UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-A/A

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

MMA CAPITAL HOLDINGS,  INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

    

001-11981
(Commission File Number)

    

52-1449733
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3600 O’Donnell Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21224

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (443)  263-2900

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of each class
to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered

Common Stock Purchase Rights

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. 

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:  N/A (if applicable)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This amendment is being filed to update the description of common stock purchase rights (the “Rights”) of MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), which were previously registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 5, 2015.

 

Item 1.Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered.

 

On March 12, 2020, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Tax Benefits Rights Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) which amends the Tax Benefit Rights Agreement dated as of May 5, 2015 (the “Rights Agreement”), between the Company and Broadridge Corporate Issuers Solutions, Inc., as rights agent, as amended by the First Amendment to Tax Benefits Rights Agreement dated January 1, 2019.

 

The Second Amendment extends the Final Expiration Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) from May 5, 2020 to May 5, 2023.  For a complete description of the security, please refer to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Item 2.Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

    

 

Number

 

Description of Document

 

 

 

4.1

 

Tax Benefit Rights Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2015, between MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as MMA Capital Management, LLC) and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. as rights agent  (incorporated by reference to Form 8-A filed on May 5, 2015).

 

4.2

 

First Amendment to Tax Benefit Rights Agreement dated as of January 1, 2019 between MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. as rights agent. (incorporated by reference to Appendix II of Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on September 28, 2018).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Second Amendment to Tax Benefit Rights Agreement dated as of March 12, 2020 between MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. as rights agent.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

March 17, 2020

By:

/s/ Michael L. Falcone

 

 

Name: Michael L. Falcone

 

 

Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President

 

EXHIBIT 4.3

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO TAX BENEFIT RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO TAX BENEFIT RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”) is made as of the 12th day of March, 2020, by and between MMA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a MMA Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) (the “Company”), and BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUERS SOLUTIONS, INC. (the “Rights Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to that certain Tax Benefit Rights Agreement dated as of May 5, 2015, as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated January 1, 2019 (the “Agreement”), adopted by the Company for the purpose of protecting its net operating losses and certain other tax benefits;

 

WHEREAS, Section 27 of the Agreement provides, among other things, that, prior to the Distribution Date (as defined in the Agreement), the Company and the Rights Agent may from time to time supplement or amend the Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights (as defined in the Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, no Distribution Date has occurred on or prior to the date hereof; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.   Definitions.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

2.         Specific Amendment.  Section 7 of the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:  Clause (a)(i) shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:  “(i) the Close of Business on May 5, 2023 (the “Final Expiration Date”),” and

3.         Effective Date.  This Second Amendment is effective as of the date first set forth above.

4.   Miscellaneous.

(a)        Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  If any conflict exists between the provisions in this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.  The Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment, and

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contains all of the covenants and agreements of the parties hereto with respect thereto.  This Amendment may not be altered, changed or amended except in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Agreement for an amendment thereto.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.  All section headings of this Amendment are inserted solely as a matter of convenience and for reference, and are not a substantive part of this Amendment.

(b)        This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

(c)        This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(d)        By their execution of this Amendment, the undersigned Members hereby confirm that they are duly authorized to execute this Amendment and any necessary requisite approval has been obtained with respect to this Amendment and all matters set forth herein.

(Signatures appear on following page)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the proper officers of the Company have duly executed this Second Amendment effective as of the date and year first above written.

 

ATTEST:

    

MMA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J Brooks Martin

 

By:

/s/ Gary A. Mentesana

Name:

J Brooks Martin

 

 

Gary A. Mentesana

 

Secretary

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER

 

 

 

SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patricia Herzog

 

By:

/s/ John P Dunn

Name:

Patricia Herzog

 

Name:

John P. Dunn

Title:

Sr Contracts Administrator

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

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