Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

JMP Group Inc. (the "Registrant") is announcing that it will participate in The Eleventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference on May 14, 2012 and will make a presentation to institutional investors. A copy of the materials presented by the Registrant will be made available in advance in the "Investor Relations" section of the Registrant's website, at http://investor.jmpg.com/events.cfm. Additionally, listeners may access an Internet broadcast of remarks by the Registrant's senior management to the conference audience, which will be available live beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT at http://investor.jmpg.com/events.cfm and will be archived on the Registrant's website for future replay.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

The information furnished in this report shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that such information is required to be furnished pursuant to Regulation FD or that such information or exhibits contains material information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

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