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): September 23, 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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 9.000% Senior Notes due 2021 | MFIN MFINL | NASDAQ Global Select Market 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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 23, 2020, Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. (“Freshstart”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”), entered into amendments (the “Amendments”) which amended (i) the Loan Agreement, effective as of January 25, 2017 (the “Loan Agreement”), by and among U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”), Freshstart and the Company and (ii) the Note, effective March 1, 2017 (the “Note”), by Freshstart, to SBA. Under the terms of the Amendments, the maturity date of the Note and Loan Agreement (the “Maturity Date”) was extended until the maturity date of the Company’s publicly-traded 9.000% Senior Notes currently due April 15, 2021 (the “Public Debt”), provided, however, that (1) upon the Company’s refinancing of the Public Debt (the “Replacement Debt”), “Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) the maturity date of the Replacement Debt or (b) April 30, 2024, (2) upon the Company’s repayment of the Public Debt without refinancing, “Maturity Date” shall mean April 30, 2024, and (3) under no circumstances shall “Maturity Date” be any date after April 30, 2024. The outstanding loan balance as of the date of the Amendments is approximately $14.0 million.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendments, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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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: September 24, 2020
| MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. |
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| By: | | /s/ Larry D. Hall |
| | | Name: Larry D. Hall |
| | | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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