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) May 11, 2016
Net Element, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
001-34887 |
90-1025599 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer
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3363 NE 163rd Street, Suite 705, North Miami Beach, FL |
33160 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
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(305) 507-8808 |
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| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |||
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Not Applicable |
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| (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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
On May 11, 2016, Net Element, Inc. (the “Company”) opted to exchange the second tranche in the aggregate amount of $250,000 for 917,431 shares of the Company common stock based on the “exchange price” of $0.2725 per share for this second tranche pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement, (the “Agreement”) with Crede CG III, Ltd. (“Crede”). The Agreement and its terms were disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2016. Such shares of common stock of the Company were issued to Crede under an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosure provided in Item 2.03 of this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
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.
Dated: May 16, 2016
| NET ELEMENT, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan New | ||
| Name: Jonathan New | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||