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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

July 22, 2015

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

FBR & CO.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-33518   20-5164223
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1300 North Seventeenth Street

Arlington, VA 22209

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(703) 312-9500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 22, 2015, FBR & Co. entered into an agreement to purchase MLV & Co. LLC. The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1 FBR & Co. Press Release dated July 23, 2015.


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.

 

FBR & CO.
Date: July 23, 2015 By:

/s/ Bradley J. Wright

Bradley J. Wright

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer