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FORM 8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2004
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 54-1873198 000-50230
(State or other (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or (Commission File Number)
jurisdiction of organization)
Identification No.)
1001 Nineteenth Street
North Arlington, VA 22209
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(703) 312-9500
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
Item 5. Other Events.
1. On March 10, 2004, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. issued a press
release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of
$0.34 per share for the first quarter of 2004, and announcing May 19, 2004
as the date of the company's annual shareholders' meeting. A copy of the
March 10, 2004 press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
EXHIBIT LIST
99.1 Press release announcing Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.'s first
quarter 2004 dividend and annual shareholders' meeting.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.
Date: March 12, 2004 By: /s/ Emanuel J. Friedman
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Emanuel J. Friedman
Co-Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer