UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 2, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13300 | 54-1719854 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, Virginia | 22102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703)720-1000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(Not applicable)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 2, 2017, the Board of Directors of Capital One Financial Corporation (the “Company”) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.40 per share. The dividend is payable on November 24, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of the business on November 13, 2017.
The Board of Directors also approved quarterly dividends on the Company’s 6.00% fixed-ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series B, the Company’s 6.25% fixed-ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series C, the Company’s 6.70% fixed-ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series D, the Company’s 6.20% fixed-ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series F, the Company’s 5.20% fixed ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series G, the Company’s 6.00% fixed-ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series H, as well as semi-annual dividends on the Company’sfixed-to-floating ratenon-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series E. These dividends are payable on December 1, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2017.
Based on these declarations, the Company will pay approximately $195 million in common equity dividends and approximately $80 million in total preferred dividends in the fourth quarter of 2017. Under the terms of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock, the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or to repurchase, redeem or acquire its common stock or any preferred stock ranking on parity with or junior to the preferred stock, is subject to restrictions in the event that the Company does not declare and either pay or set aside a sum sufficient for payment of dividends on the preferred stock for the immediately preceding dividend period.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: November 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ John G. Finneran, Jr. | ||||
| John G. Finneran, Jr. | ||||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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