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
August 31, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
GAIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35008 | 20-4568600 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Bedminster One
135 Route 202/206
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(908) 731-0700
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On August 31, 2012, GAIN Capital Group, LLC (Gain), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gain Capital Holdings, Inc., consummated its previously announced acquisition of Open E Cry, LLC (OEC), an online futures broker, from optionsXpress Holdings, Inc., (optionsXpress), a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, for a purchase price of $12 million. Gain previously announced that it had entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with optionsXpress on June 27, 2012.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release issued by GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., dated September 6, 2012. |
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.
Dated: September 6, 2012
GAIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Diego Rotsztain | |
Name: | Diego Rotsztain | |
Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |