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
March 23, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
U-Haul Holding Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada 001-11255 88-0106815
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5555 Kietzke Lane , Ste. 100
Reno , NV 89511
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
775 668-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
N/A
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(Former Name, Former Address, and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.25 par value | UHAL | New York Stock Exchange |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value | UHAL.B | New York Stock Exchange |
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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).
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Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant
On March 28, 2023 a group consisting of Edward J. Shoen, Mark V. Shoen, Foster Road LLC (“ Foster Road ”), Willow Grove Holdings LP (“ Willow Grove ”), Blackwater Investments, Inc. (“ Blackwater ”), Clarendon Strategies, LLC (“ Clarendon ”) and SAC Holding Corporation (“ SAC ”) (collectively, the “ Schedule 13D Group ”) reported on an amendment to Schedule 13D (the “ Schedule 13D ”) that on March 23, 2023, SAC purchased an aggregate of 24,900 shares of voting common stock, $0.25 par value per share (“ Voting Common Stock ”) of U-Haul Holding Company (the “ Company ”).
The Voting Common Stock was acquired in open market purchases (the “ Transactions ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $1,404,711.46. The source of funds used in connection with the purchase of such shares of Voting Common Stock was the working capital of SAC and its affiliates. As a result of the Transactions, the Schedule 13D Group as a group has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in 9,828,542 shares of Voting Common Stock, representing approximately 50.13% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding.
Prior to the Transaction, the members of the Schedule 13D Group together had a direct or indirect beneficial interest in 9,803,642 shares of Voting Common Stock, representing just under 50.0% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding. As a result, and because the Transactions were open market purchases, the Schedule 13D Group did not assume control from any other person.
There is no arrangement or understanding among the members of the Schedule 13D Group with respect to the election of directors or other matters of the Company.
Edward J. Shoen is the Chairman and President of the Company, and he and Mark V. Shoen are brothers.
As a result of the Transactions, we are a “ controlled company ” within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under these corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a “ controlled company ” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance standards, including the requirements (1) that a majority of our board of directors (“ Board ”) consist of independent directors, (2) that our Board have a compensation committee that consists entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, and (3) that our director nominations be made, or recommended to our full Board, by our independent directors or by a nominations committee that consists entirely of independent directors and that we adopt a written charter or board resolution addressing the nomination process. The Company has not made any election relating to compliance with any of these corporate governance standards.
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.
U-Haul Holding Company
(Registrant)
/s/ Jason A. Berg
Jason A. Berg
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 29, 2023
