-----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, R/C251/vzzxXcJ1yhMya2mZxcte5SZBR9qsJ3BK8aoYhoQWK7XBqD2imNA/bM8Ek LDtlg9wMV1agdZO0yfciiA== 0001064015-08-000048.txt : 20081125 0001064015-08-000048.hdr.sgml : 20081125 20081125124237 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001064015-08-000048 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081125 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20081125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081125 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001064015 IRS NUMBER: 522102424 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-00193 FILM NUMBER: 081212946 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 747 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 4TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123552449 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 747 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 4TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 8-K 1 november252008annualmeeting8.htm 8-K U

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



November 25, 2008

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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

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(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

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(Address of principal executive offices           (Zip Code)


(800) 214-1047

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(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):


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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 the results of its annual meeting of shareholders.


The information furnished is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act

 of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.


  

                                    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/ Michael Feinsod

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                                                Name:  Michael Feinsod

                                                Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: November 25, 2008



Exhibit Index



Exhibit

Number                   Description

 

99                     Press Release dated November 25, 2008







EX-99 2 november252008annualmeetingr.htm EXHIBTI 99 PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release

For Immediate Release


From:

Ameritrans Capital Corporation

For more information Contact:

Michael Feinsod

(212) 355-2449


Ameritrans Announces Results of Annual Meeting


New York, New York, November 25, 2008 – Ameritrans Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTC, AMTCP) today held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the shareholders elected nine members to serve on the Company's Board of Directors: Peter Boockvar, Steven Etra, Michael Feinsod, Gary C, Granoff, Murray A. Indick, John R. Laird, Howard Sommer, Ellen M. Walker, and Ivan J. Wolpert.  Each of the Directors will serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders, which is anticipated for the fall of 2009.


ABOUT AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION


Ameritrans Capital Corporation is an internally managed, closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  Ameritrans originates, structures and manages a portfolio of secured business loans and selected equity investments. Ameritrans' wholly owned subsidiary Elk Associates Funding Corporation is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC).  The Company maintains its offices at 747 Third Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements,” which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Actual results and condition may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Ameritrans Capital undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.



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