UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2020

JMP Group LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers and Other Events.

On July 30, 2020, JMP Group LLC (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting that Carter Mack had stepped down as President of the Company. This Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K to include disclosure of the terms of the Company’s Transition and Release Agreement with Mr. Mack (the “Agreement”).

The Agreement provides for compensation and benefits to Mr. Mack in exchange for Mr. Mack’s transition services and compliance with the terms of the Agreement including the following: (a) base salary continuation through December 31, 2020; (b) the continuation of health benefits through January 1, 2022 and (c) the following three payments (i) eight hundred thousand dollars to be paid on February 28, 2021, (ii) four hundred thousand dollars to be paid on July 30, 2021, and (iii) four hundred thousand dollars to be paid on February 28, 2022. In addition, the Agreement includes a general release by Mr. Mack related to Mr. Mack’s employment with the Company.

The description of the Agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Agreement. A copy of the Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2020.

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.