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): August 21, 2017

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WMIH Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-14667	91-1653725
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
FIFTH AVENUE PLAZA 800 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4100 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON		98104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(206) 922-2957

(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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 21, 2017, WMIH Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced that the Finance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has retained Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (“KBW”) to provide certain financial advisory services in connection with the Finance Committee’s mandate to review the Company’s capital structure and potential financing alternatives. The Company’s press release announcing the retention of KBW is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated August 21, 2017.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K and the exhibits include forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report that address activities, events, conditions or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business and these statements are not guarantees of future performance. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements may include the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks are identified and discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 under Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A. These risk factors will be important to consider in determining future results and should be reviewed in their entirety. These forward-looking statements are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that the events, results or trends identified in these forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. Readers should carefully review the statements set forth in the reports, which the Company has filed or will file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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.

	WMIH CORP.
	(Registrant)
Date: August 21, 2017	By:	/s/ Charles Edward Smith
		Name:   Charles Edward Smith
		Title:   Executive Vice President

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

WMIH CORP. ANNOUNCES RETENTION OF FINANCIAL ADVISER

SEATTLE, August 21, 2017 – WMIH Corp. (Nasdaq: WMIH) (the “Company”), today announced that the Finance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has retained Keefe, Bruyette & Woods to provide certain financial advisory services in connection with the Finance Committee’s mandate to review the Company’s capital structure and potential financing alternatives.  

Steve Scheiwe, Chairman of the Company’s Board and the Finance Committee, stated “We remain committed to consummating an accretive acquisition transaction and to delivering value to our stockholders.  However, we are mindful that the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemable on January 5, 2018 if we have not consummated, or executed a definitive agreement to consummate, a qualified acquisition prior to that date.  Accordingly, we formed the Finance Committee, comprised solely of independent directors, to explore potential financing and refinancing alternatives, including the potential restructuring or refinancing of the Series B Preferred Stock.”

There can be no assurance that any transaction, including a refinancing of the Series B Preferred Stock, will occur or if so on what terms.  There is no set timetable for the Finance Committee’s review, and the Company does not intend to provide updates unless or until it determines that further disclosure is appropriate or necessary.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release that address activities, events, conditions or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business and these statements are not guarantees of future performance. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements may include the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. Some of these risks are identified and discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K. These risk factors will be important to consider in determining future results and should be reviewed in their entirety. These forward-looking statements are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that the events, results or trends identified in these forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.