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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 8, 2009

  RODMAN & RENSHAW CAPITAL GROUP, INC.   
(Exact name of  Registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
Delaware    001-33737    84-1374481 
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File    (IRS Employer 
incorporation)    Number)    Identification No.) 

1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York    10020 
(Address Of Principal Executive Office)    (Zip Code) 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 356-0500

(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:

[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

           On July 8, 2009, the registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (d) Exhibits

  Exhibit     
  No.   
                                        Description 
  99.1    Press release, dated July 8, 2009, announcing preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. 

          In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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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.

    Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. 
 
 
Dated: July 8, 2009    By: /s/ David J. Horin
      David J. Horin 
      Chief Financial Officer