UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2011
| The First Marblehead Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | | 001-31825 | | 04-3295311 |
(State or other jurisdiction 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
| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Explanatory Note
The First Marblehead Corporation (the “Corporation”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2011 (the “Original Form 8-K”) for the purpose of reporting that the Corporation has regained compliance with the continued listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
| Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
As previously disclosed in the Original Form 8-K, the Corporation received written notice from NYSE Regulation, Inc. on November 2, 2011 that the Corporation was not in compliance with one of the NYSE’s continued listing standards. The applicable listing standard requires an average closing price of not less than $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day-period (the “Standard”).
On January 3, 2012, the Corporation received written notice from NYSE Regulation, Inc. confirming that the Corporation had regained compliance with the Standard, in advance of its deadline date of May 2, 2012.
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 |
| Date: January 6, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kenneth Klipper |
| | Kenneth Klipper Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer |
