre 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
19104 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555
(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 June 20, 2011, Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. issued a press release, which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that it has launched an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.625% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Old Notes”) held by holders for a new series of 10.50% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the “New Notes”), in an amount equal to $1,000 principal amount of the New Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of the Old Notes exchanged.
The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1* | Press Release, dated June 20, 2011 | |
| * | Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC. | ||||
| Date: June 20, 2011 | By: | /s/ Joseph W. Pooler, Jr. | ||
| Joseph W. Pooler, Jr. | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||