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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP | d375079dex991.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): June 29, 2012
The First Marblehead Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-31825 | 04-3295311 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| The Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street, 34th Floor Boston, Massachusetts |
02199-8157 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 895-4283
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):
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| ¨ | 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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
| (b) | Director Resignation |
On June 29, 2012, William R. Berkley resigned his position as a director of the Corporation, effective immediately.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Corporation on July 3, 2012, entitled “Director William R. Berkley Steps Down” |
SIGNATURE
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.
| THE FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: July 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Daniel Meyers | ||||
| Daniel Meyers | ||||||
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Corporation on July 3, 2012, entitled “Director William R. Berkley Steps Down” | |