Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. (Form: 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):   October 31, 2006

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 012-36309 06-1694835
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
101 California Street, Suite 1350, San Francisco, California   94111
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   415 217-4500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Effective March 13, 2007, the Board of Directors appointed Frank L. Raiter, age 59, as an additional independent director and member of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Raiter currently serves on the Board of Directors of Clayton Holdings Inc. Mr. Raiter served as Managing Director of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group from March 1995 to April 2005. Previously, Mr. Raiter was the Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer of Caliber Bank in Phoenix, Arizona, and served as the Assistant Director, Office of Securities Transactions, of the Resolution Trust Corporation. Mr. Raiter earned a B.A. of Economics with honors from North Carolina State University and his MBA in Finance from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Mr. Raiter also served as Captain and Company Commander in the United States Marine Corps.

A copy of the press release issued by Luminent announcing the appointment of Mr. Raiter is attached as an exhibit to this report.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated November 3, 2006





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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.

         
    Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.
          
November 6, 2006   By:   /s/ Christopher J. Zyda
       
        Name: Christopher J. Zyda
        Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release dated November 3, 2006