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):  June 17, 2008

 

 

COWEN GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

000-52048

 

84-1702964

(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York

 


10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 562-1000

 

Not Applicable

(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 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)  On June 17, 2008 Kim S. Fennebresque resigned as non-executive Chairman and as a Board member of Cowen Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), effective July 15, 2008.  The Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected John E. Toffolon, Jr. to succeed Mr. Fennebresque as non-executive Chairman of the Board.

 

The Company’s related press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 9.01.   Exhibits.

 

(d)

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued by the Company dated June 19, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

COWEN GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 19, 2008

By:

/s/ Christopher A. White

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. White

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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