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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): February 24, 2017

 

Global Brokerage, Inc.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-34986   27-3268672
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

55 Water Street, FL 50, New York, NY, 10041

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(646) 432-2986

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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:

 

¨   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
¨   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

Effective February 24, 2017, FXCM, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to effect a change of the Company’s name from FXCM, Inc. to Global Brokerage, Inc. (“Name Change”).

 

In addition, we amended our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, by substituting Global Brokerage, Inc. for FXCM, Inc. in the title and opening paragraph to reflect our new name (the “Bylaws Amendment”).

 

A copy of the Certificate of Amendment and the Bylaws Amendment are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
   
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Global Brokerage, Inc.
     

  

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

         
 

FXCM INC.

 
     
  By:   /s/David S. Sassoon  
    Name:   David S. Sassoon  
    Title:   General Counsel  
         
Date: February 27, 2017