0001140361-11-036143.txt : 20110707 0001140361-11-036143.hdr.sgml : 20110707 20110707175741 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-11-036143 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110628 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110707 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110707 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LABRANCHE GEORGE M L IV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001094446 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34516 FILM NUMBER: 11957255 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE EXCHANGE PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10006-3008 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COWEN GROUP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001466538 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: (646) 562-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LexingtonPark Parent Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090617 3 1 doc1.xml FORM 3 X0203 3 2011-06-28 0 0001466538 COWEN GROUP, INC. COWN 0001094446 LABRANCHE GEORGE M L IV COWEN GROUP, INC. 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 1 1 0 0 Senior Managing Director Class A Common Stock 1697691 D Class A Common Stock 1297400 I Held by wife Received in exchange for 1,701,094 shares of LaBranche & Co Inc. ("LaBranche") common stock upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 16, 2011, by and among the Issuer, Louisiana Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and LaBranche. Received in exchange for 1,300,000 shares of LaBranche & Co Inc. ("LaBranche") common stock upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 16, 2011, by and among the Issuer, Louisiana Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and LaBranche. The Reporting Person was appointed as an officer and director of the Issuer on June 28, 2011, effective immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 16, 2011, by and among the Issuer, Louisiana Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and LaBranche & Co Inc. /s/ George M.L. LaBranche IV 2011-07-07