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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&nbsp;<B>September
20, 2012 (September 20, 2012)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Edelman Financial Group Inc.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Texas</B></P>

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area code&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(713) 993-4610</B></P>

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address, if changed since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;<B>Introduction </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">As previously disclosed, on April 16, 2012,
The Edelman Financial Group Inc., a Texas corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
(as amended, the &ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo;) with Lee Summer Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;Parent&rdquo;),
and Summer Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation (&ldquo;Merger Sub&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition
of Assets. &nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">On September 20, 2012, pursuant to
the terms of the Merger Agreement, Parent completed its acquisition of the Company via the merger of Merger Sub with and into
the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent (the &ldquo;Merger&rdquo;). The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, were
unanimously approved by the Company&rsquo;s board of directors. The Company&rsquo;s stockholders approved the Merger
Agreement at a special meeting of stockholders held on September 13, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">At the effective time and as a result
of the Merger:&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&bull;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">each share of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company (the &ldquo;Shares&rdquo;)&nbsp; issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive $8.85 in cash, without interest (the &ldquo;Merger Consideration&rdquo;), other than:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&bull;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub, or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, which Shares were cancelled and no payment was made with respect thereto;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&bull;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shares owned by the Company or by any direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which Shares were cancelled and no payment was made with respect thereto;&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">Shares owned by the Rollover Investors (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and other employees of the Company who contributed Shares to an affiliate of Parent,&nbsp; which Shares were cancelled and no payment was made with respect thereto; and</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&bull;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">Shares owned by a shareholder who has properly exercised, and not
    withdrawn or lost, his, her or its appraisal rights in accordance with Texas law, which Shares were cancelled and cease to
    exist, subject to the right of the record holder of such Shares to receive payment for such Shares under Texas
    law;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">each option to purchase Shares issued by the Company
under stock plans or otherwise, whether or not vested or exercisable, outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable after the effective time of the
Merger, but in no event later than 30 days after the effective time of the Merger, an amount in cash, without interest, equal
to the product of (1)&nbsp;the aggregate number of Shares subject to such cancelled option immediately prior to the effective
time of the Merger and (2)&nbsp;the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such cancelled
option; and</P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 12pt">each Company restricted stock unit outstanding immediately prior to the
    effective time of the Merger was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable after
    the effective time of the Merger, but in no event later than 30 days after the effective time of the Merger, an amount in
    cash, without interest, equal to the Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of restricted stock units.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The foregoing summary does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit
2.1 to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April&nbsp;16, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy
a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Merger Agreement, on September 20, 2012, the Merger occurred in accordance with the Texas Business Organization Code, with
the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">As a result of the Merger, the Company no
longer fulfills the numerical listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market (the &ldquo;Nasdaq&rdquo;). Accordingly, on September
20, 2012, the Company notified the Nasdaq of its intent to remove the Shares from listing on the Nasdaq and requested that the
Nasdaq file a delisting application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) to delist and deregister
the Shares. The Nasadaq will file with the SEC a Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section&nbsp;12(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), on Form 25 to delist and deregister the Shares
and the associated stock purchase rights.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The Company intends to file with the SEC
a certification on Form 15 under the Exchange Act, requesting the deregistration of the Shares and the suspension of the Company&rsquo;s
reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The information set forth in Items 2.01,
3.01, 5.01, and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item&nbsp;3.03.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">At the effective time of the
Merger, each remaining issued and outstanding Share (other than the Shares held by Parent or Merger Sub, owned by the Company
or its subsidiaries, owned by the Rollover Investors (and certain employees of the Company that were contributed to an
affiliate of Parent or owned by shareholders, if any, who are entitled to and properly exercise their appraisal rights under
applicable Texas law) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $8.85 per Share.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The information set forth in Item&nbsp;2.01
and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item&nbsp;5.01.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">As a result of the consummation of the Merger
on September 20, 2012, a change of control of the Company occurred. At the effective time of the Merger, the Company became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The total amount of the consideration payable in connection with the change of control transaction
was approximately $309 million. The funds used to consummate the Merger were from equity contributions by entities affiliated
with Lee Equity Partners, LLC, debt financing, and other financing commitments.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">In connection with the Merger and as contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, all of the directors of the Company prior to the Merger other than George L. Ball, Fredric M. Edelman,
and Edward Moore,  ceased being directors effective as of the effective time of the Merger
on September 20, 2012. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on September 20, 2012, Thomas H. Lee, Mark Gormley, Benjamin
Hochberg, and Daniel Rodriguez, were elected as directors of the Company following the Merger.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at
the effective time of the Merger, the Company&rsquo;s articles of incorporation, as previously amended and in effect
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, were amended and restated in their entirety (as amended, the &ldquo;Amended and
Restated Certificate of Formation&rdquo;) to the form of Certificate of Formation of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time (except that the name of the Company remains &ldquo;The Edelman Financial Group Inc.&rdquo;). Also pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the Company&rsquo;s by-laws (as amended, the &ldquo;Amended and
Restated By-Laws&rdquo;) were amended and restated in their entirety to be identical to the by-laws of Merger Sub as in
effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Copies of the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Formation and the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto and are incorporated
by reference herein.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp; THE EDELMAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC.</TD></TR>
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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)
September
20, 2012 (September 20, 2012)
The Edelman Financial Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-30066
76-0583569
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Travis, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
(713) 993-4610
(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:
¨
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¨
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¨
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Introduction
As previously disclosed, on April 16, 2012,
The Edelman Financial Group Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
(as amended, the "Merger Agreement") with Lee Summer Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"),
and Summer Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Merger Sub").
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition
of Assets.
On September 20, 2012, pursuant to
the terms of the Merger Agreement, Parent completed its acquisition of the Company via the merger of Merger Sub with and into
the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent (the "Merger"). The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, were
unanimously approved by the Company's board of directors. The Company's stockholders approved the Merger
Agreement at a special meeting of stockholders held on September 13, 2012.
At the effective time and as a result
of the Merger:
•
each share of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company (the "Shares")  issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive $8.85 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), other than:
•
Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub, or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, which Shares were cancelled and no payment was made with respect thereto;
•
Shares owned by the Company or by any direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which Shares were cancelled and no payment was made with respect thereto;
•
Shares owned by the Rollover Investors (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and other employees of the Company who contributed Shares to an affiliate of Parent,  which Shares were cancelled and no payment was made with respect thereto; and
•
Shares owned by a shareholder who has properly exercised, and not
    withdrawn or lost, his, her or its appraisal rights in accordance with Texas law, which Shares were cancelled and cease to
    exist, subject to the right of the record holder of such Shares to receive payment for such Shares under Texas
    law;
•
each option to purchase Shares issued by the Company
under stock plans or otherwise, whether or not vested or exercisable, outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable after the effective time of the
Merger, but in no event later than 30 days after the effective time of the Merger, an amount in cash, without interest, equal
to the product of (1) the aggregate number of Shares subject to such cancelled option immediately prior to the effective
time of the Merger and (2) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such cancelled
option; and
•
each Company restricted stock unit outstanding immediately prior to the
    effective time of the Merger was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable after
    the effective time of the Merger, but in no event later than 30 days after the effective time of the Merger, an amount in
    cash, without interest, equal to the Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of restricted stock units.
The foregoing summary does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit
2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy
a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Merger Agreement, on September 20, 2012, the Merger occurred in accordance with the Texas Business Organization Code, with
the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
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As a result of the Merger, the Company no
longer fulfills the numerical listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market (the "Nasdaq"). Accordingly, on September
20, 2012, the Company notified the Nasdaq of its intent to remove the Shares from listing on the Nasdaq and requested that the
Nasdaq file a delisting application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to delist and deregister
the Shares. The Nasadaq will file with the SEC a Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section 12(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), on Form 25 to delist and deregister the Shares
and the associated stock purchase rights.
The Company intends to file with the SEC
a certification on Form 15 under the Exchange Act, requesting the deregistration of the Shares and the suspension of the Company's
reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Shares.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.
The information set forth in Items 2.01,
3.01, 5.01, and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 3.03.
At the effective time of the
Merger, each remaining issued and outstanding Share (other than the Shares held by Parent or Merger Sub, owned by the Company
or its subsidiaries, owned by the Rollover Investors (and certain employees of the Company that were contributed to an
affiliate of Parent or owned by shareholders, if any, who are entitled to and properly exercise their appraisal rights under
applicable Texas law) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $8.85 per Share.
Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 2.01
and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 5.01.
As a result of the consummation of the Merger
on September 20, 2012, a change of control of the Company occurred. At the effective time of the Merger, the Company became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The total amount of the consideration payable in connection with the change of control transaction
was approximately $309 million. The funds used to consummate the Merger were from equity contributions by entities affiliated
with Lee Equity Partners, LLC, debt financing, and other financing commitments.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In connection with the Merger and as contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, all of the directors of the Company prior to the Merger other than George L. Ball, Fredric M. Edelman,
and Edward Moore,  ceased being directors effective as of the effective time of the Merger
on September 20, 2012. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on September 20, 2012, Thomas H. Lee, Mark Gormley, Benjamin
Hochberg, and Daniel Rodriguez, were elected as directors of the Company following the Merger.
Item 5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at
the effective time of the Merger, the Company's articles of incorporation, as previously amended and in effect
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, were amended and restated in their entirety (as amended, the "Amended and
Restated Certificate of Formation") to the form of Certificate of Formation of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time (except that the name of the Company remains "The Edelman Financial Group Inc."). Also pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the Company's by-laws (as amended, the "Amended and
Restated By-Laws") were amended and restated in their entirety to be identical to the by-laws of Merger Sub as in
effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.
Copies of the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Formation and the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto and are incorporated
by reference herein.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
3.1
Certificate of Merger of The Edelman Financial Group Inc. and Summer Merger Sub, Inc.
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of The Edelman Financial Group Inc.
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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.
THE EDELMAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
By:
/s/  John T. Unger
John T. Unger,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date:  September 20, 2012
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