-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LrVStYC0LWr1yObZrQ0rUfg2bhT6EQlBgl5eCt40AKLxSu60+PV0CspQ7rJg34GH gHGd16o74OoY1x83IFkOUg== 0001193125-10-287186.txt : 20101223 0001193125-10-287186.hdr.sgml : 20101223 20101223090622 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-287186 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101217 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20101223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101223 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001000209 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 043291176 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-00188 FILM NUMBER: 101270757 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVE 38 TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123282153 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 38TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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)

December 17, 2010

 

 

Medallion Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   814-00188   04-3291176

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

437 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York   10022
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

(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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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.

(e) On December 17, 2010, the board of directors of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”), after considering information on total compensation for the Company’s executive officers, competitive conditions, accomplishment of Company goals during fiscal year 2010, and individual performance, approved the recommendations made by the Compensation Committee to award fiscal year 2010 bonuses to Andrew Murstein, President and Michael Kowalsky, Executive Vice President. Based upon the overall performance of the Company’s taxi medallion loan portfolio in 2010, among other things, the Committee approved a $975,000 cash bonus to Andrew Murstein and a $126,000 cash bonus to Michael Kowalsky. The board also approved the Compensation Committee’s recommendations to increase the base salaries of Alvin Murstein, Chief Executive Officer to $795,000, Andrew Murstein to $953,700 and Michael Kowalsky to $292,901.

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: December 23, 2010
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