Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES 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

March 23, 2018

Date of report (date of earliest event reported)

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34963	20-3717839
(State or other jurisdictions of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)

75 State Street, Boston MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

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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 o

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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 23, 2018, Marco W. Hellman notified LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) that he will not seek reelection as a director of the Company upon expiration of his current term at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Hellman stated that his decision to not seek reelection did not result from any disagreement with the Company.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)			Exhibits
99.1			Press Release dated March 29, 2018 (“LPL Financial Files Definitive Proxy Materials”)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
By:	/s/ Matthew J. Audette
	Name: Matthew J. Audette
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 29, 2018