SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BURKE WILLIAM J III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O LABRANCHE & CO INC.

120 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10271

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LABRANCHE & CO INC [ LAB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CEO LaBranche Financial Servic

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
"LAB" Common Stock	10/27/2004		P		10,000	A	$7.18	651,000	D
"LAB" Common Stock								59,800	I	William J. Burke III 1999 Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
3,000 DECS issued by DECS Trust IX	⁽¹⁾							⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	LAB	⁽¹⁾		3,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. DECS represent beneficial interests in DECS Trust IX, (the Trust) which has entered into prepaid foward contracts with certain stockholders (the Selling Stockholders) of LaBranche (LAB), under which the Trust is entitled to receive shares of LAB common stock or cash from the Selling Stockholders between February 15, 2005 and May 15, 2005. The amount of cash or number of shares of LAB common stock to be delivered will depend on the public trading price of LAB common stock at that time. If the price of LAB common stock is :- more than $37.8960 per share,the holder will receive 0.8333 shares of LAB common stock, or the cash equivalent, for each DECS owned, - more than $31.5800 per share but less than or equal to $87.8960 per share, the holders will receive LAB common stock worth $31.5800, or the cash equivalent, for each DECS owneded, - $31.580 per share or less,the holders will receive one share of LAB common stock, or the cash equicalent, for each DECS owned.

	William J. Burke, III	10/29/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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