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 15, 2020

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

(727) 726-0763

(Registrant’s telephone number, Including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 8.01Other Events.

On April 13, 2020, in response to the experienced and anticipated impacts on originations, operations, and cash flow across the branch network as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company announced certain proactive measures.  The Company is temporarily furloughing approximately 40 employees that represent 15% of the Company’s workforce.  The employees will not receive compensation from the Company during the furlough period starting April 14, 2020 for hourly employees and April 18, 2020 for salaried employees, respectively; however, subject to local regulations, these employees will be eligible for unemployment benefits.  The Company anticipates the furlough period will end on May 17, 2020 and all furloughed employees will be eligible to return to work starting on May 18, 2020.  The furlough period will be reassessed as business conditions dictate by the Company.

Forward-Looking Information

This report contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions, as well as information currently available to management. When used in this document, the words “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “will”, “may”, “plan,” “believe”, “intend” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements, including statements about the expected impact of exit and disposal activities, material impairments and Covid-19, are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to the risk factors discussed under “Item 1A – Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our other filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or expected. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to the Company as of the date of filing, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement except as required by law.

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.