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): July 23, 2020

E*TRADE Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-11921	94-2844166
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

671 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia 22203

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(646) 521-4340
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	ETFC	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 8.01.

OTHER EVENTS

On July 23, 2020, the Board of Directors of E*TRADE Financial Corporation declared cash dividends of $29.375 per share on its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and $2,650.00 per share (equivalent to $26.500 per depositary share) on its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B. Each of these cash dividends will be paid on September 15, 2020 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 31, 2020.

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.

Dated: July 28, 2020

E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION


By:	/s/	Lori S. Sher
		Lori S. Sher Corporate Secretary

E TRADE FINANCIAL CORP 8-K