UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) (Mark One) QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE |X| QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED: MARCH 31, 2008 |_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO Commission File Number: 0-6729 FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) New Jersey 22-1737915 ----------------- -------------------- (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Parkway 109 Office Center, 328 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) (732) 842-4700 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |_| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. Large accelerated filer |_| Accelerated filer |_| Non-accelerated filer |_| Smaller reporting company |X| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). |_| Yes |X| No APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. |_| Yes |_| No APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS: Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 13,257,248 shares of common stock were outstanding at May 15, 2008. EXPLANATORY NOTE We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 15, 2008, in order to revise the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer certifications originally filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 pursuant to the requirements of Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K to include the introductory language of Paragraph 4 and the language of Paragraph 4(b) of Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K. This Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) is limited in scope to the items identified above and should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC. This Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-Q or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Consequently, all other information is unchanged and reflects the disclosures made at the time of the filing of the Form 10-Q. With this Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1), the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company have reissued their certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, included in Part II, Item 6. Exhibits, furnished herewith. Part II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 6. Exhibits The exhibits designated with an asterisk (*) are filed herewith. All other exhibits have been previously filed with the Commission and, pursuant to 17 C.F.R. ss. 230.411, are incorporated by reference to the document referenced in brackets following the description of such exhibits. - ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------- Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the *31.1 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *31.2 Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, thereunto duly authorized. FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. (Registrant) Dated: September 5, 2008 /s/ Mindy A. Horowitz ------------------------------------- Mindy A. Horowitz Acting Chief Financial Officer /s/ Victor K. Kurylak ------------------------------------- Victor K. Kurylak President and Chief Executive Officer