Delaware
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1-11921
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94-2844166
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(State or other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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135 East 57th Street, New York,
New York 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive
Offices and Zip Code)
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Item
5.03
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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1.1
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Distribution
Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2009, between E*TRADE Financial
Corporation and Sandler O’Neill & Partners,
L.P.
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3.1
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Restated
Charter of E*TRADE Financial
Corporation
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4.1
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Fourth
Amendment, dated as of September 11, 2009, to Rights Agreement by and
among E*TRADE Financial Corporation and American Transfer and Trust
Company.
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5.1
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Opinion
of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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23.1
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Consent
of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1)
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated September 14, 2009.
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E*TRADE
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Date: September 14, 2009 |
By:
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/s/
Karl A. Roessner
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Name:
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Karl
A. Roessner
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Title:
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Corporate
Secretary
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1.1
|
Distribution
Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2009, between E*TRADE Financial
Corporation and Sandler O’Neill & Partners,
L.P.
|
|
3.1
|
Restated
Charter of E*TRADE Financial
Corporation
|
|
4.1
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Fourth
Amendment, dated as of September 11, 2009, to Rights Agreement by and
among E*TRADE Financial Corporation and American Transfer and Trust
Company.
|
|
5.1
|
Opinion
of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
|
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1)
|
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99.1
|
Press
Release, dated September 14, 2009.
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