-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OxT6i0tFwrT4EoN2E+HRMgV97xqZV04kAkIbBz3Uqw/PoQyacWFy8zooEb5PvzYW AGU+KHKT3D4JSj6Pq10NHg== 0000083125-07-000039.txt : 20070907 0000083125-07-000039.hdr.sgml : 20070907 20070906173530 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000083125-07-000039 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070731 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070907 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070906 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000083125 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 221737915 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33656 FILM NUMBER: 071103467 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 328 NEWMAN SPRINGS RD STREET 2: PKWY 109 OFFICE CTR CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 BUSINESS PHONE: 7328424700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 328 NEWMAN SPRINGS RD STREET 2: PKWY 109 OFFICE CTR CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MCC PRESIDENTIAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19871203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RENAULT WINERY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19740725 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19740327 8-K 1 form8kaug31.txt FORM 8-K 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): August 31, 2007 FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. ----------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-6729 ------ NEW JERSEY 22-1737915 ---------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer organization Identification No.) Parkway 109 Office Center 328 Newman Springs Road Red Bank, NJ 07701 (Address and zip code of principal executive offices) (732) 842-4700 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code 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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On August 31, 2007, Mr. Phillip P. D'Ambrisi resigned his positions as Chief Operating Officer of the Registrant and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Montauk Securities Corp. ("FMSC"), a registered broker-dealer. Mr. D'Ambrisi also resigned effective August 31, 2007 as a member of the board of directors of the Registrant and FMSC. Effective September 1, 2007, the Registrant and Mr. D'Ambrisi entered into a consulting agreement ("Consulting Agreement") pursuant to which Mr. D'Ambrisi will provide certain services to the Registrant during the term of such Agreement. A copy of the Consulting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. On August 31, 2007, Mr. Jeffrey J. Fahs, resigned as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant and its subsidiaries effective as of September 30, 2007, unless the Registrant and Mr. Fahs mutually agree upon an earlier date. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith: 10.1 Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Phillip P. D'Ambrisi, dated September 1, 2007. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. By: /s/ Victor K. Kurylak ------------------------------------ Name: Victor K. Kurylak Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: September 6, 2007 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description Number 10.1 Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Phillip P. D'Ambrisi, dated September 1, 2007. EX-10 2 exform8kaug31.txt EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit No. 10.1 CONSULTING AGREEMENT This agreement (this "Agreement") is made this 1st day of September, 2007 (the "Effective Date") and when executed by the parties, will constitute an agreement between FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. with its principal place of business at Parkway 109 Office Center, 328 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 (the "Company") and Phillip P. D'Ambrisi, with his residence at 4 Castlehill Drive, Marlboro, New Jersey 07746 (the "Consultant"), pursuant to which the Company agrees to retain Consultant and Consultant agrees to be retained by the Company under the terms and conditions set forth below. 1. Retention. The Company hereby retains Consultant to perform consulting services related to the broker dealer business of the Company, solely as directed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Consultant hereby accepts such retention. Nothing herein shall require the Company to utilize or implement Consultant's services in any specific situation. Subject to the terms set forth below, Consultant shall furnish to the Company advice and recommendations with respect to such aspects of the business and affairs of the Company, as well as consultation regarding any operations of the business or regulatory matters or litigation matters related to the Company's business during the time that Consultant was an employee of the Company, as the Chief Executive Officer or other members of senior management, from time to time, shall reasonably request upon reasonable notice. Consultant shall deliver services at Consultant's place of business, the Company's place of business, or at various other sites as reasonably requested by the Company. The Company will make appropriate office facilities available for Consultant's use. 2. Compensation. As compensation for the services described in paragraph 1 above, and provided this Agreement has not been terminated, the Company agrees to pay Consultant a retainer fee (the "Retainer Fee") of $31,250 per month during the Term (as defined in Paragraph 7 below) of this Agreement. During the Term, Company shall pay Consultant all Retainer Fees due on the fifteenth day of each month for which said Retainer Fee is due. Consultant shall be responsible for the payment of all federal, state and local taxes which may be payable in connection with the receipt of compensation hereunder. The Company shall reimburse Consultant for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder, provided, however, that Consultant shall not incur any single expense in excess of $500 or aggregate expenses in excess of $1,000 in any month without the prior written approval of the Company. The Company agrees to pay COBRA health insurance premiums for Consultant during the term of this agreement. 3. Relationship. Consultant shall use his best efforts and shall devote such time and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder as is reasonably necessary for such performance. Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee, agent or representative of the Company. Consultant has no authority to bind the Company to any obligation or agreement. Consultant expressly agrees that he shall at all times advise all third parties contacted in furtherance of this Agreement that he is an independent contractor with no authority to bind the Company. Nothing is this Agreement shall prohibit Consultant from pursuing other employment opportunities. 4. Covenants. Consultant shall coordinate his activities with the Company and report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. All activities of Consultant on behalf of the Company shall be conducted at the direction of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 5. Confidentiality. (a) During the Term and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, Consultant shall hold Company's Confidential Information in strict trust and confidence and avoid the disclosure or release thereof to any other person or entity by using at least the same degree of care as it uses to avoid unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of his own Confidential Information of a similar nature, but not less than reasonable care, (ii) not use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever except as expressly contemplated under this Agreement, and (iii) not to, directly or indirectly, copy, reproduce, use, publish, misappropriate, assign, or otherwise transfer or disclose to any person the Confidential Information, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, regardless of whether such information was actually delivered to Consultant prior to the effective date of this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall not be required to maintain confidentiality with respect to information (i) which is or becomes part of the public domain not due to the breach of this agreement by Consultant; (ii) of which he had independent knowledge prior to disclosure by the Company; (iii) which comes into the possession of Consultant in the normal and routine course of his own business from and through independent non-confidential sources; or (iv) which is required to be disclosed by Consultant by governmental requirements. If Consultant is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or document subpoenas, civil investigative demands, or similar process) to disclose any confidential information supplied to it by the Company, or the existence of other negotiations in the course of his dealings with the Company or his representatives, Consultant shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify the Company of such request(s) so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order. 6. Non-Assignment. This Agreement may not be transferred, assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. 7. Term and Termination. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and is for a term of four (4) months (the "Term"). Paragraphs 5, 6, 8 and 9 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement under all circumstances. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, (a) each party shall return the other's Confidential Information in his possession or control, (b) all amounts not disputed in good faith that are owed by each party to the other party under this Agreement which accrued before such termination or expiration will be immediately due and payable and (c) Consultant shall deliver to Company all deliverables completed and accepted up to the date of termination and Company shall have all right, title and interest thereto. The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the obligations hereunder in the event of a material breach by Consultant of his performance obligations hereunder. 8. Notices. Any notices hereunder shall be sent to the Company and to Consultant at their respective addresses set forth above. Any notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, overnight courier or personal delivery. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail or delivered to a nationally-recognized courier service. Either party may designate any other address to which notice shall be given, by giving written notice to the other of such change of address in the manner herein provided. 9. General. This Agreement has been made in the State of New Jersey and shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws thereof without giving effect to principles governing conflicts of law. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties, may not be altered or modified, except in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, and supersedes any and all previous agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. The failure or neglect of the parties hereto to insist, in any one or more instances, upon the strict performance of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or their waiver of strict performance of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment in the future of such term or condition, but the same shall continue in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their respective duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the Effective Date. FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. /s/ Victor K. Kurylak By: ____________________________ Victor K. Kurylak, President & C.E.O. CONSULTANT /s/ Phillip P. D'Ambrisi By: _________________________ Phillip P. D'Ambrisi -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----