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) October 7, 2005
LaBRANCHE & CO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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One Exchange Plaza, New York, New York |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 425-1144 |
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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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective October 7, 2005, the Board of Directors of LaBranche & Co Inc. (the “Company”) increased its size from five members to six members and elected Robert E. Torray as a new Class III director, with a term expiring at the Company’s 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Torray as a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.
There are neither any arrangements between Mr. Torray and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Torray was elected as a director nor any transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Torray has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 7, 2005, LaBranche & Co Inc. issued a press release announcing the election of Robert E. Torray to its Board of Directors. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release issued by LaBranche & Co Inc. dated October 7, 2005.
All other Items of this report are inapplicable.
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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.
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LaBRANCHE & CO INC. |
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Date: October 7, 2005 |
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/s/ Jeffrey M. Chertoff |
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Name: Jeffrey M. Chertoff |
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Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press release issued by LaBranche & Co Inc. dated October 7, 2005. |
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