UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
to
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2015 (August 13, 2015)
RCS Capital Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35924 | 38-3894716 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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405 Park Avenue, 14th Floor New York, New York 10022 |
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(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 904-2988 |
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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 13, 2015, as part of the previously announced plan to simplify its governance structure, RCS Capital Corporation (the “Company”) terminated the external management services agreement with RCS Capital Management, LLC and the previously disclosed put and call agreement among the Company, RCS Capital Management, LLC and Luxor Capital Partners, LP and certain of its affiliates. The description of the termination of these agreements is incorporated by reference to Note 21 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) June 30, 2015 included in the Form 10-Q filed by the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (the “Form 10-Q”).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Note 21 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) June 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference to the Form 10-Q). |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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RCS Capital Corporation | ||
| Date: | August 14, 2015 | By: | /s/ EDWARD M. WEIL, JR. |
| Edward M. Weil, Jr. | |||
| Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||