8-K 1 covrletterextensionoffer.txt U.S. 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 January 24, 2006 ------------ Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-63951 52-2102424 ------------------------------- ----------- ---------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employee incorporation or organization) File No.) I.D. Number) 747 Third Avenue, 4th Floor New York, New York 10017 --------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices (Zip Code) (800) 214-1047 ------------------------ (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 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) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.13e-4(c)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items to be Included in this Report Item 8.01 Other Events Ameritrans Capital Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release to the news media announcing that the shareholders of the Company approved an extension of the offering period of the Company's July 29, 2005 private offering of common stock, $.0001 par value, and warrants, from its original expiration date of January 25, 2006 to March 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. Press release, dated January 24, 2006 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly authorized and caused the undersigned to sign this Report on the Registrant's behalf. AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Gary C. Granoff --------------------------------- Name: Gary C. Granoff Title: President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer Dated: January 24, 2006 Exhibit Index Exhibit Number Description ------- ----------- 99 Press Release dated January 24, 2006