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 9, 2007
The First Marblehead Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | | 001-31825 | | 04-3295311 |
(State or other juris-
diction of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
The Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street, 34th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts | | 02199-8157 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 895-4283
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 9, 2007, The First Marblehead Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The Corporation has posted to its website static pool data as of June 30, 2007 with respect to certain securitization trusts facilitated by the Corporation. The static pool information includes trust inception data and borrower payment status, delinquency, cumulative loss and prepayment data as of June 30, 2007.
The static pool information can be found on the Corporation’s website, www.firstmarblehead.com, by clicking “Investors” and then “ABS Investors.” The static pool information is also furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this current report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Form 8-K under Items 2.02 and 7.01, including exhibit 99.1 and exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the 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 it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The contents of the Corporation’s website are not part of this Form 8-K, and the internet address above is included as an inactive textual reference only.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits relating to Items 2.02 and 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
99.1 Press release issued by the Corporation on August 9, 2007
99.2 Static pool data as of June 30, 2007
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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.
| THE FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION |
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Date: August 9, 2007 | By: | /s/ John A. Hupalo |
| | John A. Hupalo |
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| | Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Group Head,
Capital Markets |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release issued by the Corporation on August 9, 2007 |
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99.2 | | Static pool data as of June 30, 2007 |
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