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) | September 7, 2011 | |||
AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Delaware |
814-00193 |
52-2102424 | ||
(State or other
jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
50 Jericho Quadrangle Jericho, New York |
11753 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrants telephone number, including area code (212) 355-2449 | ||||
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 7, 2011, Murray Indick, a member of the board of directors (the Board) of Ameritrans Capital Corporation (the Company) resigned as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Indick was initially elected to serve on the Company's board of directors on May 9, 2006, as a designee of Prides Capital Fund I, L.P. (Prides) which had acquired shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants from the Company in March 2006. Effective January 24, 2011, Prides sold all of its shares and common stock purchase warrants in the Company.
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SIGNATURE
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.
AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: September 13, 2011
By:
/s/ Michael Feinsod
Name:
Michael Feinsod
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and President