Summary of HIGHBURY FINANCIAL INC

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

Highbury Financial Inc. (the "Company") was notified that the partners of Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP ("GGK"), the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, became partners of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP in a limited asset purchase agreement. On January 23, 2008, the Company dismissed GGK as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company, and the Company declined to appoint McGladrey & Pullen LLP as its replacement due to a potential conflict of interest. The decision to dismiss GGK was approved by the board of directors of the Company.

The audit reports of GGK on the financial statements of the Company for the two most recent fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2005 included a going concern explanatory paragraph.

During the fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 and 2005 and through the date of this Current Report, there were: (i) no disagreements between the Company and GGK on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of GGK, would have caused GGK to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in their reports on the Company's financial statements for such years, and (ii) no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

The Company has provided GGK with a copy of the disclosures in this Form 8-K prior to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and has requested that GGK furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not GGK agrees with the Company's statements in this Item 4.01. A copy of the letter dated January 28, 2008 furnished by GGK in response to that request is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

On January 24, 2008, J.H. Cohn LLP was engaged as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to engage J.H. Cohn LLP was approved by the board of directors of the Company.

During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this Current Report, the Company did not consult with J.H. Cohn LLP on (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that may be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and J.H. Cohn LLP did not provide either a written report or oral advice to the Company that J.H. Cohn LLP concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of any disagreement, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions, or a reportable event within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.