UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): October 15 16, 2020

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

001-35064

30-0663473

~~001-35064~~

~~30-0663473~~

(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1200 N. Federal Highway—Suite 200Boca Raton, Florida, 33432

1200 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, Florida

33432

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (561) 995-4200

5355 Town Center Road, Suite ~~701Boca~~701, Boca Raton, Florida, 33486 (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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transmission period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Conditions~~Events

OnEffective October 15 16, 2020, Emergent Capital, Inc.’s (the " “Company"”) ~~issued~~common astock, ~~press~~par ~~release~~value ~~announcing~~$0.01 ~~earnings~~per ~~and~~share ~~other~~(the ~~financial~~“Common ~~results~~Stock”), ~~for~~has ~~its~~moved ~~third~~from ~~quarter~~the ~~ended~~OTCQX ~~August 31~~to the OTC Pink market as a result of the Company’s filing on October 15, 2020 of a petition for protection under chapter 11 of United States Bankruptcy Code. The Common Stock will trade under the symbol "EMGCQ."

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, this information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued October 15, 2020

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.

October 15 16, 2020

	EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.
	(Registrant)


	By:	/s/ Miriam Martinez
		Miriam Martinez
		Chief Financial Officer

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