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): January 24, 2017
IMH Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-52611 | 23-1537126 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
7001 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite # 2050 Scottsdale, Arizona | 85253 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
480-840-8400
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 24, 2017, IMH Financial Corporation (the “Company”) redeemed 196,278 shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, issued to Lawrence D. Bain, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, which were part of an 850,000 restricted share grant awarded to Mr. Bain pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Bain, dated as of June 1, 2015 (the “Award Agreement”). The Company paid Mr. Bain $337,599 for the redeemed shares. The shares were redeemed by the Company, upon the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to an election made by Mr. Bain under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Award Agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to make arrangements for the satisfaction of tax withholding requirements associated with the stock award.
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.
Dated: January 30, 2017
IMH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: | /s/ Lawrence D. Bain | ||
Lawrence D. Bain Chief Executive Officer | |||
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