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):

June 1, 2012

 


 

GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

0-14140

(Commission File Number)

 

22-2655804

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

10104

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 273-7100

(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:

 

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

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 7.01.              Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On June 1, 2012, Gleacher & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its participation in the Sandler O’Neill 2012 Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at The St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

 

The Company’s presentation will be webcast live and is currently scheduled to occur at 3:30 p.m. (EDT).  The webcast, as well as a copy of the Company’s presentation materials, will be available on June 7, 2012 through the Investor Relations portion of the Company’s website at www.gleacher.com.  The audio conference can be accessed on June 7, 2012 by dialing 877.253.8059 (domestic) or 832.445.1181 (international), participant passcode 1079263715#. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, the archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the event directly through the Company’s website.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The disclosure in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, of any information (financial or otherwise) does not constitute an admission that such information is material.

 

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

99.1 — Press Release of Gleacher & Company, Inc. dated June 1, 2012.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Hughes

 

Name:

Thomas J. Hughes

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 1, 2012

 

 

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