UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) April 27, 2017

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

437 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 328-2100

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐                

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

(e) On April 27, 2017, the board of directors of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”), approved the recommendation made by the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company to amend the First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated May 29, 1998, between the Company and Alvin Murstein, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and the First Amended and Restated Employment, dated May 29, 1998, between the Company and Andrew Murstein, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”) to change the calculation methodology of payments due to Alvin Murstein and Andrew Murstein (each an “Executive”) under certain circumstances. On April 27, 2017, the Company entered into amendments to the Employment Agreements with each Executive (collectively, the “Amendments”) to reflect such change.

The foregoing description of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendments, which are attached as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

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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.

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Exhibit Index

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