8-K

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) May 23, 2008

LaBRANCHE & CO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-15251	13-4064735
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

33 Whitehall Street, New York, New York	10004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 425-1144

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 23, 2008, the Company completed the optional redemption, which was originally announced on April 22, 2008, of all of its remaining outstanding 9 ¹/ 2% Senior Notes due 2009, in the aggregate principal amount of $169.1 million, at a redemption price of 102.375%, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company also announced that, on June 3, 2008, it expects to extinguish all of its remaining outstanding subordinated debt in the amount of $3.0 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Following these transactions, the Company’s total outstanding indebtedness will consist of approximately $210.0 million of the Company’s 11% Senior Notes due 2012.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the completion of the senior note redemption and the expected subordinated note extinguishment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report, including the news release attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued by LaBranche & Co Inc. dated May 28, 2008.

All other Items of this report are inapplicable.

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SIGNATURES

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.

	LaBRANCHE & CO INC.
Date: May 28, 2008	By:	/s/ Jeffrey A. McCutcheon
	Name:	Jeffrey A. McCutcheon
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release issued by LaBranche & Co Inc. dated May 28, 2008.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LaBranche & Co Inc.

Jeffrey A. McCutcheon

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

(212) 820-6220

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LaBranche & Co Inc. Announces Completion of Redemption

of $169.1 Million of 9 ¹/2% Senior Notes due 2009

NEW YORK, May 28, 2008 – LaBranche & Co Inc. (NYSE: LAB) announced today that it has completed the optional redemption, which was originally announced on April 22, 2008, of all of its remaining outstanding 9 ¹/2% Senior Notes due 2009, in the aggregate principal amount of $169.1 million, at a redemption price of 102.375%, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company completed the redemption on May 23, 2008. The Company also announced that, on June 3, 2008, it expects to extinguish all of its remaining outstanding subordinated debt in the amount of $3.0 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Following these transactions, the Company’s total outstanding indebtedness will consist of approximately $210.0 million of the Company’s 11% Senior Notes due 2012.

LaBranche & Co Inc. is the parent of LaBranche & Co. LLC, one of the largest Specialists in exchange-listed securities. LaBranche is also the parent of LaBranche Structured Holdings, Inc., whose subsidiaries are specialists and market-makers in options, exchange-traded funds and futures on various exchanges domestically and internationally. Another subsidiary of the Company, LaBranche Financial Services, LLC, provides mainly securities execution and brokerage services to institutional investors.

Certain statements contained in this release, including without limitation, statements containing the words “believes”, “intends”, “expects”, “anticipates”, and words of similar import, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and since such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results and performance of LaBranche and the industry may turn out to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. LaBranche also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made in this release

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