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):March 24, 2020
GREAT AJAX CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | | 001-36844 | | 47-1271842 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9400 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Suite 131 Beaverton, OR 97005 | | 97005 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 505-5670
Not Applicable
(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:
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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 | AJX | New York Stock Exchange | |
| 7.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 | AJXA | New York Stock Exchange | |
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 8.01 Other Events
On March 24, 2020, Great Ajax Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Company will pay its previously declared dividend of $0.32 per share in shares of the Company’s common stock (valued based upon the $9.14 per share closing price on the record date). As previously announced by the Company on February 27, 2020, the dividend will be payable on March 27, 2020 to the Company’s common stockholders of record as of March 17, 2020. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is available on the Company’s website.
The information provided in Item 8.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | GREAT AJAX CORP. |
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| Date: March 24, 2020 | By: | /s/ Mary Doyle |
| | | Mary Doyle |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
