UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC20549
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): May 17, 2012
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13300 | 54-1719854 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction Of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, Virginia |
22102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 720-1000
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 17, 2012, Capital One Financial Corporation (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-181047) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012. In accordance with the Shareholders Agreement the Company entered into on February 17, 2012 with ING Groep N.V., the Company filed the Prospectus Supplement for the purpose of registering 54,028,086 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), that may be offered or sold by the selling stockholder identified in the Prospectus Supplement.
The opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, relating to the validity of the Shares, is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
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.
| Date: May 17, 2012 | CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ John G. Finneran, Jr. | |||
| Name: John G. Finneran, Jr. | ||||
| Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |