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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): October 7, 2002
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 54-1837743 001-13731
(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 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
1. On October 7, 2002 Robert S. Smith, Chief Operating Officer of Friedman,
Bilings, Ramsey Group, Inc. was interviewed by Dow Jones & Company regarding
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.'s third quarter 2002 performance.
Mr. Smith's statements are attached as Exhibit 99.1. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey
Group, Inc.expects to report third quarter 2002 results after the close of
the market on October 29, 2002.
Ex. 99.1 Statements by Robert S. Smith, COO, Friedman, Billings,
Ramsey Group, Inc. to Dow Jones & Company, October 7, 2002.
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: October 7, 2002 By: /s/ Emanuel J. Friedman
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Emanuel J. Friedman
Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer