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     <TD noWrap align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">UNITED STATES</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">__________</FONT></B></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">FORM 8-K</FONT></B></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">CURRENT REPORT</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></B></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2008</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd.</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center width="33%"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Massachusetts</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=center width="32%"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">1-16349</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">04-3284631</FONT>&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=center width="33%"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(State or Other Jurisdiction</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=center width="32%"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Commission</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=center width="33%"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">of Incorporation)</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">230 Broadway East</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Lynnfield, MA 01940</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 949-1422</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item 5.02 Departure / Appointment of Officers.</FONT></B></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">On August 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. (&#147;ICH&#148;) elected Timothy B. Murphy as President and Chief Executive Officer of ICH. Theodore E. Charles, who had been serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Age 43, Mr. Murphy has served as a director of ICH since July 1995. A founder of ICH, he has served as executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of ICH since its inception, and as president of its subsidiaries, ICC and Eastern Point Advisors, since their respective inceptions. He entered the securities industry in 1991 as an operations manager in the Boston regional office of Clayton Securities. By 1994, he was serving as compliance officer of Baybanks Brokerage and a vice president of G.R. Stuart &amp; Company, another brokerage firm. Mr. Murphy holds various securities licenses including series 4, 7, 24, 27, 53, 63 and 65.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Pursuant to ICH&#146;s By-Laws, all ICH officers serve as such at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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.</FONT></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd.<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By <U>/s/ </U></FONT><I><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><U>Timothy B. Murphy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U></FONT></I><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Timothy B. Murphy, President and CEO</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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<P><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Date: August 21, 2008</FONT></P>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): August 20, 2008
Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts
1-16349
04-3284631
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
230 Broadway East
Lynnfield, MA 01940
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 949-1422
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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure / Appointment of Officers.
On August 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. ("ICH") elected Timothy B. Murphy as President and Chief Executive Officer of ICH. Theodore E. Charles, who had been serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Age 43, Mr. Murphy has served as a director of ICH since July 1995. A founder of ICH, he has served as executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of ICH since its inception, and as president of its subsidiaries, ICC and Eastern Point Advisors, since their respective inceptions. He entered the securities industry in 1991 as an operations manager in the Boston regional office of Clayton Securities. By 1994, he was serving as compliance officer of Baybanks Brokerage and a vice president of G.R. Stuart & Company, another brokerage firm. Mr. Murphy holds various securities licenses including series 4, 7, 24, 27, 53, 63 and 65.
Pursuant to ICH's By-Laws, all ICH officers serve as such at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
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.
Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd.
By
/s/
Timothy B. Murphy
Timothy B. Murphy, President and CEO
Date: August 21, 2008