UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 13, 2012
Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34963 | 20-3717839 | ||
(State or other jurisdictions of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.) |
75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 423-3644
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) has been advised that Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V, L.P., Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V (Parallel), L.P. and Hellman & Friedman Capital Associates V, L.P. (collectively, the “H&F Funds”) will distribute an aggregate of 8,088,055 shares of the Company’s common stock previously owned by them to their respective limited partners. Following the distribution, the H&F Funds will continue to hold an aggregate of 18,872,128 shares of the Company’s common stock.
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.
| LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ STEPHANIE L. BROWN | |
| Name: | Stephanie L. Brown | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
Dated: November 13, 2012