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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 20, 2015

 

 

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

814-00188   04-3291176

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

437 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 328-2100

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On April 15, 2015, the SBA committed to reserve leverage in the form of debentures in an amount equal to $5.5 million (the “Commitment”) to Medallion Capital, Inc. (“Medallion Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medallion Financial Corp. Medallion Capital accepted the Commitment on April 20, 2015 and paid to the SBA a leverage fee in the amount of $55,000.00. The remaining portion of the leverage fee in the amount of $110,000.00 will be deducted pro rata as Medallion Capital draws from the Commitment proceeds. Medallion Capital can draw from the Commitment proceeds, in whole or in part, until September 30, 2019, the Commitment’s expiration date.

The foregoing description of the Commitment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Commitment, which is attached as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    Commitment Letter, dated April 15, 2015, by the Small Business Administration to Medallion Capital, Inc., accepted and agreed to by Medallion Capital, Inc. on April 20, 2015.

 

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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.

 

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
By:

/s/ Larry D. Hall

Name: Larry D. Hall
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 21, 2015

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
10.1    Commitment Letter, dated April 15, 2015, by the Small Business Administration to Medallion Capital, Inc., accepted and agreed to by Medallion Capital, Inc. on April 20, 2015.

 

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