THOMAS EDISON KELLY JR · 2020-07-08 · THOMAS E. KELLY JR CRD# 2877415 Currently employed by and registered with the following Firm(s): AEGIS CAPITAL CORP. 810 7TH AVENUE 18TH FLOOR

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THOMAS EDISON KELLY JR

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THOMAS E. KELLY JR

CRD# 2877415

Currently employed by and registered with thefollowing Firm(s):

AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.810 7TH AVENUE18TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10019CRD# 15007Registered with this firm since: 05/10/2018

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Report Summary for this Broker

This report summary provides an overview of the broker's professional background and conduct. Additionalinformation can be found in the detailed report.

Disclosure Events

All individuals registered to sell securities or provideinvestment advice are required to disclose customercomplaints and arbitrations, regulatory actions,employment terminations, bankruptcy filings, andcriminal or civil judicial proceedings.

Are there events disclosed about this broker? Yes

The following types of disclosures have beenreported:

Type Count

Customer Dispute 15

Judgment/Lien 1


This broker is registered with:

2 Self-Regulatory Organizations

25 U.S. states and territories

This broker has passed:

0 Principal/Supervisory Exams

2 General Industry/Product Exams

1 State Securities Law Exam

Registration History

This broker was previously registered with thefollowing securities firm(s):

NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATIONCRD# 7569NEW YORK, NY05/2008 - 05/2018

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FIRST REPUBLIC GROUP, LLCCRD# 39781NEW YORK, NY01/1998 - 05/2008

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NORTHEAST SECURITIES, INC.CRD# 25996MITCHELFIELD, NY01/1998 - 02/1998

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Registrations

This section provides the self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and U.S. states/territories the broker is currently registered and licensed with, thecategory of each license, and the date on which it became effective. This section also provides, for every brokerage firm with which the broker iscurrently employed, the address of each branch where the broker works.

This individual is currently registered with 2 SROs and is licensed in 25 U.S. states and territories through his or her employer.

Employment 1 of 1Firm Name:

Main Office Address:

Firm CRD#:

AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.

15007

810 7TH AVE18TH & 22ND FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10019

SRO Category Status Date

B FINRA General Securities Representative APPROVED 05/10/2018

B Nasdaq Stock Market General Securities Representative APPROVED 05/10/2018

BU.S. State/ Territory Category Status Date

B Arizona Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B California Agent APPROVED 05/18/2018

B Connecticut Agent APPROVED 06/18/2018

B District of Columbia Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B Florida Agent APPROVED 05/22/2018

B Georgia Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B Idaho Agent APPROVED 05/11/2018

B Illinois Agent APPROVED 06/28/2018

B Indiana Agent APPROVED 05/18/2018

B Iowa Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B Kansas Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018





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Employment 1 of 1, continued

BU.S. State/ Territory Category Status Date

B Louisiana Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B Minnesota Agent APPROVED 05/17/2018

B Mississippi Agent APPROVED 03/30/2020

B Nevada Agent APPROVED 05/24/2018

B New Jersey Agent APPROVED 10/10/2018

B New Mexico Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B New York Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B North Carolina Agent APPROVED 05/29/2018

B Ohio Agent APPROVED 05/24/2018

B Pennsylvania Agent APPROVED 05/26/2018

B South Carolina Agent APPROVED 05/31/2018

B Tennessee Agent APPROVED 08/18/2020

B Texas Agent APPROVED 05/10/2018

B Washington Agent APPROVED 05/16/2018

Branch Office Locations

AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.810 7TH AVENUE18TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10019







Industry Exams this Broker has Passed

This individual has passed 0 principal/supervisory exams, 2 general industry/product exams, and 1 state securities law exam.

This section includes all securities industry exams that the broker has passed. Under limited circumstances, a broker may attain a registrationafter receiving an exam waiver based on exams the broker has passed and/or qualifying work experience. Any exam waivers that the broker hasreceived are not included below.

Exam Category Date

Principal/Supervisory Exams

No information reported.

Exam Category Date

General Industry/Product Exams

Securities Industry Essentials Examination 10/01/2018SIEB

General Securities Representative Examination 07/22/1997Series 7B

Exam Category Date

State Securities Law Exams

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 08/11/1997Series 63B

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Professional Designations

This section details that the representative has reported 0 professional designation(s).

No information reported.






Registration and Employment History

Registration History

Registration Dates Firm Name CRD# Branch Location

The broker previously was registered with the following firms:

B 05/2008 - 05/2018 NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION 7569 NEW YORK, NY

B 01/1998 - 05/2008 FIRST REPUBLIC GROUP, LLC 39781 NEW YORK, NY

B 01/1998 - 02/1998 NORTHEAST SECURITIES, INC. 25996 MITCHELFIELD, NY

B 08/1997 - 01/1998 NICHOLS, SAFINA, LERNER & CO. INC. 35476 NEW YORK, NY

Employment History

Employment Employer Name Investment RelatedPosition Employer Location

This section provides up to 10 years of an individual broker's employment history as reported by the individual broker on the most recently filedForm U4.

Please note that the broker is required to provide this information only while registered with FINRA or a national securities exchangeand the information is not updated via Form U4 after the broker ceases to be registered. Therefore, an employment end date of"Present" may not reflect the broker's current employment status.

05/2018 - Present AEGIS CAPITAL CORP REGISTEREDREPRESENTATIVE

Y NEW YORK, NY, UnitedStates

05/2008 - 05/2018 NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION REGISTEREDREPRESENTATIVE

Y NEW YORK, NY, UnitedStates

Other Business Activities

This section includes information, if any, as provided by the broker regarding other business activities the broker is currently engaged in either asa proprietor, partner, officer, director, employee, trustee, agent or otherwise. This section does not include non-investment related activity that isexclusively charitable, civic, religious or fraternal and is recognized as tax exempt.

1) BLUR/TEXTA, 110 WALL ST 6TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10005; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED; PASSIVE INVESTOR, TEXTING APP; STARTDATE: 11/2016; 0 HOURS PER MONTH DEVOTED TO BUSINESS; 0 HOURS DURING SECURITIES TRADING HOURS.






Disclosure Events

What you should know about reported disclosure events:

1. All individuals registered to sell securities or provide investment advice are required to disclose customer complaints and arbitrations,regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings, and criminal or civil judicial proceedings.

2. Certain thresholds must be met before an event is reported to CRD, for example: o A law enforcement agency must file formal charges before a broker is required to disclose a particular criminal event. o A customer dispute must involve allegations that a broker engaged in activity that violates certain rules or conduct governing the

industry and that the activity resulted in damages of at least $5,000. o

3. Disclosure events in BrokerCheck reports come from different sources: o As mentioned at the beginning of this report, information contained in BrokerCheck comes from brokers, brokerage firms and

regulators. When more than one of these sources reports information for the same disclosure event, all versions of the event willappear in the BrokerCheck report. The different versions will be separated by a solid line with the reporting source labeled.

o4. There are different statuses and dispositions for disclosure events:

o A disclosure event may have a status of pending, on appeal, or final.§ A "pending" event involves allegations that have not been proven or formally adjudicated.§ An event that is "on appeal" involves allegations that have been adjudicated but are currently being appealed.§ A "final" event has been concluded and its resolution is not subject to change.

o A final event generally has a disposition of adjudicated, settled or otherwise resolved.§ An "adjudicated" matter includes a disposition by (1) a court of law in a criminal or civil matter, or (2) an administrative

panel in an action brought by a regulator that is contested by the party charged with some alleged wrongdoing.§ A "settled" matter generally involves an agreement by the parties to resolve the matter. Please note that brokers and

brokerage firms may choose to settle customer disputes or regulatory matters for business or other reasons.§ A "resolved" matter usually involves no payment to the customer and no finding of wrongdoing on the part of the

individual broker. Such matters generally involve customer disputes.

For your convenience, below is a matrix of the number and status of disclosure events involving this broker. Further informationregarding these events can be found in the subsequent pages of this report. You also may wish to contact the broker to obtain furtherinformation regarding these events.

Final On AppealPending

Customer Dispute 3 12 N/A

Judgment/Lien 1 N/A N/A






Disclosure Event Details

When evaluating this information, please keep in mind that a discloure event may be pending or involve allegations that are contested and havenot been resolved or proven. The matter may, in the end, be withdrawn, dismissed, resolved in favor of the broker, or concluded through anegotiated settlement for certain business reasons (e.g., to maintain customer relationships or to limit the litigation costs associated with disputingthe allegations) with no admission or finding of wrongdoing.

This report provides the information exactly as it was reported to CRD and therefore some of the specific data fields contained in the report maybe blank if the information was not provided to CRD.

Customer Dispute - Settled

This type of disclosure event involves a consumer-initiated, investment-related complaint, arbitration proceeding or civil suit containing allegationsof sale practice violations against the broker that resulted in a monetary settlement to the customer.

Disclosure 1 of 8

Reporting Source: Firm

Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

NATIONAL SECURITIES CORP

MISREPRESENTATION, NEGLIGENCE, & BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.

Product Type: Equity Listed (Common & Preferred Stock)

Alleged Damages: $230,000.00

Date Notice/Process Served: 10/01/2018

Arbitration Pending? No

Disposition: Settled

Disposition Date: 03/14/2019

Monetary CompensationAmount:

$30,000.00

Arbitration Information

Individual ContributionAmount:

$30,000.00

Arbitration/CFTC reparationclaim filed with (FINRA, AAA,CFTC, etc.):

FINRA

Docket/Case #: 18-06639






iReporting Source: Broker


Allegations:


TIME FRAME: UNSPECIFIED. CLAIMANT ALLEGES MISREPRESENTATION,NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY








$30,000.00



$30,000.00


FINRA


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Allegations:


EXCESSIVE TRADING

Product Type: Real Estate Security


Is this an oral complaint? No

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Date Complaint Received: 07/30/2018

Complaint Pending? No

Status:

Status Date: 02/14/2019

Settlement Amount: $12,000.00


$0.00

Customer Complaint Information

Settled

Is this a written complaint? Yes

Is this an arbitration/CFTCreparation or civil litigation?

No



Allegations:


TIME FRAME: UNSPECIFIED. EXCESSIVE TRADING

Product Type: Real Estate Security




Status:




$0.00


Settled




No







$0.00

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Allegations:


UNSUITABLE RECOMMENDATIONS,MISREPRESENTATIONS,OMISSIONS,BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, NEGLIGENCE & BREACH OFCONTRACT.

Product Type: Equity-OTC




Status:




$0.00


Settled


Is this a written complaint? No


Yes

Arbitration/Reparation forumor court name and location:

FINRA


Filing date ofarbitration/CFTC reparationor civil litigation:

08/09/2018

iReporting Source:






Reporting Source: Broker


Allegations:


TIME FRAME: UNSPECIFIED. CLAIMANT ALLEGES UNSUITABLERECOMMENDATIONS, MISREPRESENTATIONS, OMISSIONS, BREACH OFFIDUCIARY DUTY, NEGLIGENCE AND BREACH OF CONTRACT.





Status:




$0.00


Settled




Yes


FINRA



08/09/2018

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FIRST REPUBLIC GROUP, LLC






Allegations: EXCESSIVE TRADING, FALSE & MISLEADING STATEMENTS, FRAUD,NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRESENTATION, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY








$14,000.00



$14,000.00


FINRA


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Allegations:

EASTBROOK CAPITAL GROUP F/K/A FIRST REPUBLIC GROUP

ALLEGES BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY,FAILURETO SUPERVISE, SUITABILITY, MISREPRESENTATION, FRUAD

Product Type: Equity - OTC


Date Complaint Received:

Complaint Pending?

Status:

Status Date:


Arbitration/Reparation






Status Date:

Settlement Amount:


Arbitration/Reparation Claimfiled with and Docket/CaseNo.:

FINRA ARBITRATION #08-03898


Arbitration Pending? Yes




Allegations:

EASTBROOK CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, F/K/A FIRST REPUBLIC GROUP, LLC

MISREPRESENTATION, VIOLATION OF ARIZONA SECURITIES ACT,VIOLATION OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAW, BREACH OF CONTRACT, ANDUNSUITABILITY


Alleged Damages: $4,570,400.00






$18,000.00

Broker Statement REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE ADAMANTLY DENIED ANY AND ALLALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AS CONCERNS THE CUSTOMERARBITRATION CLAIM THAT SOUGHT DAMAGES OF APPROXIMATELY$100,000. UPON THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, REGISTEREDREPRESENTATIVE SETTLED THE DISPUTE FOR S9000 AS A BUSINESSDECISION.



$9,000.00


FINRA







Broker Statement REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE ADAMANTLY DENIED ANY AND ALLALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AS CONCERNS THE CUSTOMERARBITRATION CLAIM THAT SOUGHT DAMAGES OF APPROXIMATELY$100,000. UPON THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, REGISTEREDREPRESENTATIVE SETTLED THE DISPUTE FOR S9000 AS A BUSINESSDECISION.

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Allegations:


SUITABILITY, EXCESSIVE TRADING AND COMMISSIONS





Status:




$88,000.00


Settled




No

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Allegations:







Allegations: CHURNING, UNSUITABLE TRANSACTIONS





Status:




$75,000.00


Settled

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Allegations:


FALURE TO EXECUTE

Product Type: Equity - OTC




Status:


Settlement Amount:



NASD # 02-07022



Arbitration/Reparation







NASD # 02-07022






$4,200.00


$4,200.00






Customer Dispute - Closed-No Action / Withdrawn / Dismissed / Denied

This type of disclosure event involves (1) a consumer-initiated, investment-related arbitration or civil suit containing allegations of sales practiceviolations against the individual broker that was dismissed, withdrawn, or denied; or (2) a consumer-initiated, investment-related written complaintcontaining allegations that the broker engaged in sales practice violations resulting in compensatory damages of at least $5,000, forgery, theft, ormisappropriation, or conversion of funds or securities, which was closed without action, withdrawn, or denied.

Disclosure 1 of 4



Allegations:


UNAUTHORIZED TRADING AND SUITABILITY.


Alleged Damages: $4,200,000.00



Status:


Settlement Amount:



Denied




Yes


FINRA



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Allegations:


Time frame: unspecified. Unauthorized trading, suitability


Alleged Damages: $0.00



Status:


Settlement Amount:



Denied

Alleged Damages AmountExplanation (if amount notexact):

The firm is unable to make a good faith determination that the damages from thealleged conductwould be less than $5,000.




Yes


FINRA



03/19/2019

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Allegations:


UNAUTHORIZED TRADING

Product Type: Other: STRUCTURED PRODUCTS




Status:


Settlement Amount:


Firm Statement TRADE CANCELLED PURSUANT OT THE CLIENTS REQUEST.


Closed/No Action




No



Allegations:


UNAUTHORIZED TRADING

Product Type: Other: STRUCTURED PRODUCTS












Status:


Settlement Amount:


Broker Statement TRADE CANCELLED PURSUANT TO THE CLIENTS REQUEST.


Closed/No Action


No

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Allegations:


MISREPRESENTATION AND POOR ADVICE

Product Type: Debt-Corporate




Status:


Settlement Amount:



Withdrawn




No







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Allegations:


UNAUTHORIZED TRADING, MUTUAL FUND SWITCHING

Product Type: Mutual Fund(s)




Status:


Settlement Amount:


Broker Statement CLAIM IS SIMPLY FALSE. CLIENT PLACED A NUMBER OF TRADES AND THENSENT IN HIS CHECKS 15 DAYS LATE. THERE WAS NO UNAUTHORIZEDTRANSACTION THE ACCOUNT WAS SOLD OUT DUE TO NON PAYMENT ASPER REGULATION T.

THE CLAIM OF MUTUAL FUND SWITCHING DOES NOT APPLY AS THE ONLYSALES IN THIS ACCOUNT WERE DUE TO LATE OR NON PAYMENT. ALLTRANSACTIONS WERE DONE WITH NEW MONEY - NO MUTUAL FUNDSWERE BOUGHT WITH PROCEEDS.


Closed/No Action






Customer Dispute - Pending

This type of disclosure event involves (1) a pending consumer-initiated, investment-related arbitration or civil suit that contains allegations of salespractice violations against the broker; or (2) a pending, consumer-initiated, investment-related written complaint containing allegations that thebroker engaged in, sales practice violations resulting in compensatory damages of at least $5,000, forgery, theft, or misappropriation, orconversion of funds or securities.

Disclosure 1 of 3



Allegations:

AEGIS CAPITAL CORP

TIME FRAME: UNSPECIFIED. CLAIMANT ALLEGES UNSUITABILITY, BREACHOF CONTRACT, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.

Product Type: No Product



Complaint Pending? Yes

Settlement Amount:






Yes


FINRA, NY NY



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Allegations:


SUITABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRESENTATION & OMISSIONS.







FINRA




Allegations:


SUITABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRESENTATION & OMISSIONS.







FINRA


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Allegations:


SUITABILITY, UNAUTHORIZED TRADING, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY &NEGLIGENCE

Product Type: Equity-OTCEquity Listed (Common & Preferred Stock)






FINRA




Allegations:


SUITABILITY, UNAUTHORIZED TRADING, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY ANDNEGLIGENCE

Product Type: Equity-OTCEquity Listed (Common & Preferred Stock)






FINRA












Judgment / Lien

This type of disclosure event involves an unsatisfied and outstanding judgments or liens against the broker.

Disclosure 1 of 1


Judgment/Lien Amount: $2,444,845.28

Judgment/Lien Holder: Internal Revenue Service

Judgment/Lien Type: Tax

Date Filed with Court: 06/03/2020

Judgment/Lien Outstanding? Yes

Type of Court: State Court

Name of Court: State of New York, County Clerk's Office

Location of Court: New York, NY

Docket/Case #: 2019000303168

Date Individual Learned: 09/16/2019






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THOMAS EDISON KELLY JR · 2020-07-08 · THOMAS E. KELLY JR CRD# 2877415 Currently employed by and registered with the following Firm(s): AEGIS CAPITAL CORP. 810 7TH AVENUE 18TH FLOOR