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):
July 7, 2008
Thomas
Weisel Partners Group, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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No.
000-51730
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No.
20-3550472
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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One
Montgomery Street
San
Francisco, California
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94104
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(415) 364-2500
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N.A.
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02
Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
July
7, 2008, Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press
release that included certain current financial information. A copy of the
Registrant’s press release containing this information is being furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein
by
reference.
The
information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1,
shall
not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that
Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing
of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether
made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.
The
information furnished in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed to constitute an admission that such information or exhibit 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 Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such
information or exhibit in the future.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements, which
are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us. In some cases,
you can
identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may”, “might”,
“will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”,
“predict”, “optimistic”, “potential”, “future” or “continue”, the negative of
these terms and other comparable terminology. These statements are only
predictions based on our current expectations about future events. There
are
important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements or other events or circumstances to differ
materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include,
but are not limited to, Thomas Weisel Partners’ ability to implement its
strategic initiatives and achieve the expected benefits of the acquisition
of
Westwind Partners, integrate Westwind Partners’ operations and retain its
professionals, as well as competitive, economic, political, and market
conditions and fluctuations, government and industry regulation, other risks
relating to the acquisition, including the effect of the completion of the
transaction on the companies’ business relationships, operating results and
business generally and other factors. Some of the other factors are those
that
are discussed in Item 1A - “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
filed
with the SEC thereafter. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy
or
completeness of any forward-looking statement and you should not rely on
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We are under
no duty
to update any of these forward-looking statements to conform them to actual
results or revised expectations.
Item
5.02
Appointment
of Certain Officers.
(c)
On
April 8, 2008, Registrant announced that Shaugn Stanley would assume the
role of
Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis during the search to identify
a
permanent replacement for the Registrant’s previous Chief Financial Officer. On
July 7, 2008, Registrant issued a press release announcing that Mr. Stanley
would remain as Chief Financial Officer and that no further search for a
permanent replacement would be conducted. A copy of the Registrant’s press
release containing this information is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this
Current Report on Form 8-K. Information regarding Mr. Stanley is incorporated
by
reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the
SEC on April 8, 2008 and from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Annual
Proxy Statement, which were filed with the SEC on March 17, 2008 and April
3,
2008, respectively.
Item
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form
8-K:
99.1
Press
release of the Registrant dated July 7, 2008.
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.
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Thomas
Weisel Partners Group, Inc.
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Date:
July 7, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Mark
Fisher
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Name:
Mark Fisher
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Title: General
Counsel
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
99.1 Press
release of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. dated July 7, 2008.