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): September 13, 2021

PAYA HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-39627	85-2199433
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

303 Perimeter Center North Atlanta, GA	30346
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 261-0240

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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, par value $0.001 per share	PAYA	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	PAYAW	The Nasdaq Capital Market

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 transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 8.01 Other information.

On September 13, 2021, Paya Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of the Company’s previously announced offer to each holder of the Company’s outstanding warrants to receive 0.260 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, in exchange for each outstanding warrant tendered by the holder and exchanged pursuant to the offer and the Company’s accompanying consent solicitation. The Company also announced that the Registration Statement on Form S-4, originally filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2021, as amended, was declared effective on September 9, 2021.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by the Company, dated September 13, 2021, announcing results of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: September 13, 2021	PAYA HOLDINGS INC.
	By:	/s/ Glenn Renzulli
		Name:	Glenn Renzulli
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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