SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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, 2005
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-11921 | 94-2844166 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 135 East 57th Street | ||
| New York, New York | 10022 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(646) 521-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 26, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Daryl G. Brewster as a Director effective October 21, 2004. Mr. Brewster is a Class I member of the Board and will stand for election at the next Annual Shareholders Meeting in May of 2005. At the time of Mr. Brewster’s election to the Board, Mr. Brewster had not been assigned to any of the Board’s Committees. Effective February 17, 2005, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Brewster to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| E*TRADE Financial Corporation | ||||
| Date: February 18, 2005 | By: | /S/ RUSSELL S. ELMER | ||
| Name: | Russell S. Elmer | |||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||