Form 8-K

 

 

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: February 5, 2009

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

MF Global Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Bermuda

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-33590   Not applicable
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda

  
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(441) 295-5950

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 5, 2009, MF Global Ltd. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) None.

(b) None.

(c) None.

(d) Exhibit 99.1: Press Release, dated February 5, 2009.

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.

 

  MF GLOBAL LTD.
Date: February 5, 2009   By:  

/s/ J. Randy MacDonald

   

J. Randy MacDonald

Chief Financial Officer