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): February 17, 2016

 

MERRIMAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware	001-15831	11-2936371
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

 

250 Montgomery Street, 16th Floor,

San Francisco, California  94104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (415) 248-5600

 

(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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

¨	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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(b) Resignation of Director

 

On February 17, 2016 William J. Febbo resigned his position as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

  

 

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.

 

	Merriman Holdings, Inc.
Date:  February 22, 2016	By:	/s/ D. JONATHAN MERRIMAN
		D. Jonathan Merriman
		Chief Executive Officer