UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2021
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GUILD HOLDINGS COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Commission file number: 001-39645
| Delaware | 85-2453154 | ||||
| (State of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
5887 Copley Drive, San Diego, California | 92111 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
(858) 560-6330
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share | GHLD | The 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 10, 2021, Guild Holdings Company (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if it is expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 10, 2021, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share for the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock, payable on or about December 8, 2021 to stockholders of record as of November 22, 2021.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
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.
| GUILD HOLDINGS COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: November 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Desiree A. Kramer | ||||||
| Desiree A. Kramer | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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