Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2020

 

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JMP Group LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware	001-36802	47-1632931
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
[phone]
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Shares representing limited liability company interests in JMP Group LLC	JMP	New York Stock Exchange
JMP Group Inc. 7.25% Senior Notes due 2027	JMPNL	The Nasdaq Global Market
JMP Group LLC 6.875% Senior Notes due 2029	JMPNZ	The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company      ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On April 29, 2020, JMP Group LLC (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the Company's press release containing this information is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that such information or exhibit so furnished is required to be furnished pursuant to Regulation FD or that such information or exhibit contains material information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Company does not undertake or assume any obligation to update such information or exhibit in the future.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.          Description

 

        99.1              Press release of the Company announcing financial results, dated April 29, 2020.

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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.

 

	JMP GROUP LLC
Date:  April 29, 2020	By:	/s/ Raymond Jackson
		Raymond Jackson
		Chief Financial Officer