Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): August 12, 2021 (August 7, 2021)

MENTOR CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-55323

77-0395098

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5964 Campus Court, Plano, Texas		75093
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 788-4700

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock		MNTR		OTCQB

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 7, 2021, the Board of Directors of Mentor Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Chet Billingsley, a Director of the Company and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer.

No additional compensation was awarded to Mr. Billingsley in connection with his appointment. There are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Billingsley and the Company that would be required to be reported.

Mr. Billingsley, 68, has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Director since 1994. On August 15, 2009, Mr. Billingsley was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, and on May 6, 2017, Mr. Billingsley was appointed a member of the Company’s Audit Committee.

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.