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):
November 16, 2010

GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-14140
(Commission File Number)

22-2655804
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

10104
(Zip Code)

(212) 273-7100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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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Item 7.01.		Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 16, 2010, Gleacher & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its participation in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Banking and Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City.

The Company’s presentation will be webcast live and is currently scheduled to occur at 2:35 P.M. EST. The webcast, as well as a copy of the Company’s presentation materials, can be accessed on November 17, 2010 through the Investor Relations portion of the Company’s website at www.gleacher.com. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, the archived webcast will be available one hour following the conclusion of the live event through December 3, 2010, directly through the Company’s website. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The disclosure in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, of any information (financial or otherwise) does not constitute an admission that such information is material.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

     99.1 — Press Release of Gleacher & Company, Inc. dated November 16, 2010.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 16, 2010