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): November 20, 2014
Regional Management Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35477 | 57-0847115 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
509 West Butler Road
Greenville, South Carolina 29607
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(864) 422-8011
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 20, 2014, Regional Management Corp. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) had appointed Michael R. Dunn, the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer, to serve as the permanent Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Dunn had been appointed by the Board to the role of interim Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Thomas F. Fortin, effective as of October 30, 2014. He remains a director of the Company.
Mr. Dunn, age 62, has been a director of the Company since July 2014 and was a partner at the private equity firm of Brysam Global Partners, a specialized firm focusing on investment in international banking and consumer lending companies, from 2007 through 2013. Mr. Dunn served as a board or alternate board member for all of Brysam’s portfolio companies. Prior to that, Mr. Dunn was with Citigroup for over 30 years, where he was the Chief Financial Officer of the Global Consumer Group from 1996 through 2007, adding the title of Chief Operating Officer of the Group in 2005. He was also a member of the Citigroup Management and Operating Committees. Mr. Dunn previously served on the boards of Banamex, a wholly-owned Mexican bank subsidiary of Citigroup, and on the U.S.-based Student Loan Corporation, of which Citigroup owned a majority interest. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University and attended the University of Michigan Executive Program. He is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State.
The Board has authorized the Compensation Committee of the Board to negotiate and approve the terms and conditions of Mr. Dunn’s employment and to enter into a related employment agreement. However, no determination regarding compensation arrangements relating to Mr. Dunn’s appointment has been made as of the date of filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Dunn and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Dunn was selected as Chief Executive Officer; there are no family relationships between Mr. Dunn and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers; and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Dunn that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Regional Management Corp. on November 20, 2014. | |
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.
| Regional Management Corp. | ||||||
| Date: November 20, 2014 | By: | /s/ Donald E. Thomas | ||||
| Donald E. Thomas | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Regional Management Corp. on November 20, 2014. | |