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):
February 11,
2009
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
February 11, 2009, Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued
a press release announcing financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008. 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.
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 February 11, 2009.
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:
February 11, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Shaugn Stanley
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Name:
Shaugn Stanley
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Title: Chief
Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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99.1
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Press
release of the Registrant dated February 11,
2009
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