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Material Agreement · Acquisition / Disposition
Filed Nov 7, 2014 · 11y ago · Accession 0001089355-14-000008
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View original ↗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): November 4, 2014
SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
New
York
0-5703
11-1796714
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
885 Third Avenue, New York, New
York
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrants
telephone number, including area code: (212) 644-2400
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement.
On
November 4, 2014, the Registrants wholly-owned subsidiary, Muriel Siebert
& Co., Inc. (MS&Co), entered an Asset Purchase Agreement (the
Purchase Agreement) with Siebert Brandford Shank Financial, L.L.C. (SBSF)
and Siebert, Brandford, Shank & Co., L.L.C. (SBS), pursuant to which
MS&Co sold substantially all of the assets relating to its capital
markets business to SBSF. MS&Co owns 49% of the outstanding
membership interests of SBSF. SBSF owns all of the outstanding membership
interests in SBS, which is a registered broker-dealer that provides municipal
underwriting and financial advisory services to state and local governments.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, SBSF will assume post-closing liabilities
relating to the transferred business.
The
Purchase Agreement provides for an aggregate purchase price for the disposition
of $3,000,000, payable by SBSF after closing in annual installments commencing
on March 1, 2016 and continuing on each of March 1, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The amount payable on each annual payment date will equal 50% of the net income
attributable to the transferred business recognized by SBS in accordance with
GAAP during the fiscal year ending immediately preceding the applicable payment
date; provided that, if net income attributable to the transferred business
generated prior to the fifth annual payment date is insufficient to pay the
remaining balance of the purchase price in full on the fifth annual payment
date, then the unpaid amount of the purchase price will be payable in full on
March 1, 2021.
Item
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On
November 4, 2014, the Registrant completed the disposition of assets relating
to its capital markets business pursuant to the Purchase Agreement referenced
in Item 1.01, above.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
2.1
Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2014, by and among, Muriel Siebert &
Co., Inc., Siebert Brandford Shank Financial, L.L.C. and Siebert, Brandford,
Shank & Co., L.L.C.
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.
Dated: November 7, 2014
By:
/s/
Joseph M. Ramos, Jr.
Joseph M. Ramos, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Filing details
- Company
- SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP
- Ticker
- SIEB
- CIK
- 65596
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- Nov 7, 2014
- Report date
- Nov 3, 2014
- Document
- n14459_8-k.htm
- Size
- 168 KB