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 and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: June 2, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)


E*TRADE Financial Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

1-11921

94-2844166

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1271 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(646) 521-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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:

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Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (the “Company”) is hosting a meeting with sellside analysts who cover the Company this evening, during which the Company will discuss its Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for the month of May, as well as its recent dividend from E*TRADE Bank to the Company.

For May 2014, the Company reports DARTs of approximately 148,000, a decrease of approximately 14 percent from April. The Company intends to issue its standard monthly activity report for May, on or about June 13, 2014.

The Company also announced that its subsidiary, E*TRADE Bank, has received regulatory approval for, and completed the distribution of, a $75 million dividend to the Company during the second quarter of 2014.


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.

E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 
 

Date:

June 2, 2014

By:

/s/ Karl A. Roessner

Name:

Karl A. Roessner

Title:

Corporate Secretary