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)
August 29, 2011
SWS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-19483 | 75-2040825 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1201 Elm Street, Suite 3500
Dallas, Texas 75270
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(214) 859-1800
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 29, 2011, SWS Group, Inc. (“SWS”) issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended June 24, 2011. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of SWS, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01(d). Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by SWS on August 29, 2011. |
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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.
| SWS GROUP, INC. | ||||||
| Date: | August 29, 2011 | By: | /s/ Stacy M. Hodges | |||
| Stacy M. Hodges | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by SWS on August 29, 2011. | |
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