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): March 16, 2016

MERRIMAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-15831	11-2936371
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

250 Montgomery Street, 16th Floor,

San Francisco, California 94104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (415) 248-5600

(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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) Resignation of Directors

On March 16, 2016 Jeffrey M. Soinski and Robert Ward resigned their positions as members of the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. Both Mr. Soinski and Mr. Ward have agreed to join the Company’s Board of Advisors.

SIGNATURE

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.

	Merriman Holdings, Inc.

Date: March 17, 2016	By:	/s/ D. JONATHAN MERRIMAN
		D. Jonathan Merriman
		Chief Executive Officer

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