UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 1

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 

OR

[ ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to __________________

Commission file number 000-55323

Mentor Capital, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	77-0395098
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
511 Fourteenth Street, Suite A-2, A-4, A-6, Ramona, CA 92065
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(760) 788-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	[   ]	Accelerated filer	[   ]
Non-accelerated filer	[   ]	Smaller reporting company	[X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]

At May 12, 2017, there were 22,694,282 shares of Mentor Capital, Inc.’s common stock outstanding.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 of Mentor Capital, Inc. (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”), is to submit revised Exhibit 31.1 and revised Exhibit 31.2 in order to conform exactly to the language set forth in Item 601(b)(31)(i) of Regulation S-K.

No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-Q speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q , does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original Form 10-Q.

Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number	Description
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to its Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2017 on Form 10-Q/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Date: October 30, 2017By: /s/ Chet Billingsley 

Chet Billingsley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 30, 2017By: /s/ Lori Stansfield  

Lori Stansfield

Director and Chief Financial Officer

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