As disclosed below, WMIH Corp., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a WMI Holdings Corp.) (“WMI Delaware” or the “Company”) became the successor to WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (“WMI Washington”), on May 11, 2015. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of establishing WMI Delaware as the successor issuer pursuant to Rule 12g-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to timely disclose events required to be disclosed on Form 8-K.
As further described in Item 3.03 below, WMI Washington consummated a reincorporation merger (the “Reincorporation”) with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, WMI Delaware, pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into between WMI Washington and WMI Delaware on May 11, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The effective time and date of the Reincorporation was 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 11, 2015 (the “Effective Time”). As a result of the Reincorporation, the registrant is now a Delaware corporation and WMI Washington has ceased to exist. In addition, at the Effective Time, WMI Holdings Corp. changed its name to WMIH Corp. The Reincorporation also resulted in the changes to the directors and officers as set forth in Item 5.02 below. WMI Delaware will continue to operate the business of WMI Washington as it existed immediately prior to the Reincorporation, and the fiscal year, accounting, location of the principal executive office, assets and liabilities of WMI Washington remain unchanged.