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): March 17, 2016

INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555

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 March 17, 2016, IFMI, LLC (“IFMI”), a Delaware limited liability company and a majority owned subsidiary of Institutional Financial Markets, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. (“Agent”).  Pursuant to the Agreement, Agent has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase, on IFMI’s behalf, up to $1 million of the shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), on any day that the NYSE MKT is open for business.  Purchases made under the Agreement will commence on March 17, 2016 and will end no later than December 15, 2016.  Pursuant to the Agreement, purchases of Common Stock may be made in public and private transactions and must comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  The Agreement is designed to comply with Rule 10(b)5-1 under the Exchange Act.

The Agreement was entered into in connection with the Company’s existing repurchase plan, as previously disclosed in the Company’s periodic reports from time to time, which permits the Company to repurchase shares of Common Stock from time to time in open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions.

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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.

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