UNITED STATES

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2012

 

MERRIMAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		001-15831		11-2936371
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)				Identification No.)

 

600 California Street, 9th Floor,

San Francisco, California  94108

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (415) 248-5600

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.

 

On December 13, 2012, the Company entered into two definitive agreements for the issuance of promissory notes. One was in the amount of $300,000, with a lender who is an unrelated outside party. The other was in the amount of $200,000 with Ronald L. Chez, our Co-Chairman. Both notes have a term of six months and an interest rate of 8%.

 

  

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	Merriman Holdings, Inc.
Date:  December 19, 2012	By:	/s/ D. JONATHAN MERRIMAN
		D. Jonathan Merriman
		Chief Executive Officer