As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2016

May 28, 2021

Registration No. 333-_______

333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

7372

52-2263942

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

100 Sylvan Road, Suite G-700

Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 376-5555

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)
Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone

Number, Including Area Code, of

Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Roger Kahn

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bridgeline Digital, Inc.

100 Sylvan Road, Suite G-700

Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 376-5555

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and

Telephone Number, Including Area Code,

of Agent for Service)

80 Blanchard Road
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 376-5555
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,

Copies of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Michael D. Prinn
Chief Financial Officer
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
80 Blanchard Road
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 376-5555
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agentall communications, including all communications sent to the agent for Service)
Copies to
service, should be sent to:

Daniel W. Rumsey, Esq.

Jessica R. Sudweeks, Esq.

Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation

600

655 West Broadway, Suite 700

870

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 272-7050

272-7058

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective, as determined by market conditions and other factors.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

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If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer

   

Emerging growth company

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting 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.   ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of securities to be registered
 
Amount to be Registered(1)
 
 
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Per Unit(2)
 
 
Proposed Maximum Aggregate 
OfferingPrice
 
 
Amount of Registration 
Fee
 
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (3)
 3,778,747
 $0.48
 $1,813,798,565 
 $210.22

Title of each class of securities to be registered

 

Amount to be

Registered (1)(2)

  

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price per

Share (2)

  

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price

  

Amount of

Registration

Fee

 
                 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (3)

  2,671,917  $2.55  $6,813,388.35  $743.34 

(1)

In accordance with

Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares of common stock offered hereby shallbeing registered hereunder also include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be deemed to cover additional securities to be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting fromafter the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQNasdaq Capital Market on November 11, 2016.May 26, 2021.

(3)

Represents

Includes (i) 2,881,672 outstanding1,842,105 shares of common stock that have been issued to certainissuable upon the conversion of shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, held by the selling stockholders, and (ii) 896075an aggregate of 829,812 shares of common stock that may be issued to certainissuable upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants held by the selling stockholders upon the exercise of outstanding warrants.identified herein.

The Registrantregistrant hereby amends this registration statementRegistration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statementRegistration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statementRegistration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said sectionSection 8(a), may determine.


 

 

   
 

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not resell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, nor is it a solicitation of offers to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 
   

Subject to completion, dated November 14, 2016

May 28, 2021

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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
[____________]

2,671,917 Shares

COMMON STOCK

Common Stock

This prospectus relates to the possible resaleoffer and sale of up to [__________]2,671,917 shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, $0.001 par value $0.001 per share which includes up to [________] shares that may be issued upon the exercise(the “Common Stock”), of warrants,Bridgeline Digital, Inc., (the “Company”), held by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus or in supplementsprospectus. All of the shares being offered, when sold, will be sold by the selling stockholders. The shares of Common Stock registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus. The shares and the warrants were issued to the selling stockholders in connection with previously disclosed private placement transactions, including the placement of common stock and warrants disclosed on November 4, 2016. prospectus include:

1,184,212 shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of shares the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series D Preferred”), issued to certain of the selling stockholders in a private placement transaction consummated on May 12, 2021 (the “Private Placement”);

592,106 shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of Common Stock purchase warrants issued to certain of the selling stockholders in connection with the Private Placement (the “PIPE Warrants”);

58,169 shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of Common Stock purchase warrants issued to certain placement agents in connection with a registered direct offering consummated on February 4, 2021 (the “February Offering”) (the “February Placement Agent Warrants”); and

179,537 shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of Common Stock purchase warrants issued to certain placement agents in connection with a registered direct offering consummated concurrently with the Private Placement on May 12, 2021 (the “May Offering”) (the “May Placement Agent Warrants” and, together with the PIPE Warrants, the February Placement Agent Warrants and the May Placement Agent Warrants, the “Warrants”).

657,895 shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of shares of Series D Preferred issuable in connection with the acquisition by the Company of all of the issued and outstanding shares Hawk Search Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Hawk Search”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of a share purchase agreement, dated May 11, 2021 (the “Hawk Search Acquisition”). For more information, see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2021.

We are registering the sharesShares to provide the selling stockholders with freely tradable securities. This prospectus does not necessarily mean that the selling stockholders will offer or sell those shares. Up to [___________] shares2,678,304 Shares may be sold from time to time after the effectiveness of the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, andpart.

We will not receive proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the selling stockholders. However, we may receive proceeds of up to 870,835 shares may be soldapproximately $1.75 million from time to time after May 9, 2017, which is the date certain warrants become exercisable. See “Descriptionexercise of Private Placements” under “Prospectus Summary” on page 1 below for more information.

We will receive no proceeds from any salethe Warrants by the selling stockholders, once the registration statement, of the shares of our common stock covered bywhich this prospectus but we have agreed to pay certain expenses relating tois a part, is declared effective and any and all restrictions on the registrationexercise of such shares. Thewarrants have been lifted. All selling and other expenses incurred by the selling stockholders may from time to time offerwill be paid by the selling stockholders, except for certain legal fees and resell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of the shares of our common stock coveredexpenses, which will be paid by this prospectus through underwriters or dealers, directly to purchasers or through broker-dealers or agents. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 7 below for more information.
us.

Our common stockCommon Stock trades on the NASDAQNasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BLIN.” On November 11, 2016,May 27, 2021, the closing price for our common stock,Common Stock, as reported on the NASDAQNasdaq Capital Market, was $0.48$2.57 per share.

Investing

Our business and investing in our securities involves certain risks. See the section entitled Risk Factors located on page 2[] of this prospectus, andas well as those risks contained in any applicable prospectus supplement for certain risks you should consider.and in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or applicable prospectus supplement. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before you make your investment decision.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined ifpassed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus is truthful or complete.prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is [               ], 2016

], 2021

 
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BRIDGELINE

BRIDGELINEDIGITAL, INC.

TABLEOF CONTENTS

  

PAGE

   

 1
   

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 2
   

Company Overview

 3
   

Risk Factors

 5
   

Description of Corporate Transactions

  76
   

Description of Securities

  7
8
   

Selling Stockholders

  813
   

Use of Proceeds

  815
   

Plan of Distribution

16
  8

Legal Matters

18

Experts

18

Where You Can Find More Information

18

Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference

18

 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Under this registration statement, the selling stockholders may, offer and resellfrom time to time, sell up to [__________]an aggregate of 2,671,917 shares of our common stock,Common Stock, which includes [________]1,842,105 shares of our Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of shares the Company’s Series D Preferred and 829,812 shares of our Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of certain warrants, in one or more offerings. The exhibits toWe will not receive any proceeds from the registration statement contain the full textsale of certain contracts and other important documents we have summarized inany shares offered by this prospectus. Since these summaries mayThis prospectus does not contain all of the information thatincluded in the registration statement. Before making an investment decision, it is important for you may find importantto read and consider the information contained in deciding whetherthis prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to purchase our common stock,which we have referred you, should reviewtogether with the full text of these documents. The registration statement and the exhibits can be obtained from the SEC as indicatedadditional information described under the sections entitledheadingWhere You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Referenceand “Where You Can Find More Information.”

below.

You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. Neither we nor the selling stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. Neither we nor the selling stockholders are making an offer to sell our common stockCommon Stock in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale thereof is not permitted. You should not assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. You should carefully read carefully the entirety of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before making an investment decision.

In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context requires otherwise, we use the terms “company,“Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to Bridgeline Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation.


CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDINGFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any documents we incorporate by reference, may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any documents we incorporate by reference other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about:

our ability to implement our business strategy;

anticipated trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate;

our expected future financial performance;

our expectations regarding our operating expense;

our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs;

our expectations regarding market acceptance of our products;

our ability to compete in our industry and innovation by our competitors;

our ability to protect our confidential information and intellectual property rights;

our ability to successfully identify and manage any potential acquisitions;

our ability to manage expansion into international markets;

our ability to maintain or broaden our business relationships and develop new relationships with strategic alliances, suppliers, customers, distributors or otherwise;

our ability to recruit and retain qualified sales, technical and other key personnel;

our ability to obtain additional financing;

our ability to manage growth;

our ability to maintain the listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market; and

other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, as well as in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference.

These forward-looking statements are only predictions and we may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, so you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and operating results. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this prospectus, as well as certain information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, that could cause actual future results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein after we distribute this prospectus, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.

You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any documents we incorporate by reference with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Our Company

Bridgeline Digital, The Digital Engagement Company™, enables itsCompany, helps customers to maximize the performance of their –mission criticalfull digital experience from websites and intranets and online stores.to eCommerce experiences. Our iAPPS®Unbound platform is a Digital Experience Platform that deeply integrates Web Content Management, eCommerce, eMarketing, Social Media management, and Web Analytics (Insights) with the goal of assisting marketers to help marketers deliver onlineexceptional digital experiences that attract, engage, nurture and convert their customers across all channels. We offer a core accelerator framework for rapidly implementing digital channels. experiences on the Bridgeline Unbound platform, which provides customers with cost-effective solutions in addition to velocity to market.

Our iAPPSUnbound platform combined with its digitalprofessional services assists customers in maximizing on-linedigital business transformation, driving lead generation, increasing revenue, improving customer service and loyalty, enhancing employee knowledge, and reducing operational costs. The iAPPSds (distributed subscription) product is aBridgeline Unbound platform that empowers franchise and large dealer networks with state-of-the-art web engagement management while providing superior oversight of corporate branding. iAPPSds deeply integrates content management,bridges the gaps between Web Content Management, eCommerce, eMarketing, and social and web analytics by providing all of these components in one unified and is a self-service web platform that is offered to each authorized franchise or dealer for a monthly subscription fee. deeply integrated platform.

Our iAPPSdsr platform, released in 2015, targets the growingUnbound Franchise product empowers large franchises, healthcare networks, associations/chapters and other multi-unit organizations with 10-500 locationsto manage a large hierarchy of digital properties at scale. The platform provides an easy-to-use administrative console that enables corporate marketing to provide consistency in branding and messaging while providing them with powerful web engagement tools while maintaining corporateflexible publishing capabilities at the local-market level. The platform empowers brand controlnetworks to unify, manage, scale and consistency. 

The iAPPS Platform is an award-winning application recognized around the globe. Our teams of Microsoft Gold© certified developers have won over 100 industry related awards. In 2016,CIO Review selected iAPPS as one of the 20 Most Promising Digital Marketing Solution Providers. This followed accolades from the SIIA (Software and Information Industry Association) which recognized iAPPS Content Manager with the 2015 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Web Content Management Platform. Also in 2015, EContent magazine named iAPPS Digital Engagement Platform to its Trendsetting Products list. The list of 75 products and platforms was compiled by EContent’s editorial staff, and selections were based on each offering’s uniqueness and importance to digital publishing, media, and marketing. Bridgeline was also recognized in 2015 asoptimize a strong performer by Forrester Research, Inc. in its independence report, “The Forrester Wave ™: Through-Channel Marketing Automation Platforms, Q3 2015.” In recent years, iAPPS Content Manager and iAPPS Commerce products were selected as finalists for the 2014, 2013, and 2012 CODiE Awards for Best Content Management Solution and Best Electronic Commerce Solution, globally. In 2015, the SIIA (Software and Information Industry Association) awarded iAPPS Content Manager the 2015 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Web Content Management Platform. In 2014 and 2013, Bridgeline Digital won twenty-five Horizon Interactive Awards for outstanding developmenthierarchy of web applicationsproperties and websites. Also in 2013, the Web Marketing Association sponsored Internet Advertising Competition honored Bridgeline Digital with three awards for iAPPS customer websitesmarketing campaigns on a global, national and B2B Magazine selected Bridgeline Digital as one of the Top Interactive Technology companies in the United States. KMWorld Magazine Editors selected Bridgeline Digital as one of the 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management and also selected iAPPS as a Trend Setting Product in 2013.
local level.

The iAPPSUnbound platform is delivered through a cloud-based SaaS (“Softwaresoftware as a Serviceservice (“SaaS”) multi-tenant business model, whose flexible architecture provides customers with state of the artstate-of-the-art deployment providing maintenance, daily technical operation and support; or via a traditional perpetual licensing business model, in which the iAPPS software resides on a dedicated serverinfrastructure in either the customer’s facility or Bridgeline’s co-managed hosting facility.

manage-hosted by Bridgeline Digital was incorporated undervia a cloud-based hosted services model.

OrchestraCMS, delivered through a cloud-based SaaS, is the lawsonly content and digital experience platform built 100% native on Salesforce and helps customers create compelling digital experiences for their customers, partners, and employees; uniquely combining content with business data, processes and applications across any channel or device, including Salesforce Communities, social media, portals, intranets, websites, applications and services.

Celebros Search, delivered through a cloud-based SaaS, is a commerce-oriented site search product that provides for Natural Language Processing with artificial intelligence to present very relevant search results based on long-tail keyword searches in seven languages.

Recent Developments

Woorank Acquisition

On February 2, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Woorank SRL (“Woorank”), an entity located in Belgium, to acquire all of the Stateissued and outstanding shares of DelawareWoorank (the “WoorankAcquisition”) for a total purchase price of approximately €1.4 million, and on August 28, 2000.Our principal placeMarch 1, 2021, the Company closed the Woorank Acquisition. At closing, the Company issued a total of business is 80 Blanchard Road, Burlington, MA 01803. Our telephone number is (781) 376-5555. Our corporate website address is http://www.bridgelinedigital.com. No29,433 shares of its unregistered Common Stock, of which 9,433 shares were issued as payment of a portion of our websitethe purchase price for the Woorank Acquisition and the remaining shares were issued to as consideration to the founder of Woorank for assistance with certain matters related to the Woorank Acquisition until March 1, 2022. In addition, approximately €1.9 million of Woorank’s existing debt obligations became consolidated debt of the Company, of which approximately €1.6 million is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, is currently listed for quotationclassified as current debt with payment due within one year. The Company funded all other amounts payable at closing, totaling approximately €0.2 million, from the Company’s cash on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BLIN.”hand.

3

Description

February Registered Direct Offering

On February 4, 2021, the Company offered and sold a total of Private Placements

November Private Placement
On November 3, 2016, we entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (“Purchase Agreements”) with880,000 shares of Common Stock, to certain institutional and accredited investors (the “Purchasers”) to sell an aggregate totalat a public offering price of 1,741,670 shares of our common stock for $0.48$3.10 per share in a registered direct offering (the “PurchaserShares”) (the “NovemberPrivate PlacementFebruary Offering”). As additional consideration, weThe Company utilized the services of the Placement Agents for the February Offering, and paid to the Placement Agents a fee equal to 8% of the aggregate purchase price paid by certain investors placed by the Placement Agents at closing, and reimbursed the Placement Agents for certain expenses. In addition, the Company issued to the PurchasersPlacement Agents Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate total of 870,83558,169 shares common stockof Common Stock (the “Purchaser Warrant SharesFebruaryPlacement Agent Warrants”). Each Purchaser Warrant expiresThe February Placement Agent Warrants have a term of five and one-half years from the date of issuance and is exercisable for $0.70an exercise price of $3.875 per share. 

The Company received net proceeds from the February Offering of approximately $2.4 million after deducting certain fees due to the Placement Agents and the Company's estimated transaction expenses.

May Registered Direct Offering and Private Placement

On May 12, 2021, the Company offered and sold a total of 1,060,000 shares of its Common Stock to certain institutional investors at a public offering price of $2.28 per share beginning six-monthsin a registered direct offering (the “MayOffering”). The Company utilized the services of the Placement Agents for the May Offering, and paid to the Placement Agents a fee equal to 8% of the aggregate purchase price paid by certain investors placed by the Placement Agents at closing, and reimbursed the Placement Agents for certain expenses. In addition, the Company issued to the Placement Agents Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 179,537 shares of Common Stock (the “MayPlacement Agent Warrants”). The May Placement Agent Warrants have a term of five years from the date of issuance or May 9, 2017.

and an exercise price of $2.85 per share. 

The Company received net proceeds from the May Offering of approximately $4.57 million after deducting certain fees due to the Placement Agents and the Purchasers alsoCompany's estimated transaction expenses.

HawkSearch Acquisition

On May 11, 2021, the Company entered into a Registration RightsStock Purchase Agreement (the “Registration RightsPurchase Agreement”) with Svanaco, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Svanawar, Inc., an Illinois corporation (collectively, the “Sellers”), whereinand Hawk Search Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Hawk Search”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement to register the Purchaser Shares and Purchaser Warrant Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, was filed with the SEC to satisfy our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

Piggyback Registration Rights
Prior to the November Private Placement, we completed several private placements of our securities, including equity and debt issuances. As a part of these transactions, we offered certain investors piggyback registration rights such that, in the event we filed a registration statement to register our securities under the Securities Act, the shares of common stock issued or issuable to those investors would be eligible to also be registered under the Securities Act. Accordingly, in addition to the Purchaser Shares, a total of [_________] shares are included in the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, pursuant to these previously granted piggyback registration rights. These shares include: (i) [__________] shares of common stock issued on or about July 15, 2016 and upon conversion of certain Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes, issued on or about May 11, 2016 (the “Piggyback Shares”) and (ii) [________] shares issuable upon exercise of warrants (the “Piggyback Warrants”) issued on or about June 19, 2013 (the “Piggyback Warrant Shares”).
We completed the November Private Placement, as well as the issuances of the Piggyback Shares and the Piggyback Warrants in reliance on an exemption to registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and rules promulgated thereunder, including Regulation D.  Each of the selling stockholders has represented that they qualify as an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
THE OFFERING
Securities Offered by the Selling StockholdersUp to [___________] shares of common stock
Common Stock Outstanding
18,683,351 shares (1)
Terms of the Offering
The selling stockholders may from time to time offer and resell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any orwill purchase all of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus through underwriters or dealers, directly to purchasers or through broker-dealers or agents. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 7 below for more information.
Use of Proceeds
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock being offered under this prospectus.  We may receive proceeds from the exercise of the Purchaser Warrants or the Piggyback Warrants, and any such proceeds will be used primarily for working capital and general corporate purposes.  See “Use of Proceeds” on page 7 below for more information.
NASDAQ Capital Market SymbolBLIN
Risk Factors
You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.
(1) 
Based upon the total number of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Hawk Search from the Sellers (the “HawkSearchAcquisition”). The total consideration payable by the Company under the Purchase Agreement is approximately $11.85 million, subject to certain working capital and purchase price adjustments contained in the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price is payable as follows: (i) an initial cash payment of November 14, 2016.  Excludes the [__________] shares of our common stock that may be issued as Purchaser Warrant Shares and/or Piggyback Warrant Sharesapproximately $5.75 million (subject to certain working capital adjustments pursuant to the selling stockholders.Purchase Agreement) payable on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), (ii) the issuance of approximately $1.5 million in Series D Preferred, (iii) approximately $2.0 million in cash, to be paid on or before December 31, 2021 (subject to certain adjustments pursuant to the Purchase Agreement), and (iv) up to approximately $2.6 million as a performance based earnout payable within 30 days upon conclusion of its fiscal year 2022 annual audit and filing the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

The closing of the HawkSearch Acquisitionis subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the parties of certain conditions to closing or contingencies as described in the Purchase Agreement The Purchase Agreements contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to completing stock purchases, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties.

Corporate Information

The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware on August 28, 2000. Our principal place of business is located at 100 Sylvan Road, Suite G-700, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801. Our telephone number is (781) 376-5555. We maintain a corporate website at http://www.bridgeline.com. The information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, a part of this prospectus.


RISK FACTORS

FACTORS

We face a variety of significant and diverse risks, many of which are inherent into our business. You should carefully consider the risks described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), all of which are incorporated by reference herein, before making an investment decision. The occurrence of any of those risks could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flow. Other risks and uncertainties that we do not now consider material or of which we are not nowcurrently aware may become important factors that affect us in the future. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the documents incorporated by reference herein before deciding to invest in our common stock.Common Stock.


DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

February 2021 Registered Direct Offering

On February 4, 2021, the Company offered and sold a total of 880,000 shares of its Common Stock to certain institutional and accredited investors (the “FebruaryInvestors”) at a public offering price of $3.10 per share in the February Offering. The February Offering was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the Company's currently effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-239104), which was initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2020, and was declared effective on June 25, 2020 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). Certain of the February Investors entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “FebruaryPurchase Agreement”), directly with Company, at such February Investor’s option, in connection with February Offering. The February Offering closed on February 8, 2021, and resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.72 million.

Joseph Gunnar & Company, LLC acted as lead placement agent for the February Offering and Taglich Brothers, Inc. acted as co-placement agent for the Offering (the " Placement Agents"). As compensation for their services, the Company paid to the Placement Agents a fee equal to 8% of the aggregate purchase price paid by February Investors placed by the Placement Agents at closing, and reimbursed the Placement Agents for certain expenses incurred in connection with the February Offering. In addition, the Company issued to the Placement Agents Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 58,169 shares of Common Stock (the “FebruaryPlacement Agent Warrants”). The February Placement Agent Warrants have a term of five years from the date of issuance and an exercise price of $3.875 per share.

The net proceeds from the Offering were approximately $2.4 million after deducting certain fees due to the Placement Agents and the Company's estimated transaction expenses. The net proceeds received by the Company will be used for general corporate purposes, including general working capital.

The foregoing description of the February Purchase Agreement and the Placement Agent Warrants are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Purchase Agreement and form of Placement Agent Warrant, attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2021 (the “February 8-K”).

Pursuant to this prospectus, 58,169 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the February Placement Agent Warrants are being registered hereunder.

May 2021 Registered Direct Offering and Private Placement

On May 12, 2021, the Company offered and sold a total of 1,060,000 shares of its Common Stock, to certain institutional investors (the “MayInvestors”) at a public offering price of $2.28 per share in a registered direct offering (the “MayOffering”). The May Offering was registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement.

Also on May 12, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (the “PIPE Purchase Agreement”), with certain institutional investors (the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which the Company offered and sold a total of 2,700 units to the PIPE Investors (the “Units”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per Unit (the “Private Placement”). Each Unit consisted of (i) one share of the Company’s newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred”) and (ii) warrants (the “PIPEWarrants”) to purchase up to one-half of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of shares of Series D Preferred issued as a part of such PIPE Investor’s Units (the “PIPEWarrant Shares”). In total, the Company issued 2,700 shares of Series D Preferred and PIPE Warrants to purchase up to 592,106 PIPE Warrant Shares as a part of the Units.

Each share of Series D Preferred issued as a part of the Units are convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $2.28 per share (the “Conversion Shares”), but only following the date (the “Stockholder Approval Date”) that holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities approve of the issuance of the Units in accordance with Listing Rule 5635 of the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Issuance Proposal”). In addition, beginning on the six-month anniversary date of the original issuance date of the Series D Preferred and ending on the Stockholder Approval Date, shares of Series D Preferred will accrue dividends at a rate of 9% per annum. The PIPE Warrants have a term of five and one-half years from the date of issuance, will become exercisable on the six-month anniversary of the original issuance date, assuming the issuance of the Warrants are approved by a majority of the Company’s stockholders on the Stockholder Approval Date, and have an exercise price of $2.51 per share.

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No shares of Series D Preferred may be converted into Conversion Shares and no PIPE Warrants may be exercised for shares of our Common Stock unless and until such time that we have obtained approval from our stockholders, at an annual or special meeting or via written consent, to issue the Conversion Shares and PIPE Warrant Shares which number of shares in the aggregate exceeds 20% of the number of our shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date, as required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(d) (the “Issuance Approval”).

In connection with the Private Placement, we granted certain registration rights to the Purchasers (each of whom is also a selling stockholder identified in this prospectus in the section titled “Selling Stockholders”) with respect to the Conversion Shares and PIPE Warrant Shares, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement by and among us and the Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement no later than 15 days after the Closing Date in order to register the Conversion Shares and PIPE Warrant Shares, and are filing the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, in satisfaction of that obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement.

Joseph Gunnar & Company, LLC and Taglich Brothers, Inc. also acted as lead placement agent and co-placement agent, respectively, for the May Offering and the Private Placement. As compensation for their services, the Company paid to the Placement Agents a fee equal to 8% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Private Placement Investors at closing, and reimbursed the Placement Agents for certain expenses incurred in connection with the Private Placement. In addition, the Company issued to the Placement Agents in Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 179,537 shares of Common Stock (the “MayPlacement Agent Warrants”) in connection with both the Private Placement and the RD Offering. The Placement Agent Warrants have a term of five years from the commencement of sales and an exercise price of $2.85 per share.

Pursuant to this prospectus, the following shares of Common Stock are being registered hereunder:

1,184,212 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred offered and sold to the PIPE Investors.

657,895 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred issuable in connection with the Haws Search Acquisition.

592,106 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants offered and sold to the PIPE Investors.

179,537 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the May Placement Agent Warrants.


DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

SECURITIES

The following summary description sets forth some of the general termsrights of our capital stock is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Charter and bylaws, copies of which are filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on December 23, 2020, which is incorporated by reference herein.

General

Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 50.0 million shares of our Common Stock and 1.0 million shares of preferred stock. The following is a description of our Common Stock, certain provisions of our common stock. Because this is aCharter and amended and restated bylaws (“Bylaws”), and certain provisions of Delaware law. This summary description, it does not contain all ofpurport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the information that may be important to you. For a more detailed descriptionprovisions of our common stock, you should refer to the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”)Charter and our charterBylaws, copies of which have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to our periodic filings under the Securities and bylaws as in effect at the timeExchange Act of any offering.  Copies of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation,1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and our Amended and Restated Bylaws are includedalso incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus formsis a part.

General
Under

Common Stock

Except as otherwise expressly provided in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,Charter, or as amended (our “Certificate of Incorporation”) we are authorized to issue 50,000,000required by applicable law, all shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 perCommon Stock have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and 1,000,000are identical in all respects as to all matters, including, without limitation, those described below. All outstanding shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 par value per share. As of November 14, 2016, there were 18,683,351 shares of our common stock issuedCommon Stock are fully paid and outstanding and 224,458 shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding.

nonassessable.

Voting Rights.The holders of common stockour Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters. The common stockOur Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights, which means that holders of the shares of common stockour Common Stock with a majority of the votes to be cast for the election of directors can elect all directors then being elected.

Dividends. Each share of common stockour Common Stock has an equal and ratable right to receive dividends to be paid from our assets legally available therefore when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our Common Stock, and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on the common stockour Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

Liquidation. In the event we dissolve, liquidate or wind up, the holders of common stockour Common Stock are entitled to share equally and ratably in the assets available for distribution after payments are made to our creditors and to the holders of any outstanding preferred stock we may designate and issue in the future with liquidation preferences greater than those of the common stock.

Common Stock.

Other. The holders of shares of our common stockCommon Stock have no preemptive, subscription or redemption rights and are not liable for further call or assessment. All of the outstanding shares of common stockCommon Stock are,and the shares of common stockCommon Stock offered hereby will be, fully paid and nonassessable. Prior

Transfer Agent and Registrar. The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is the American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

Preferred Stock

We are authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law and our Charter, to issue up to 1.0 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions. Our Board of Directors can increase or decrease the number of shares of any series, but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock.

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Series A Preferred

In October 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the creation of a series of up to 264,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”). The Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Preferred was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 28, 2014. As of May [], 2021, there were no shares of Series A Preferred issued and outstanding. There will be no further issuances of Series A Preferred.

Voting Rights. Shares of Series A Preferred vote on an as-converted basis along with shares of our Common Stock.

Conversion. Shares of Series A Preferred may be converted, at the option of the holder, at any time into such number of shares of our Common Stock equal to (i) the number of shares of Series A Preferred to be converted, multiplied by the stated value of $10.00 per share (“Series A Conversion Shares”), and (ii) divided by the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion, currently $16.25.

Any accrued but unpaid dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred to be converted shall also be converted into shares of our Common Stock at the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion. We also have the right to require the holders to convert shares of Series A Preferred into Series A Conversion Shares if (i) our Common Stock has closed at or above $32.50 per share for ten consecutive trading days, and (ii) the Series A Conversion Shares are (A) registered for resale on an effective registration statement, or (B) may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Dividends. Cumulative dividends are currently payable in cash at a rate of 12% per year; provided, however, that in connection with the Private Placement, a majority of the holders of our Series A Preferred agreed to defer all payment of dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred until such time that we have obtained the Stockholder Approvals. Series A Preferred will continue to accrue all dividends until such time as payments re-commence pursuant to the foregoing conditions. The Series A Preferred ranks senior to our Common Stock and any other stock with respect to dividends rights.

Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred will be entitled to receive in preference to the holders of Common Stock and any other stock other than our Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred”), the amount equal to the stated value per share of Series A Preferred plus declared and unpaid dividends, if any. After such payment has been made, the remaining assets of the Company will be distributed ratably to the holders of our Series B Preferred, if any, and then to holders of our Common Stock.

Series B Preferred

In October 2018, our Board of Directors authorized the creation of a series of up to 5,000 shares of Series B Preferred. The Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Convertible Preferred was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 17, 2018. As of May 28, 2021, there were no shares of Series B Preferred issued and outstanding. There currently have no plans for further issuances of Series B Preferred.

Voting Rights. Except as required by our Charter or by the DGCL, shares of Series B Preferred vote on an as-converted basis along with shares of our Common Stock.

Conversion. Shares of Series B Preferred may be converted, at the option of the holder, at any time into such number of shares of our Common Stock equal (i) to the number of shares of Series B Preferred to be converted, multiplied by the stated value of $1,000.00 per share and (ii) divided by the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion, currently $0.50.

Holders of Series B Preferred are prohibited from converting Series B Preferred into shares of Common Stock if, as a result of such conversion, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% of the total number of shares of our Common Stock then issued and outstanding.

Any accrued but unpaid dividends on the shares of Series B Preferred to be converted shall also be converted into shares of our Common Stock at the Conversion Price.

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Dividends. Shares of the Series B Preferred are not entitled to receive any dividends, unless and until specifically declared by our Board of Directors. Subject to any senior rights of our Series A Preferred and Series C Preferred, holders of our Series B Preferred participate, on an as-converted-to-common stock basis, in any dividends to the holders of Common Stock.

Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred will be entitled to receive in preference to the holders of our Common Stock and any other stock, the amount equal to the stated value per share of Series B Preferred plus declared and unpaid dividends, if any. After such payment has been made, the remaining assets of the Company will be distributed ratably to the holders of our Common Stock.

Series C Preferred

On March 11, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized the creation of a series of up to 15,000 shares of Series C Preferred. The Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series C Preferred was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 11, 2019, designating 11,000 shares of our preferred stock as Series C Preferred. As of May 28¸2021, there were 350 shares of Series C Preferred issued and outstanding, all of which represent shares issued to a director of the Company that are currently being held in escrow until approval for the issuance is granted by the Company’s stockholders pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c). There are currently no plans for further issuances of Series C Preferred.

Voting Rights.  Conditioned upon obtaining the Authorized Share Approval, shares of Series C Preferred vote on an as-converted basis along with shares of our Common Stock.

Conversion. Shares of Series C Preferred may be converted, at the option of the holder, at any time following the date that the Company obtains the Stockholder Approvals, into such number of shares of our Common Stock equal to (i) the number of shares of Series C Preferred to be converted, multiplied by the stated value of $1,000 per share, and (ii) divided by the conversion price of $0.18 per share.

Redemption. In the event that stockholders do not approve the Authorized Share Approval on or before six months from the Closing Date, each holder of Series C Preferred will have the right, upon delivery to us of written notice (“Redemption Notice”) to require that we redeem the Series C Preferred beneficially owned by such holder at a price equal to the greater of (i) the stated value of such Series C Preferred being redeemed as of the redemption date, and (ii) the product of the number of Conversion Shares into which the Series C Preferred would be convertible on such redemption date multiplied by the greater of (a) the last closing price of a share of our Common Stock at the time of delivery of the Redemption Notice, and (b) the greatest intraday price on the date of this prospectus, therethe Redemption Notice on a date which is three business days from the date of delivery to us of the Redemption Notice.

Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Series C Preferred will be entitled to receive in preference to the holders of Common Stock, Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred and any other stock, the amount equal to the stated value per share of Series C Preferred. After such payment has been no established public trading marketmade, the remaining assets of the Company will be distributed ratably to the holders of Series A Preferred, then to holders of the Series B Preferred, if any, and the remainder ratably to holders of our Common Stock.

Series D Preferred

On May 13, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the creation of a series of up to 4,200 shares of Series D Preferred. The Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series D Preferred was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 13, 2021, designating 4,200 shares of our preferred stock as Series D Preferred. Each shares of Series D Preferred has a stated value of $1,000 per share, and ranks senior to all of the Company’s outstanding securities. As of May 28, 2021, there were 4,200 shares of Series D Preferred issued and outstanding, all of which represent shares issued in connection with the Private Placement currently being held in escrow until approval for the common stock.issuance is granted by the Company’s stockholders pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c).

Voting Rights.  Conditioned upon obtaining the Authorized Share Approval, shares of Series D Preferred have no general voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series D Preferred are outstanding, the Company may not, without the affirmative vote of the certain holders of Series D Preferred, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series D Preferred or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, (ii) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series D Preferred, (iii) increase the number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred, or (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

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Conversion. Shares of Series D Preferred may be converted, at the option of the holder, at any time following the date that the Company obtains the Stockholder Approvals, into that number of shares equal to the Stated Value, divided by $2.28; provided, however, that holders of the Series D Preferred may not convert any of their Series D Preferred into Conversion Shares unless and until the Stockholder Approval Date. In addition, holders of Series D Preferred are prohibited from converting Series D Preferred into Conversion Shares if, as a result of such conversion, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% (or 9.99% upon the election of the holder prior to the issuance of the Series D Preferred) of the total number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding.

Dividends. Beginning six months after the original issuance date of the Series D Preferred and ending on the Stockholder Approval Date, shares of Series D Preferred will accrue dividends at a rate of 9% per annum, which dividends, if accrued, will be payable by the Company on a quarterly basis in cash.

Dividends

Beginning six months after the original issuance date of the Series D Preferred and ending on the Stockholder Approval Date, shares of Series D Preferred will accrue dividends at a rate of 9% per annum, which dividends, if accrued, will be payable by the Company on a quarterly basis in cash.

Liquidation. Prior to Stockholder Approval Date, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), holders of Series D Preferred will be entitled to receive out of the Company’s assets an amount equal to the Stated Value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends and any other fees or liquidated damages due and owing under the Certificate of Designation before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any junior securities. On and after the Stockholder Approval Date, the Series D Preferred Stock will have no liquidation preference.

Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Governing Documents

Delaware Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”). In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in “business combination” transactions with any “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

prior to the time the stockholder became an interested stockholder, either the applicable business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder is approved by the corporation’s board of directors;

 

upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) shares owned by directors who are also officers of the corporation and shares owned by employee stock plans in which the employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

at or subsequent to the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by the corporation’s board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least 66 23% 2⁄3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

A “business combination” is defined to include, in general and subject to exceptions, a merger of the corporation with the interested stockholder; a sale of 10% or more of the market value of the corporation’s consolidated assets to the interested stockholder; certain transactions that result in the issuance of the corporation’s stock to the interested stockholder; a transaction that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the corporation’s stock owned by the interested stockholder; and any receipt by the interested stockholder of loans, guarantees or other financial benefits provided by the corporation. An “interested stockholder” is defined to include, in general and subject to exceptions, a person that (1) owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, or (2) is an “affiliate” or “associate” (as defined in Section 203) of the corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock at any time within the prior three year period.

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A Delaware corporation may opt out of Section 203 with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or by an amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylawsBylaws expressly electing not to be governed by Section 203 and approved by a majority of its outstanding voting shares. We have not opted out of Section 203. As a result, Section 203 could delay, deter or prevent a merger, change of control or other takeover of our company that our stockholders might consider to be in their best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium being paid over the market price of our common stock,Common Stock, and may also limit the price that investors are willing to pay in the future for our common stock.

Common Stock.

Undesignated Preferred Stock

The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our Board of Directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company.

Company.

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals

Our bylawsBylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of theour Board of Directors or a committee of theour Board of Directors.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings of Stockholders

Our stockholders may take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting as provided in our bylaws.Bylaws. Our bylawsBylaws provide that certain procedures, including notifying theour Board of Directors and awaiting a record date, must be followed for stockholders to act by written consent. A special meeting of our stockholders may be called only by our Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, or the President. A special meeting may also be called at the request of stockholders holding a majority of the aggregate number of shares of capital stock of the Company issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at that meeting (subject to certain timeliness and content requirements of the demand).

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Our charterCharter may be amended by the affirmative vote of a majority of the aggregate number of shares of each class of our capital stock issued and outstanding after a resolution of our Board of Directors declaring the advisability of such amendment has been adopted in accordance with Delaware law. Our bylawsBylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of a majority of the aggregate number of shares of each class of our capital stock issued and outstanding (and entitled to vote on the subject matter) present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting of stockholders provided that notice thereof is stated in the written notice of the meeting. Our bylawsBylaws may also be amended by a majority of the Board of Directors in accordance with Delaware law and our charter.

Charter. 

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Table

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling stockholders identified in the table below of Contents

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Conversion Shares and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The “selling stockholders” named inselling stockholders may, from time to time, offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or all of the Conversion Shares and shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the Warrants. The selling stockholders may sell some, all or none of the shares of our common stock registered pursuant toby the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. This prospectus coversWe do not know how long the resaleselling stockholders will hold the Conversion Shares before selling them ` if the selling stockholders will exercise any of [__________] sharesthe Warrants, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling stockholders regarding the sale of common stock, including 1,741,670 Purchaser Shares, 870,835 sharesany of common stock issuable as Purchaser Warrant Shares, [_______] Piggybackthe shares. For more information about the transactions pursuant to which the selling stockholders acquired the Conversion Shares and [________] shares of common stock issuable as Piggyback Warrant Shares,the Warrants, please see the section titled The Corporate Transactions above.

The following table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholders, named in this prospectus. Theand reflects their holdings as of May 28, 2021. Unless otherwise indicated below, none of the selling stockholders are not required to offernor any of their affiliates has held a position or office, or had any other material relationship, with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder. The applicable percentages of ownership are based on an aggregate of 6,451,548 shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus for resale. Since the selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares,Common Stock issued and may or may not exercise any or all of the warrants, we cannot estimate the aggregate number of shares that the selling stockholders will offer pursuant to this prospectus or that the selling stockholders will own upon completion of the offering to which this prospectus relates.outstanding on May 28¸2021.

  

Maximum Number of Shares Being Offered

Pursuant to this Prospectus (1)

Shares Beneficially

Owned After Offering (2)

Name of Selling Stockholder (3)

Shares Beneficially

Owned Prior to the

Offering

Number of

Shares Issuable

Upon

Conversion of

Series D

Preferred

Number of

Shares

Issuable

Upon

Exercise of

PIPE

Warrants

Number of

Shares

Issuable

Upon

Exercise of

February

Placement

Agent

Warrants

Number of

Shares

Issuable

Upon

Exercise of

May

Placement

Agent

Warrants

Number

Percent

(4)

        
        

AIGH Investment Partners LP (5)

1,490,891

673,246

336,584

-

-

481,061

6.4%

Lind Global Macro Fund, LP (6)

460,527

307,018

153,509

-

-

-

*

WVP Emerging Manager Onshore Fund, LLC – AIGH Series (7)

335,224

150,877

75,493

-

-

108,854

1.6%

WVP Emerging Manager Onshore Fund, LLC – Optimized Equity Series (8)

117,089

53,070

26,520

-

-

37,499

*

Anthony Sica (9)

13,929

-

-

2,618

11,311

-

*

Brandon Ross (9)

79,895

-

-

14,543

65,352

-

*

Douglas E. Hailey (10)

7,929

-

-

2,479

5,000

450

*

Jennifer DenDekker (10)

2,514

-

-

1,239

600

675

*

Joseph A. Alagna Jr. (9)

34,821

-

-

6,544

28,277

-

*

Leonard Schleicher (10)

12,309

-

-

2,404

5,000

4,905

*

Linda Taglich (10)

2,964

-

-

1,239

600

1,125

*

Michael R. Benedict (11)

32,895

32,895

-

-

-

-

*

Michael Hodges (9)

5,224

-

-

1,454

3,770

-

*

Michael N. Taglich (10)(12)

527,637

-

-

5,329

13,000

254,654

3.9%

Richard Oh (10)

7,616

-

-

2,380

3,661

1,575

*

Robert F. Taglich (10)

254,735

-

-

5,329

13,000

118,203

1.8%

Robert Schroeder (10)

25,996

-

-

4,958

8,500

12,538

*

Russell Bernier (10)

6,047

-

-

1,322

4,500

225

*

Stephan A. Stein (9)

20,892

-

-

3,926

16,966

-

*

Svanaco, Inc. (13)

312,281

312,281

-

-

-

-

*

Svanawar, Inc. (13)

312,719

312,719

-

-

-

-

*

William M. Cooke (10)

7,310

-

-

2,405

-

4,905

*

________________

*

Less than 1%

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Information about additional selling stockholders may be set forth in a pre-effective and/or post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, a prospectus supplement, or in filings that we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
The following table sets forth information with respect to our common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders as of November 14, 2016:

 
 
Shares Beneficially Owned Prior
 
 
Shares Offered
 
 
 
Warrant Shares Offered
 
 
 
 
Shares Beneficially
Owned After (2)
 
Name of Selling Stockholder  
 to Resale (1) 
 for Resale
 for Resale 
 Number 
 
Percent +
 
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. (3)
  468,750 
  468,750 
  234,375 
  - 
  * 
Iroquois Capital Investment Group, Inc. (4)
  52,083 
  52,083 
  26,042 
  - 
  * 
CVI Investments, Inc. (5)
  300,000 
  300,000 
  150,000 
  - 
  * 
Warberg WF IV L.P. (6)
  166,668 
  166,668 
  83,334 
  - 
  * 
Dolphin Offshore Partners, L.P. (7)
  400,000 
  400,000 
  200,000 
  - 
  * 
Alvin Fund, LLC (8)
  1,086,641 
  425,002 
  155,834 
  661,639 
  1.76%
John C. Lipman (9)
  62,500 
  62,500 
  31,250 
  - 
  * 
Ann B. Oldfather
  73,575 
  66,667 
  - 
  6,908 
  * 
Edgar L. Parker
  33,334 
  33,334 
  - 
  - 
  * 
The Bibicoff Family Trust DTD 5/16/00 (10)
  240,241 
  233,333 
  - 
  6,908 
  * 
H. Philip Howe Trust UAD 11/15/02 (11)
  20,000 
  20,000 
  - 
  - 
  * 
William Kyle Neely
  80,720 
  60,000 
  - 
  20,720 
  * 
Shadow Capital LLC (12)
  188,562 
  133,334 
  6,000 
  49,228 
  * 
Murray H. Gross
  133,334 
  50,000 
  - 
  83,334 
  * 
Robert D. Vanroijen Jr. UA DTD 12-14-82 (13)
  40,000 
  40,000 
  - 
  - 
  * 
Larry S. Kaplan and Marla B. Kaplan JT/WROS
  33,333 
  33,333 
  - 
  - 
  * 
THE SDM Irrevocable Trust FBO Andrew Seid UAD 11/05/04 (14)
  35,221 
  26,667 
  - 
  8,554 
  * 
THE SDM Irrevocable Trust FBO Lauren Seid UAD 11/05/04 (15)
  35,221 
  26,667 
  - 
  8,554 
  * 
Paul Seid (16)
  393,213 
  233,334 
  3,320 
  49,905 
  * 
AJ Lamb, LLC (17)
  53,320 
  50,000 
  3,320 
  - 
  * 
Broms Financial, LLC (18)
  2,600 
  - 
  2,600 
  - 
  * 

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*

(1)

Represents less than 1%

Includes the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred and exercise of the Warrants, in each case assuming the issuance of such shares is not limited by the Company's failure to obtain the Stockholder Approvals.

 

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(2)

Beneficial ownership of the selling stockholders after the offering assumes (i) the selling stockholders have the ability to fully convert all Series D Preferred and to exercise all Warrants, despite the Stockholder Approvals requirement, as more specifically set forth in the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Corporate Transactions,” (ii) the conversion of all Series D Preferred and exercise of all Warrants held by the selling stockholders, and (iii) that each selling stockholder will sell all of the shares of Common Stock offered by it under this prospectus, including all shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Series D Preferred and the exercise of the Warrants identified herein.

(3)

Information concerning other selling stockholders will be added by post-effective amendmentset forth in one or more amendments to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.part, and/or prospectus supplements from time to time, as required.

 

(1)

(4)

Based on 18,683,351 shares

Calculation of our common stock outstanding as of November 14, 2016.  In addition, shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days of November 14, 2016 are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person or persons holding such warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of other persons.  Shares issuable upon the Purchaser Warrants are not deemed outstanding because selling stockholders do not have the right to acquire beneficial ownership of the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants within 60 days of November 14, 2016.  The warrants become exercisable on May 9, 2017.

(2)Assumes that the selling stockholders will sell all of the shares of common stock saleable pursuant to this prospectus, including the shares of common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the Purchaser Warrants or Piggyback Warrants, as applicable. Also assumes forbeneficially owned by each selling stockholder toafter the extent applicable,offering assumes that (a) the Purchaser Warrants were exercised despite the fact that they do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017, (b) only such selling stockholder’s warrantsderivative securities, including, without limitation, the Series D Preferred and Warrants, were exercised and (c) as a consequence,converted and/or exercised. Accordingly, the number of issued and outstanding shares hasused to calculate percent ownership was increased by the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion and/or exercise of such derivative securities held by such selling stockholder’s warrant shares.  The registration of these shares does not necessarily mean that the selling stockholders will sell all or any portion of the shares covered by this prospectus.stockholder.

 

Except as otherwise indicated in

(5)

Mr. Orin Hirschman is the following footnotes,managing member of AIGH Capital Management, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“AIGHCM”), who is an advisor with respect to the selling stockholder listedsecurities held by AIGH Investment Partners, L.P. (“AIGH LP”). Mr. Hirschman has voting and investment control over the securities beneficially owned.indirectly held by AIGH CM, directly held by AIGH IP and directly held by Mr. Hirschman and his family. The address for AIGH CM, AIGH LP and Mr. Hirschman is 6006 Berkeley Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21209.

 

(3)

(6)

Warrant shares offered for resale herein are issuable pursuant to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.
“Iroquois Capital Management L.L.C. (“Iroquois Capital”)

Mr. Jeff Easton is the investment managerManaging Member of Iroquois MasterLind Global Partners, LLC, which is the General Partner of Lind Global Macro Fund, Ltd. (“IMF”). Consequently, Iroquois CapitalLP, and in such capacity has voting as investment discretion over securities held by IMF. As president of Iroquois Capital, Richard Abbe makes voting and investment decisions on behalf of Iroquois Capital in its capacity as investment manager of IMF. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Abbe may be deemed to have beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) to the securities held by IMF.

(4)Warrant shares offered for resale herein are issuable pursuant to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.
Richard Abbe, President of Iroquois Capital, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.

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(5)Warrant shares offered for resale herein are issuable pursuant to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.
Heights Capital Management, Inc., the authorized agent of CVI Investments, Inc. (“CVI”), has discretionary authorityright to vote and dispose of the sharessecurities held by CVI and may be deemed to be thesuch entity. Mr. Easton disclaims beneficial owner of these shares, Martin Kobinger, in his capacity as Investment Manager of Heights Capital Management, Inc., may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting powerownership over the shares, CVI is affiliated with one or more members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), none of whom are currently expected to participate in the sale pursuantsecurities listed except to the prospectus contained in the registration statementextent of shares purchased by CVI in the November Private Placement.his pecuniary interest therein. The address for Lind Global Macro Fund, LP is 444 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10022.

 

(6)

(7)

Warrant shares offered for resale herein are issuable pursuant

Mr. Orin Hirschman is the managing member of AIGH Capital Management, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“AIGH CM”), who is an advisor or sub-advisor with respect to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.

Daniel I. Warsh,the securities held by WVP Emerging Manager of Warberg WF IV L.P.,Onshore Fund, LLC - AIGH Series. Mr. Hirschman has voting and investment discretioncontrol over the securities indirectly held by AIGH CM and directly held by Mr. Hirschman and his family directly. The address for AIGH CM and Mr. Hirschman is 6006 Berkeley Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21209.

(8)

Mr. Orin Hirschman is the managing member of AIGH CM, who is an advisor or sub-advisor with respect to the securities held by WVP Emerging Manager Onshore Fund, LLC - Optimized Equity Series. Mr. Hirschman has voting and investment control over the securities indirectly held by AIGH CM and directly held by Mr. Hirschman and his family directly. The address for AIGH CM and Mr. Hirschman is 6006 Berkeley Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21209.

(9)

Represents a selling stockholder affiliated with Joseph Gunnar & Company, LLC, a broker-dealer, each of whom have advised the Company that the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to this prospectus, of which this registration statement forms a part, were received solely as an investment and not with a view to or for resale or distribution.

The address for each of these selling stockholders is c/o Joseph Gunnar & Company, LLC, 30 Broad Street & Co., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

(10)

Represents a selling stockholder affiliated with Taglich Brother, Inc., a broker-dealer, each of whom have advised the Company that the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to this prospectus, of which this registration statement forms a part, were received solely as an investment and not with a view to or for resale or distribution.

The address for each of these selling stockholders is c/o Taglich Brothers, Inc., 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174.

(11)

The address for Mr. Benedict is 5908 Charleycote Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614.

(12)

Mr. Taglich is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Taglich prior to the offering include: (i) 48,652 shares of Common Stock; (ii) 167,113 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of certain warrants, other than the Placement Agent Warrants; and (iii) 38,889 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 350 shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.

(13)

Mr. Michael Svanascini is the President of Svanaco, Inc. and Svanawar, Inc., and has voting and investment over the securities identified herein.

(7)Warrant shares offered The address for resale herein are issuable pursuant to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.
Peter E. Salas, General Partnereach of Dolphin Offshore Partners, L.P., has votingSvanaco, Inc. and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(8)Warrant shares offered for resale herein are issuable pursuant to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.
George Melas-Kyriazi, Managing Partner of Alvin Fund, LLC, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(9)Warrant shares offered for resale herein are issuable pursuant to Purchaser Warrants, which do not become exercisable until May 9, 2017.
(10)Harvey Bibicoff and Jacqueline Bibicoff, Trustees of the Bibicoff Family Trust DTD 5/16/00, have voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(11)H. Philip Howe and Margaret V. Howe, Trustees of the H. Philip Howe Trust UAD 11/15/02, have voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(12)B. Kent Garlinghouse, Manager of Shadow Capital LLC, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(13)Robert D. Vanroijen, Trustee of the Robert D. Vanroijen Jr. UA DTD 12-14-82, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(14)Paul Seid, Trustee of the SDM Irrevocable Trust FBO Andrew Seid UAD 11/05/04, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(15)Paul Seid, Trustee of the SDM Irrevocable Trust FBO Lauren Seid UAD 11/05/04, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(16)As the Trustee for the SDM Irrevocable Trust FBO Andrew Seid UAD 11/05/04 and the SDM Irrevocable Trust FBO Lauren Seid UAD 11/05/04 and President of AJ Lamb, LLC, Mr. Seid may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities held by each entity.
(17)Paul Seid, President of AJ Lamb, LLC, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.
(18)Richard Broms, President of Broms Financial, LLC, has voting and investment discretion over the securities identified herein.Svanawar, Inc. is 2600 South River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

PROCEEDS

All of the shares of common stockCommon Stock offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement for their respective accounts. WeAccordingly, we will not receive any of the proceeds from thesethe sales of shares of our Common Stock in this offering, if any. A portion of the shares covered by this prospectus may be issued upon exercise of the Purchaser Warrants and/or the Piggyback Warrants. Upon any exercise of either the Purchaser Warrants or Piggyback Warrants, the selling stockholder wouldstockholders will pay us the applicable exercise price of thesuch warrants. Any such proceeds would be used primarily for working capital and general corporate purposes. We will pay all of the fees and expenses incurred by us in connection with this registration. We will not be responsible for fees and expenses incurred by the selling stockholders or any underwriting discounts or agent’s commissions.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each selling stockholder identified inDISTRIBUTION

We are registering the preceding section (the “Selling Stockholders”)shares of our Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the securitiesSeries D Preferred and anyexercise of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may,the Warrants to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders thereof from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of our Common Stock, if any. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of our Common Stock.

The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of Common Stock offered hereby or under any applicable prospectus supplement may be sold in one or allmore transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of their securities covered hereby on the NASDAQ Capital Marketsale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions.at negotiated prices. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
privately negotiated transactions;
settlement of short sales;
effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,

on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

in the over-the-counter market;

in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

privately negotiated transactions;

short sales;

sales pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act;

broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number ofor agents, such securities at a stipulated price per security;

through the writingunderwriters, broker-dealers or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
a combination of any such methods of sale; or
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealersagents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or discountscommissions from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer actsselling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amountsor to be negotiated, but, exceptwhom they may sell as set forth in a supplementprincipal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction notparticular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of athose customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the casetypes of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
transactions involved). In connection with the salesales of the securitiesshares of our Common Stock or interests therein,otherwise, the Selling Stockholdersselling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securitiesshares of Common Stock in the course of hedging thein positions they assume. The Selling Stockholdersselling stockholders may also sell securitiesshares of Common Stock short and deliver these securitiesshares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out their short positions orand to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge the securitiesshares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. such shares.

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The Selling Stockholdersselling stockholders may also enter into optionpledge or other transactions with broker-dealersgrant a security interest in some or other financial institutionsall of the Series D Preferred, Warrants or create oneshares of Common Stock owned by them, and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or more derivative securities which requiresecured parties may offer and sell the deliveryshares of Common Stock from time to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may reselltime pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amendedany amendment to reflect such transaction).

the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholdersselling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involvedbroker-dealer participating in selling the securitiesdistribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by themcommission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informedAt the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registrationtime a particular offering of the securities. The Company has agreedshares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on whichbroker-dealers.

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to besold in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be soldsuch states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws.dealers. In addition, in certainsome states the resale securities covered herebyshares of Common Stock may not be sold unless theysuch shares have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicablesuch state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act,

There can be no assurance that any person engaged in the distributionselling stockholder will sell any or all of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respectshares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as definedregistration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

The selling stockholders and any other person participating in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholderssuch distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the common stockshares of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders orselling stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

We will make copiespay all expenses of this prospectus availablethe registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Selling StockholdersRegistration Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and have informed themexpenses of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act).Act, in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreements, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.


LEGAL MATTERS

MATTERS

The legality of the issuance of the shares of our common stockCommon Stock offered hereby is being passed upon by Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation, of San Diego, California.  If counsel for any selling stockholder or underwriter passes on legal matters in connection with an offering of the common stockCommon Stock described in this prospectus, we will name that counsel in the prospectus supplement to that offering.

EXPERTS

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Bridgeline Digital, Inc. as of and for the years ended September 30, 20152020 and 2014,2019, incorporated by reference into this prospectus from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015,2020, filed with the SEC on December 24, 2015,23, 2020, have been audited by Marcum, LLP, an independent registered accounting firm, to the extent and period set forth in their report, and are incorporated herein by reference in reliance on such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.


WHERE YOU CAN FINDFINDMOREINFORMATION

We are a public company and file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available, at no charge, to the public at the SEC’s web sitewebsite at http://www.sec.gov.

INCORPORATIONwww.sec.gov.

INCORPORATION OFCERTAININFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed by us with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015,2020, filed with the SEC on December 24, 2015;23, 2020;

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterthree months ended December 31, 20152020, filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016;11, 2021;

our our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterthree months ended March 31, 20162021, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2016;17, 2021;

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 filed on August 15, 2016;

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed Septemberwith the SEC on December 23, 2015;2020;

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 16, 2015;with the SEC on February 3, 2021;

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 18, 2015;with the SEC on February 9, 2021;

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 4, 2015;with the SEC on March 2, 2021, as amended May 17, 2021;

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 26, 2016;with the SEC on May 12, 2021;

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 2, 2016;with the SEC on May 14, 2021; and

Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 2, 2016;

Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 17, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 15, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 22, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 23, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 21, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 5, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 19, 2016;
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 4, 2016; and
The

the description of our common stock containedCommon Stock set forth in the Registration Statementour registration statement on Form 8-A, filed pursuant to Section 12(b) ofwith the Exchange ActSEC on June 28, 2007, including any amendmentfurther amendments thereto or reportreports filed with the SEC for the purposepurposes of updating this description.

We also incorporate by reference all documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 1515(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any portions of filings that are furnished rather than filed pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement. All documents we file in the future pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering are also incorporated by reference (other than any portions of filings that are furnished rather than filed pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K) and are an important part of this prospectus.

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Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, excluding the exhibits to such filings which we have not specifically incorporated by reference in such filings, at no cost, by writing to or calling us at:

Bridgeline Digital, Inc.

Attn: Corporate Secretary

80 Blanchard

100 Sylvan Road,

Burlington, Suite G-700

Woburn, MA

01801

(781) 376-5555

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You should only rely on the information or representations contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide information other than that provided in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. We are not making an offer of the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.


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PROSPECTUS

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PROSPECTUS
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COMMON STOCK
[_____________], 2016

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14.OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

We estimate that our expenses in connection with this registration statement will be as follows:

Legal Fees and Expenses*
$25,000 
Accounting Fees and Expenses*
$10,000 
Printing and Miscellaneous Expenses*
$5,000 
 Total
$40,000 

SEC Filing Fees

$

743.34

Legal Fees and Expenses*

$

[•]

Accounting Fees and Expenses*

$

[•]

Printing and Miscellaneous Expenses*

$

[•]

   

Total

$

[•]

* Estimated expenses

ITEM 15.INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“Charter”) and amended and restated bylaws (“Bylaws”) contain provisions relating to the limitation of liability and indemnification of directors and officers. Our certificate of incorporationCharter provides that a director will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:

for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”); or
for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”); or

for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

Our certificate of incorporationCharter also provides that if the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of our directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Our bylawsBylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL; provided, however, that we may limit the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with our directors and executive officers; and provided, further, that we are not required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person or any proceeding by such person against us or our directors, officers, employees or other agents unless:

such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law;
the proceeding was authorized by the board of directors; or
such indemnification is provided by us, in our sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in us under the DGCL.

such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law;

the proceeding was authorized by the board of directors; or

such indemnification is provided by us, in our sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in us under the DGCL.

Our bylawsBylaws provide that we shall advance, prior to the final disposition of any proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses by any director or executive officer in connection with any such proceeding upon receipt of any undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay said amounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to ebe indemnified under Article XI of our bylawsBylaws or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined, no advance shall be made by us if a determination is reasonably and promptly made by the boardBoard of directorsDirectors by a majority vote of a quorum of directors who were not parties to the proceeding, or if such a quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to our best interests.

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Our bylawsBylaws also authorize us to purchase insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to Article XI of our bylaws.

Bylaws.

Section 145(a) of the DGCL authorizes a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to a threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

The DGCL also provides that indemnification under Section 145(d) can only be made upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer or employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 145(a) and (b).

Section 145(g) of the DGCL also empowers a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide for eliminating or limiting the personal liability of one of its directors for any monetary damages related to a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, as long as the corporation does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for acts or omissions which (1) which breached the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) which were not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (4) from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

We have obtained directors’ and officers’ insurance to cover our directors and officers for certain liabilities.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS

5.1

Opinion re: Legality+ of Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation*.

23.1

Consent of Counsel+ Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)*.

23.2

(filed herewith).

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof)*

+

*

To be filed by amendment

*Filed herewith

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ITEM 17.UNDERTAKINGS

(a)      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or any decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the CommissionSEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

providedhowever, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the CommissionSEC by the registrant pursuant to Sectionsection 13 or Sectionsection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in thethis registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(A)

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in thisthe registration statement; and

(B)

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of athe registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which thatthe prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided,thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of thisthe registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Sectionsection 13(a) or Sectionsection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Sectionsection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act)Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in thisthe registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein,therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Burlington,Woburn, Massachusetts on November 14, 2016.

May 28, 2021.

BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.

By:

/s/ 
Roger Kahn

Roger Kahn

President and Chief Executive Officer

  

(Principal Executive Officer)
By:   /s/ Roger Kahn
          Roger Kahn
         President and Chief Executive Officer
         (Principal Executive Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature below constitutes and appoints Roger Kahn and Michael Prinn,Mark Downey, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statementregistration statement on Form S-3, and file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

     
     

/s/ Roger Kahn

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 November 14, 2016

May 28, 2021

Roger Kahn

 

(Principal Executive Officer) 

  
     

/s/ Michael Prinn

Mark G. Downey

  Executive Vice-President and

Chief Financial Officer

  November 14, 2016

May 28, 2021

Michael Prinn

Mark G. Downey

 Chief

(Principal Accounting and Financial OfficerOfficer)

  
     

/s/Kenneth Galaznik

 

Director

 November 14, 2016

May 28, 2021

Kenneth Galaznik

    
     

/s/Joni Kahn

 

Director

 November 14, 2016

May 28, 2021

Joni Kahn

/s/Scott Landers

Director

May 28, 2021

Scott Landers

/s/Michael Taglich

Director

May 28, 2021

Michael Taglich

    
/s/ Scott LandersDirectorNovember 14, 2016
Scott Landers
/s/ Michael TaglichDirectorNovember 14, 2016
Michael Taglich
/s/ Robert TaglichDirectorNovember 14, 2016
Robert Taglich

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