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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): May 4, 2007
Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
No. 000-51730
 
No. 20-3550472
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Montgomery Street
 
 
San Francisco, California
 
94104
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 364-2500
 
 
 
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers.

(b) On May 2, 2007, we entered into a separation agreement with Mark Manson, our Co-Director of East Coast Operations with respect to his departure from the firm effective as of April 30, 2007. Pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Manson has granted a general release of claims and agreed to provide consulting services to the firm for a designated period following his departure.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 2, 2007, Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. The Registrant has scheduled follow-up presentations to individual institutional investors during the week of May 7-11, 2007. A copy of the presentation materials to be utilized during these follow-up presentations will be available beginning on May 7, 2007 on the “Investor Relations-Webcasts” section of the Registrant’s website at www.tweisel.com. These materials will be removed from the website after a period following the conclusion of these presentations.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
 
The information furnished in this report shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that such information or exhibits are required to be furnished pursuant to Regulation FD or that such information or exhibits contains material information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the company does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.


 
 
 

 
 
 

 

SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
     
 
Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 4, 2007 
By:  
 /s/ Mark P. Fisher
 
Name:    Mark P. Fisher
  Title:      General Counsel & Secretary