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): 01/18/2008
JMP
Group Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Commission
File
Number: 001-33448
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Delaware
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20-1450327
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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600
Montgomery Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip
code)
415-835-8900
(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:
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communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.14d-2(b))
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.01. Completion of Acquisition or
Disposition of Assets
Effective
January 18, 2008, JMP Group and certain of its affiliates completed the
previously announced acquisition of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock of New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. pursuant to the
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 30, 2007 (the "Purchase Agreement")
for
an aggregate purchase price of $20 million.
The
material terms of the transaction, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement,
were
previously disclosed in JMP Group’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 6, 2007, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
The
description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Purchase Agreement filed as
Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(a)
Financial
statements of businesses acquired.
The
financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed by
amendment within 71 calendar days after the date this report on Form 8-K was
required to be filed.
(b)
Pro
forma financial information.
The
pro
forma financial statements required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed
by
amendment within 71 calendar days after the date this report on Form 8-K was
required to be filed.
(c)
Shell
company transactions.
Not
applicable.
(d)
Exhibits.
2.1
Stock
Purchase Agreement dated November 30, 2007.
Signature(s)
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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JMP
Group
Inc.
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Date:
January
25, 2008
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By: |
/s/ Thomas
B.
Kilian |
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Thomas
B.
Kilian
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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EX-2.1
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Stock
Purchase Agreement dated November 30,
2007.
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