UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

June 2, 2009

Date of report (date of earliest event reported)

 

LPL Investment Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

One Beacon Street, Floor 22

Boston MA 02108

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(617) 423-3644

(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 registrants under any of the following provisions:

 

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o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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

 

(b) Resignation or removal of directors other than as a result of disagreement or removal for cause.

 

On June 2, 2009, the Board of Directors of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of Mr. Douglas Marshall Haines from his position as director on the Company’s Board of Directors and as a member of the Board’s compensation committee.  Mr. Haines resigned to pursue other opportunities, and the Company believes there are no disagreements between Mr. Haines and the Company related to the Company’s operations, policies or procedures that caused the resignation.

 

(b)  Termination of certain officers.

 

The Company has announced that effective June 15, 2009, Mr. Jeffrey R. Buchheister will no longer serve as principal accounting officer for the Company.  Mr. Buchheister has accepted a new role as senior vice president of regulatory controls and commissions within the Company’s Broker/Dealer Support Services group.  In order to assume this new position, Mr. Buchheister has resigned from his role as Chief Accounting Officer.

 

(c) Appointment of Certain Officers.

 

The Company has announced that effective June 15, 2009, Mr. Thomas Lux, 51, shall assume the position of Chief Accounting Officer for the Company and will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.  Mr. Lux has most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for National Financial Services, LLC, a Fidelity Investments company.  Prior to this position, he served in various finance roles at Wachovia Securities.  There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lux and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. Mr. Lux does not have any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.

 

There are no transactions, since the beginning of our last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. Lux had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

(d) Election of Director.

 

Effective June 2, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Richard Boyce, 55, as a director to fill a vacancy on the Board.  Mr. Boyce has also been named a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.  Pursuant to the Company’s Stockholders Agreement, the funds affiliated with TPG Capital, L.P. have the right to designate two of the Company’s directors.  Mr. Boyce is being elected to fill one of these positions.

 

Mr. Boyce has been a Partner of TPG Capital, L.P. since 1997.  In that capacity he served as Chief Executive Officer of J.Crew throughout most of 1997 to 1999.   Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Boyce was employed by PepsiCo., Inc. from 1992 to 1997, most recently as Senior Vice President of Operations for Pepsi-Cola North America.  Mr. Boyce was previously a partner at Bain & Company.  Mr. Boyce also serves as a director of Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKC), where he was Chairman of the Board from 2002 to 2005.

 

There are no transactions, since the beginning of our last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. Boyce had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

The Company has announced that effective July 27, 2009, Mr. John J. McDermott, Jr. shall assume the position of Managing Director, Chief Enterprise Risk Management Officer for the Company.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on June 2, 2009 announcing the appointments of Mr. Lux and Mr. McDermott is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

99.1  Press Release dated June 4, 2009.

 

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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.

 

 

		LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC.
		By:	/s/ Stephanie L. Brown
			Name:	Stephanie L. Brown
			Title:	Secretary
Dated: June 4, 2009

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

LPL Financial Enhances Executive Leadership Team with Appointments of

Chief Enterprise Risk Management Officer and Chief Accounting Officer,

Both Newly Expanded Senior Management Positions

 

– John J. McDermott, Jr., Named Managing Director, Chief Enterprise Risk Management Officer –

 

– Thomas Lux Named Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer –

 

– Appointments Reflect Continued Growth and Development of LPL Financial –

 

Boston, MA – June 4, 2009 – LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer, today announced the continued enhancement of its executive leadership team with the appointments of two senior industry veterans, John J. McDermott, Jr., and Thomas Lux, as managing director, chief enterprise risk management (ERM) officer, and executive vice president, chief accounting officer, respectively.  Both are newly expanded positions that build on existing roles within LPL Financial.

 

As chief ERM officer, John McDermott will have oversight of the newly merged risk management and compliance functions at LPL Financial and will focus on supporting the company’s ongoing growth by unifying a broad range of compliance and risk management functions into a single architecture with a holistic approach.  Mr. McDermott, who brings over 30 years of diverse compliance, audit, and legal experience across multiple senior roles at Merrill Lynch, will report directly to the chief financial officer of LPL Financial, Robert Moore.  Most recently, Mr. McDermott served as global head of compliance and a member of the risk oversight committee at Merrill Lynch, where he had responsibility for compliance at all businesses and corporate functional areas, establishing and managing a worldwide team of over 400 regulatory and compliance officers across more than 30 countries.

 

In his role as chief accounting officer at LPL Financial, Thomas Lux will have oversight of all of the company’s accounting functions, including all financial reporting to regulatory agencies, a process that is continuing to increase in importance for the company in tandem with its growth.  He, too, will report directly to the company’s chief financial officer, Mr. Moore.  Mr. Lux, who has 30 years of experience in senior audit, accounting, and finance roles, most recently served as chief financial officer of National Financial Services, which is a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. In this role, Mr. Lux was responsible for financial planning, analysis, accounting, and reporting activities.  Prior to that, he held several finance leadership roles, including chief financial officer, at Wachovia Securities.

 

LPL Financial CFO Robert Moore said, “We are delighted to welcome to our executive leadership team John McDermott and Tom Lux, two widely respected, senior industry veterans whose appointments reflect the ongoing growth and development of LPL Financial, as well as our commitment to continuing the strong momentum that we create through constant investment in the strength of our infrastructure and talent base.  John and Tom’s decades of experience at some of the largest financial institutions in the world will add to the already robust skills and expertise throughout our company’s senior management.  I am pleased that our management bench strength continues to deepen, and all of us at LPL Financial look forward to working closely with John and Tom as we successfully execute on our company’s strategic plans.”

 

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About LPL Financial

 

LPL Financial is one of the nation’s leading financial services companies and largest independent broker/dealer (based on total revenues as reported in Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2008). Headquartered in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego, LPL Financial and its affiliates offer industry-leading technology, training, service, and unbiased research to 12,294 financial advisors, 780 financial institutions, and over 4,000 institutional clearing and technology subscribers. LPL Financial has $246.6 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2009.  LPL Financial and its approximately 2,450 employees serve financial advisors through Independent Advisor Services, supporting financial advisors at all career stages; Institution Services, focusing on the needs of advisors and program managers in banks and credit unions; and Custom Clearing Services, working with broker/dealers at leading financial services companies. For additional information about LPL Financial, visit www.lpl.com.

 

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