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| EX-99.2 - JESUP & LAMONT, INC. | v173914_ex99-2.htm |
| EX-99.3 - JESUP & LAMONT, INC. | v173914_ex99-3.htm |
| EX-99.1 - JESUP & LAMONT, INC. | v173914_ex99-1.htm |
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 11,
2010
JESUP & LAMONT,
INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
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1-31292
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56-3627212
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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650 Fifth
Avenue
3rd
Floor
New York,
NY 10019
(Address
Of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code 800-356-2092
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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:
¨ 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
7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure
See information under Items 8.01 and
9.01.
Item
8.01: Other Events.
On February 11, 2010, Jesup &
Lamont, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had reached an
agreement-in-principle for a combination transaction with Tri-Artisan Capital
Partners, LLC, a New York based merchant bank engaged primarily in private
equity investment and mergers and acquisitions advisory services for corporate,
private equity sponsor and institutional investor clients.
The Company will host a conference call
to discuss the combination transaction on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 4:30
p.m. Eastern Time.
A copy of the press release announcing
the agreement-in-principal and conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
hereto. A term sheet summarizing the principal terms of the
agreement-in-principal is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. A
presentation describing the proposed combination transaction is furnished as
Exhibit 99.3 hereto. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Exchange Act.
Item
9.01: Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 11, 2010.
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99.2
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Summary
of Principal Terms
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99.3
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Presentation
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current
Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
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Jesup
& Lamont, Inc.
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Dated: February
11, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Alan Weichselbaum
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Alan
Weichselbaum
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Chief
Executive
Officer
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