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
October 20, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FBR Capital Markets Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-33518 | 20-5164223 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1001 Nineteenth Street North
Arlington, VA 22209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(703) 312-9500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 20, 2009, FBR Capital Markets Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Arlington Asset Investment Corp. and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries plan to offer 12,830,450 shares of the Company’s common stock in an underwritten public offering. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 20, 2009. | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| FBR Capital Markets Corporation | ||||
| Date: October 20, 2009 | By: | /S/ BRADLEY J. WRIGHT | ||
| Bradley J. Wright | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 20, 2009. | |