SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 26, 2000
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Firebrand Financial Group, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-21105 13-3414302
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
One State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004 10004
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 208-6500
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Research Partners International, Inc.
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
By press release dated July 26, 2000, the Registrant announced that its
stockholders had approved a change in the Registrant's name from Research
Partners International, Inc. to Firebrand Financial Group, Inc., re-elected to
its board of directors James I. Krantz and Arnold B. Pollard and elected a new
director, Richard Edlin to its board of directors. The Registrant also changed
its Nasdaq National Market symbol to FFGI and its CUSIP number to 318149 10 1.
The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by
reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated July 26, 2000
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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.
Dated: July 28, 2000 FIREBRAND FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ John P. Margaritis
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John P. Margaritis
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated July 26, 2000
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