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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 22, 2013

SMART ONLINE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
001-32634
 
 95-4439334
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 320
Durham, North Carolina
 
27703
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
919-765-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
On May 22, 2013, Smart Online, Inc., or the Company, sold an additional convertible secured subordinated note due November 14, 2016 in the principal amount of $400,000, or the New Note, to a current noteholder upon substantially the same terms and conditions as the Company’s previously issued notes, or the Existing Notes, the terms of which are as described in Item 1 and Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2007 and November 12, 2008, under Item 2.03 of the Company’s Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed on November 21, 2008 and February 25, 2009, under Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2010 and under Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2012, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.  The Company is obligated to pay interest on the New Note at an annualized rate of 8% payable in quarterly installments commencing August 22, 2013. As with the Existing Notes, the Company is not permitted to prepay the New Note without approval of the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
  
The Company plans to use the proceeds to meet ongoing working capital and capital spending requirements.
 
The sale of the New Note was made pursuant to an exemption from registration in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
The information contained in Item 2.03 is hereby incorporated by reference.

 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gleb Mikhailov
 
Name:
Gleb Mikhailov
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer

 
Date:  May 23, 2013