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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):December 24, 2013 (December 23, 2013)
RCS Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35924 | | 38-3894716 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
405 Park Ave., 15th Floor
New York, NY | | 10022 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(866) 904-2988
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 24, 2013, RCS Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on December 23, 2013, the Company’s board of directors authorized and the Company declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2013 for its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on January 10, 2014 to record holders of the Company’s Class A common stock at the close of business on December 31, 2013 in an amount equal to $0.18 per share.
This cash dividend is consistent with the cash dividend declared and paid with respect to the third quarter of 2013 and equates to an annualized dividend rate of 3.6% based on the Company’s initial public offering price of $20.00 per share of Class A common stock.
A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release issued December 24, 2013 |
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.
| | | RCS Capital Corporation |
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| Date: December 24, 2013 | | By: | /s/ William M. Kahane | |
| | | Name: | William M. Kahane | |
| | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
