SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP — Annual Report 2007

Apr 1, 2008

10-K/A 1 n10382.htm FORM 10-K/A

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2007

o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___ to __

Commission file number 0-5703

Siebert Financial Corp. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	11-1796714
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
885 Third Avenue, New York, New York	10022
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 644-2400 Registrant’s telephone number

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

| Title
of each class | Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| --- | --- |
| NONE | NONE |

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE (Title of class)

Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well know seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES o NO x

Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES o NO x

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO o

Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. (See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated
filer o	Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2). YES o NO x

The number of shares of the Registrant’s outstanding Common Stock, as of March 11, 2008, was 23,214,132 shares. The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based upon the last sale price of the Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2007), was $8,795,338.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act on or before April 29, 2008, incorporated by reference into Part III.

Explanatory Note:

Siebert Financial Corp. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment to the Annual Report on From 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 31, 2008 (the “Original Report”) solely to correct a typographical error appearing in the Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm filed as Exhibit 23 to the Original Report. No other changes are being made by means of this filing.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)
1.	Financial
Statements

The consolidated Financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 commence on page F-1 of this report on Form 10-K.

| 2. | Financial
Statement Schedules |
| --- | --- |
| None. | |
| 3. | Exhibits |
| Exhibit
Numbers 10.1, 10.2, 10.5 and 10.9 are management contracts, compensatory
plans or arrangements. | |

Exhibit No.	Description Of Document
2.1	Plan and
Agreement of Merger between J. Michaels, Inc. (“JMI”) and Muriel Siebert
Capital Markets Group, Inc. (“MSCMG”), dated as of April 24, 1996 (“Merger
Agreement”) (incorporated by reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996)
2.2	Amendment
No. 1 to Merger Agreement, dated as of June 28, 1996 (incorporated by
reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996)
2.3	Amendment
No. 2 to Merger Agreement, dated as of September 30, 1996 (incorporated by
reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996)
2.4	Amendment
No. 3 to Merger Agreement, dated as of November 7, 1996 (incorporated by
reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996)
3.1	Certificate
of Incorporation of Siebert Financial Corp., formerly known as J. Michaels,
Inc. originally filed on April 9, 1934, as amended and restated to date
(incorporated by reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1997)
3.2	By-laws of
Siebert Financial Corp. (incorporated by reference to Siebert Financial
Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-49843) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 1998)
10.1	Siebert
Financial Corp. 1998 Restricted Stock Award Plan (incorporated by reference
to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997)
10.2	10(a)
Siebert Financial Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996)
10.3	LLC
Operating Agreement, among Siebert, Brandford, Shank & Co., LLC, Muriel
Siebert & Co., Inc., Napoleon Brandford III and Suzanne F. Shank, dated
as of March 10, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996)
10.4	Services
Agreement, between Siebert, Brandford, Shank & Co., LLC and Muriel
Siebert & Co., Inc., dated as of March 10, 1997 (incorporated by
reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996)

| 10.5 | Siebert
Financial Corp. 1998 Restricted Stock Award Plan (incorporated by reference
to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997) |
| --- | --- |
| 10.6 | Strategic
Alliance Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2002, by and between Intuit Inc,
Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. and Investment Solutions, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2002.) |
| 10.7 | Fully
Disclosed Clearing Agreement, dated April 30, 2002, by and between the
Pershing Division of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation
and Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. (incorporated by reference to Siebert
Financial Corp.’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.) |
| 10.8 | Operating
Agreement of SBS Financial Products Company, LLC, dated effective as of April
19, 2005, by and among Siebert Financial Corp., Napoleon Brandford III and
Suzanne Shank. (incorporated by reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 17, 2005) |
| 10.9 | Siebert
Financial Corp. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Siebert Financial Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.
333-144680) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18,
2007) |
| 21 | Subsidiaries
of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Siebert Financial Corp.’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001) |
| 23 | Consent of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| 31.1 | Certification
of Muriel F. Siebert pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and
15d-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Previously filed) |
| 31.2 | Certification
of Joseph M. Ramos, Jr. pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and
15d-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002.
(Previously filed) |
| 32.1 | Certification
of Muriel F. Siebert of Periodic Financial Report under Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Previously filed) |
| 32.2 | Certification
of Joseph M. Ramos, Jr. of Periodic Financial Report under Section 906 of the
Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (Previously filed) |

SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP.

| By: | /s/ MURIEL
F. SIEBERT |
| --- | --- |
| | Muriel F.
Siebert |
| | Chair and
President |
| Date: | April 1,
2008 |