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): August 14, 2012

~~DIRECT~~SECURITIES ~~MARKETS~~AND ~~HOLDINGS~~EXCHANGE ~~CORP. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)~~COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): August 21, 2012

DIRECT MARKETS HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-33737		84-1374481
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer 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)~~

(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:

o[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~[ ] ~~2.02.~~Soliciting ~~Results~~material ofpursuant ~~Operations~~to ~~and~~Rule ~~Financial~~14a-12 ~~Condition~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~On August~~[ ] ~~14,~~Pre-commencement ~~2012,~~communications ~~Direct~~pursuant ~~Markets~~to ~~Holdings~~Rule ~~Corp.~~14d-2(b) ~~issued a press release, a copy~~under ~~of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, announcing its financial results for~~ the ~~first~~Exchange ~~half~~Act ~~and~~(17 ~~second~~CFR ~~quarter ended June 30, 2012~~240.14d-2(b))

~~Item~~[ ] ~~9.01.~~Pre-commencement ~~Financial~~communications ~~Statements~~pursuant ~~and~~to ~~Exhibits~~Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~(d) Exhibits~~Item 8.01. Other Events.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated August 14, 2012, announcing financial results for the first half and second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Effective July 31, 2012 the Registrant and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) agreed to terminate the agreement related to the proposed acquisition by the Registrant of specified assets related to the OTC Bulletin Board.

~~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.*

~~* * * * *~~SIGNATURES

~~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.

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.

	Direct Markets Holdings Corp.


Dated: August 21, 2012	By:	/s/ Edward Rubin
		Edward Rubin Chief Executive Officer

	Direct Markets Holdings Corp.
Dated: August 14, 2012	By	: /s/ David J. Horin
		David J. Horin
		Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release, dated August 14, 2012, announcing financial results for first half and second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

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