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
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | | Commission File Number: |
| May 4, 2005 | | 0-27812 |
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 04-3291176 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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):
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”) has decided to extend its common stock repurchase program. The Company sent a Letter to Shareholders, dated November 4, 2004, announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company authorized management to repurchase up to $10,000,000 of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The stock repurchase program ends one hundred and eighty days after the commencement of the program unless it is extended before the expiration of that period, and the Company has elected to extend the program until such time as $10,000,000 of common stock is repurchased under the repurchase authorization.
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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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| MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. |
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| By: | | /s/ Larry D. Hall
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| Name: | | Larry D. Hall |
| Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
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| Date: May 4, 2005 |
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