8-K

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) January 2, 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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On January 2, 2015, Medallion Financial Corp. issued a press release regarding the death of its board member Governor Mario M. Cuomo.

A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

99.1 Press Release, dated January 2, 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/ Brian S. O’Leary
	Name:	Brian S. O’Leary
	Title:	Chief Operating Officer
Date:	January 2, 2015

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated January 2, 2015.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
AT THE COMPANY:	AT ZLOKOWER COMPANY
Medallion Financial Corp.	Public Relations
437 Madison Avenue	Harry Zlokower/Dave Closs
New York, New York 10022	1-212-447-9292
	1-917-541-8162
Andrew M. Murstein, President
Larry D. Hall, CFO
1-212-328-2100
1-877-MEDALLION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MEDALLION FINANCIAL MOURNS THE PASSING OF

BOARD MEMBER GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO

NEW YORK, NY – January 2, 2015 – Medallion Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: TAXI) joins the nation in mourning the loss of board member Governor Mario M. Cuomo, who passed away on January 1, 2015 at the age of 82. Governor Cuomo joined Medallion Financial’s Board of Directors in 1996 following his twelve years of distinguished service as New York State’s 52nd Governor.

Andrew Murstein, President of Medallion Financial stated, “We are deeply saddened by the death of our esteemed friend and colleague. Governor Cuomo was a valued member of our Board of Directors and a trusted advisor. For over eighteen years, his wisdom and guidance provided invaluable assistance in helping to guide the course of Medallion. He gave us all a “reason to believe.” We were extremely fortunate to have had Governor Cuomo on our Board and he will be greatly missed. On behalf of Medallion’s Board of Directors, Henry Aaron, Senator Lowell Weicker, Frederick Menowitz, David Rudnick, Alvin Murstein, Henry Jackson and Stanley Kreitman, and all of our employees, we extend our deepest condolences to his family.”

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Medallion Financial Corp. is a specialty finance company with a leading position in the origination and servicing of loans financing the purchase of taxicab medallions and related assets. The Company also originates and services loans in other commercial industries, and its wholly-owned portfolio company, Medallion Bank, also originates and services consumer loans. The Company and its subsidiaries have lent approximately $5 billion to the taxicab industry and other small businesses.

Please note that this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to business performance, cash flow, costs, sales, net investment income, earnings, and

growth. Medallion’s actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors,” in Medallion’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.