Medallion Financial Corp 8-K, filed Jul 11, 2023
Medallion Financial Corp (MFIN)
About this 8-K
Medallion Financial Corp filed this 8-K on July 11, 2023, reporting on events of July 10, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 6, 2023, the Small Business Administration committed to reserve leverage in the form of debentures in an amount equal to $20 million (the “Commitment”) to Medallion Capital, Inc. (“Medallion Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”). Medallion Capital accepted the Commitment on July 10, 2023 and paid to the SBA a leverage fee in the amount of $200,000. The remaining portion of the leverage fee in the amount of $400,000 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, 2027, the Commitment’s termination date.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Commitment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| 10.1 | Commitment Letter, dated July 6, 2023, by the Small Business Administration to Medallion Capital, Inc., accepted and agreed to by Medallion Capital, Inc. on July 10, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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.
Dated: July 11, 2023
| MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony N. Cutrone | |
| Name: | Anthony N. Cutrone | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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Exhibit 10.1
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Office of Investment & Innovation 409 Third Street, S.W. – Suite 6300 Washington, DC 20416 |
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| SENT VIA EMAIL | ||||
| COMMITMENT LETTER | ||||
| July 6, 2023 |
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| License No. 05/05-5134 | ||||
| Mr. Steve Lewis Medallion Capital, Inc. 21940 Minnetonka Blvd Excelsior, MN 55331 |
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The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) is hereby committing to reserve Leverage (as defined in 13 CFR 107.50) in the form of Debentures in an amount equal to $20,000,000 to be issued by Medallion Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) on or prior to September 30, 2027, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Commitment Letter and in 13 CFR 107.1200-1240. As used herein, terms that are defined in 13 CFR Part 107 shall have the meanings assigned to them therein.
SBA may limit the amounts that may be drawn each year under this Commitment Letter. Each issuance of Leverage under this Commitment Letter is conditioned upon the Company’s creditworthiness (as determined by SBA) and the Company’s full compliance (as determined by SBA) with each of the other terms and conditions set forth in 13 CFR 107.1200-1240.
This Commitment Letter shall terminate automatically at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on September 30, 2027. You must pay to SBA a non-refundable leverage fee in the amount of $200,000 by the earlier of the date that you apply to SBA to draw funds under this Commitment Letter, or thirty days from the date of this letter. The remaining portion of the leverage fee, in the amount of $400,000 will be deducted, pro rata, as commitment proceeds are drawn down.
By its acceptance of this Commitment Letter, the Company agrees to pay, indemnify and hold SBA harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to or arising out of this Commitment Letter.
This Commitment Letter is subject to the provisions of Part 107 of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including without limitation 13 CFR 107.1200-1240, which are incorporated herein by reference.
This Commitment Letter has been issued in reliance upon the written representations and certifications made by the Company to SBA in connection with its application for a commitment. This Commitment Letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, federal law.
Please digitally or manually sign with blue ink, and date this Commitment Letter and email a scanned PDF copy to your Financial Analyst, Lawrence K. Baltimore at Lawrence.Baltimore@sba.gov and Lyn Womack at lyn.womack@sba.gov by the earlier of the date that you apply to SBA to draw funds under this Commitment Letter, or thirty days from the date of this letter. You must retain a copy of the signed Commitment Letter for your records pursuant to 13 CFR 107.600.
| U.S. Small Business Administration | ||
| By: | /s/ Bailey G. DeVries | |
| Bailey G. DeVries | ||
| Associate Administrator | ||
| Office of Investment and Innovation | ||
| Agreed and Accepted: | ||
| Medallion Capital, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen A. Lewis
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| Date: |
7/10/23 | |