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): June 19, 2020
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-37747
(Commission File Number)
04-3291176
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(212) 328-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | MFIN | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||
| 9.000% Senior Notes due 2021 | MFINL | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 19, 2020, at the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), increasing the number of the shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 710,715 shares, to 2,210,968 shares. The Plan Amendment was previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting, and the Plan Amendment became effective upon such stockholder approval.
A description of the Plan Amendment is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the Plan Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment, which is attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 24, 2020
| MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Larry D. Hall | |||
| Name: | Larry D. Hall | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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