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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED DECEMBER 16, 2011 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INC | d270173dex991.htm |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): December 16, 2011
Penson Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32878 | 75-2896356 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas | 75201 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 214-765-1100
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K 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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| ¨ | 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.
Penson Worldwide, Inc. issued a press release on December 16, 2011 a copy of which is filed herewith.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, all of the information contained in this Form 8-K and the accompanying exhibit shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, therefore, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 16, 2011. |
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.
| PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 16, 2011 | /s/ Philip A. Pendergraft | |||||
| Name: Philip A. Pendergraft | ||||||
| Title:Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 16, 2011. | |