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): February 13, 2024
Guild Holdings Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39645 | 85-2453154 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| | | |
5887 Copley Drive
San Diego, California | | 92111 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 560-6330
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading
Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share | GHLD | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
On February 13, 2024, Guild Holdings Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it will acquire certain retail lending assets of Academy Mortgage Corporation, a privately held Utah-based mortgage lender with branches across the United States. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The Company currently expects to close the asset acquisition in the first quarter of 2024.
The information furnished in this Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
| | GUILD HOLDINGS COMPANY |
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| Dated: February 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ Desiree A. Kramer |
| | | Desiree A. Kramer |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
