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): March 10, 2010
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)
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On July 2, 2009, The First Marblehead Corporation (the “Corporation”) entered into a supervisory agreement (the “Supervisory Agreement”) with the Office of Thrift Supervision (the “OTS”). A description of the Supervisory Agreement was included in Item 1.01 of the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2009, which description is incorporated by reference herein.
The Corporation has complied in all material respects with its requirements under the Supervisory Agreement.
By letter dated March 10, 2010, the OTS notified the Corporation that the OTS terminated the Supervisory Agreement in its entirety, effective that date. In connection with the termination of the Supervisory Agreement, the Corporation’s Board of Directors adopted resolutions requiring the Corporation to support the implementation by Union Federal Savings Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation (“Union Federal”), of Union Federal’s business plan, so long as Union Federal is owned or controlled by the Corporation, and to notify the OTS in advance of any distributions to the Corporation’s shareholders in excess of $1 million per fiscal quarter and any incurrence or guarantee of debt in excess of $5 million.
Following termination of the Supervisory Agreement, the Corporation remains subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the OTS as a savings and loan holding company.
Item 8.01 Other Events
During the second quarter of fiscal 2010, the Corporation announced that it had begun examining strategic alternatives for Union Federal, including a potential sale.
On March 11, 2010, the Corporation issued a press release in connection with the termination of the Supervisory Agreement. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by the Corporation on March 11, 2010 entitled, “Office of Thrift Supervision Terminates Enforcement Action Against First Marblehead”
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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: March 11, 2010 | By: | /s/ Peter B. Tarr |
| | Peter B. Tarr Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Exhibit |
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99.1 | | Press release issued by the Corporation on March 11, 2010 entitled, “Office of Thrift Supervision Terminates Enforcement Action Against First Marblehead” |
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