Form 8-K

Date: October 17, 2014

/s/ Bradley J. Wright

Bradley J. Wright

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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

October 13, 2014

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

FBR & Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


001-33518		20-5164223
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1001 Nineteenth Street North

Arlington, VA 22209

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(703) 312-9500

(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:

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FBR & Co. (the “Company”) acting in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws elected William F. Strome to the Board effective October 13, 2014. Mr. Strome’s election fills a vacancy on the Board of the Company. In connection with Mr. Strome’s election to and service on the Board, he was granted a total of 4,458 Restricted Stock Units under the Company’s 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Mr. Strome’s committee assignments have not been determined at the time of this filing.

The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 FBR & Co. press release dated October 17, 2014.

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.

EX-99.1

FBR Announces William F. Strome

Elected to the FBR & Co. Board of Directors

ARLINGTON, VA, October 17, 2014 — FBR & Co. (Nasdaq: FBRC) (FBR), a leading investment bank serving the middle market, announced today that William F. Strome joined the Company’s Board of Directors as of Monday, October 13, 2014.

“Bill has a long history with FBR - as the representative of a strategic investor in our business, then as a Senior Managing Director running our Diversified Industrials investment banking group, and finally as a client during his tenure as a Senior Vice President of RTI,” said Richard J. Hendrix, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FBR. “Additionally, over the course of his career, Bill has spent a significant amount of time advising corporate boards, both in his capacity as a corporate secretary and attorney as well as in his role as an investment banker. These experiences will provide incomparable perspective and valuable insight into our business and the marketplace in which FBR competes.”

Bill served as Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, of RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE: RTI), from November 2007 until his retirement in April of this year. He led the Company’s strategic planning activities, acquisition and divestiture initiatives, and capital procurement as well as investor relations and treasury functions. Prior to joining RTI, Bill was a managing partner at Laurel Mountain Partners where he focused on raising acquisition financing for its principal portfolio company – Liberty Waste Services. He also served as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and was a Senior Managing Director in FBR’s Investment Banking group. Bill holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Northwestern University and a J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.

FBR & Co. (Nasdaq:FBRC) provides investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage, and research services through its subsidiary FBR Capital Markets & Co. FBR focuses capital and financial expertise on the following industry sectors: consumer; diversified industrials; energy & natural resources; financial institutions; healthcare; insurance; real estate; and technology, media & telecom. FBR is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with offices throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.fbr.com.

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