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: August 25, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-11921 | 94-2844166 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
135 East 57th Street, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(646) 521-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
In connection with its previously announced debt exchange offer, E*TRADE Financial Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Indenture dated as of August 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, pursuant to which the Company issued new zero coupon convertible debentures as further described below. A copy of the Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities |
On August 25, 2009, the Company announced the closing of its debt exchange offer for certain of its outstanding interest-bearing notes (the “Exchange Offer”). In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company issued an aggregate of $1,739,616,000 aggregate principal amount of zero coupon Class A Convertible Debentures due 2019 (the “Class A Debentures”) and $2,255,000 aggregate principal amount of zero coupon Class B Convertible Debentures due 2019 (the “Class B Debentures” and, together with the Class A Debentures, the “Convertible Debentures”) in exchange for $429,616,000 of the Company’s 8% Senior Notes due 2011 and $1,310,000,000 of the Company’s 12.5% Springing Lien Notes due 2017. The issuance of Convertible Debentures was exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This exemption was available to the Company because the Exchange Offer was conducted with the Company’s existing security holders exclusively where no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting the exchange of securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
The Class A Debentures and Class B Debentures will be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at initial conversion prices of $1.0340 and $1.5510 per share, respectively, but are otherwise identical in all respects. Based upon their respective initial conversion prices, the Class A Debentures will be convertible into 1,682,413,926 shares of the Company’s common stock and the Class B Debentures will be convertible into 1,453,900 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Company’s press release dated August 25, 2009 related to the closing is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture dated as of August 25, 2009 between E*TRADE Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 25, 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.
| E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: August 25, 2009 | By: | /s/ Karl A. Roessner | ||
| Name: | Karl A. Roessner | |||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture dated as of August 25, 2009 between E*TRADE Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 25, 2009 | |