Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): August 14, 2017

Global Brokerage, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-34986	27-3268672
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
Incorporation)		Identification No.)

55 Water Street, FL 50 New York, NY, 10041

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 897-7660

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

As previously reported on May 23, 2017, FXCM Group, LLC. (“FXCM Group”), in which Global Brokerage, Inc. has an indirect 37.3% ownership interest and an up to 33.5% effective economic interest, entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which FXCM Group and the other shareholders of FastMatch Inc. (“FastMatch”) agreed to sell their shares in FastMatch (the “Equity”) to Euronext US Inc. (the “Buyer”). On August 14, 2017, FXCM Group completed the disposition of the Equity to the Buyer in exchange for $55.4 million in consideration, (i) $8.7 million of which is to be held in escrow and is subject to future adjustments, including a share of a $10 million earnout if certain FastMatch performance targets are met pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Financial statements of businesses acquired: None
(b)	Pro forma financial information: None
(c)	Shell company transactions: None

(d)	Exhibits: Press release, dated August 14, 2017 issued by FXCM Group

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description

99.1**	Press Release dated August 14, 2017

**	Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURE

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.