UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No.1
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2019 (August 7, 2019)
LIBERTY TAX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-35588 (Commission File Number) | 27-3561876 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1716 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(757) 493-8855
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/-A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of Liberty Tax, Inc. dated August 8, 2019 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2019 (the “Original Filing”). This Amendment No. 1 is being provided solely to correct a clerical error which resulted in an incorrect document being filed as Exhibit 99.1 thereto. The corrected Exhibit 99.1 supersedes and replaces in its entirety Exhibit 99.1 to the Original Filing.
This Amendment contains only the Cover Page to this Form 8-K/A, this Explanatory Note, Item 8.01, Item 9.01, the Signature Page and the corrected Exhibit 99.1. This Amendment speaks as of the original filing date of the Original Filing and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Filing other than to correct Exhibit 99.1.
On August 8, 2019, the Company, issued a press release announcing the entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
99.1 Press release dated August 8, 2019.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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.
| | LIBERTY TAX, INC. |
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| Date: August 9, 2019 | By: /s/ Michael S. Piper |
| | Michael S. Piper |
| | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
