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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): February 18, 1997
Siebert Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 0-5703 11-1796714
(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1720, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 644-2400
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
Effective February 18, 1997, the Board of Directors of Siebert
Financial Corp. (the "Corporation") approved a change in the Corporation's
fiscal year from March 31 to December 31 of each year, such change to take
effect as of December 31, 1996. The report covering the transitional period
will be included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Muriel F. Siebert
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Muriel F. Siebert
President
Dated: March 5, 1997
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