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 9, 2017

 

 

GWG Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		None		26-2222607
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
220 South Sixth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN				55402
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

 

(612) 746-1944

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 9, 2017, GWG Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a special cash dividend in the amount of $2.50 per share, payable on or about April 14, 2017, to the holders of Redeemable Preferred Stock of record as of the close of business on April 5, 2017. The dividend represents an aggregate payment of approximately $250,000. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)        Exhibits

 

99.1

Press release dated February 9, 2017

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	GWG Holdings, Inc.
Date: February 9, 2017	By:	/s/ William Acheson
		William Acheson Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated February 9, 2017

 

 

 

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