secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary ====================================== Issuer: 1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP (—) CIK: 0000038723 Form: 8-K Filed at: 2025-12-29T23:59:59+00:00 Accession: 0000038723-25-000149 Event type: debt Sentiment: neutral Materiality: 0.55 Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01 LLM model: deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 1st Franklin Financial issues $18.7M subordinated notes to related parties, amends BMO credit facility -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Issued $18.7M aggregate subordinated notes at 6.5% to CEO and directors; proceeds used to redeem equivalent commercial paper held by same parties. - Amended Loan and Security Agreement with BMO Bank N.A. to include Qualifying Subordinated Debt in adjusted tangible net worth and Funded Debt ratio. - Subordinated notes mature June 6, 2028; no principal payment required until six months after facility maturity. - Amendment permits incurrence and payments on Qualifying Subordinated Debt; other lenders consented to changes. Source: EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38723/000003872325000149/0000038723-25-000149-index.htm Primary doc: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38723/000003872325000149/na-20251223.htm HTML page: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038723-25-000149 License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer