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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)


     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________ to __________

Commission file number 0-23637

Global Preferred Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
DELAWARE
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  58-2179041
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

6455 EAST JOHNS CROSSING, SUITE 402
DULUTH, GEORGIA 30097
(770) 248-3311

(Address, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)


Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

     
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
     
None   None

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $.001

(Title of class)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes o     No þ

     The aggregate market value of the voting common stock, held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2004, was approximately $23,941,438 computed on the basis of the last price at which the common equity was sold ($10.00 per share).

     At March 14, 2005, there were 4,141,684 shares of common stock outstanding.

 
 

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

     The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A is to amend our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, which was filed on March 31, 2005. This Amendment is being filed solely to revise Exhibit 23.3 of Item 15 of Part IV. In addition, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are providing re-executed Rule 13a-14 certifications dated as of the date of this Amendment. The certifications are attached as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this Amendment. Unaffected Items or Exhibits are not included in this Amendment.

     Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the original Form 10-K and this Form 10-K/A does not amend, update or change the financial statements or any other items or disclosures in the original Form 10-K.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Duluth, State of Georgia, on April 5, 2005.

Dated: April 5, 2005
         
  Global Preferred Holdings, Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edward F. McKernan    
    Edward F. McKernan   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
  /s/ Bradley E. Barks    
  Bradley E. Barks   
  Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President   
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

23.3   Consent of KPMG LLP.
 
31.1   Certification by Edward F. McKernan, Chief Executive Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2   Certification by Bradley E. Barks, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.