SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2017
PARETEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35360 | | 95-4557538 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| | 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor New York, NY 10036 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 984-1096
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On December 18, 2017, Elephant Talk Europe Holding B.V., an entity organized under the laws of the Netherlands (the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pareteum Corporation (the “Company”), as Borrower, the Company, Pareteum North America Corp., a Delaware corporation, Elephant Talk Group International B.V., an entity organized under the laws of the Netherlands, Corbin Mezzanine Fund I, L.P. (“Lender”) and Atalaya Administrative LLC, a New York limited liability company, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lender, executed a payoff letter pursuant to which the Borrower terminated the credit agreement among the parties, dated November 17, 2014, as has been amended from time to time (as so amended, the “Amended and Restated Agreement”), and the other credit documents related thereto, and satisfied in full all of the Borrower’s remaining obligations pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement.
On December 19, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the termination of the Amended and Restated Agreement described under Item 1.02 above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated:December 21, 2017 | PARETEUM CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Edward O’Donnell | |
| | Name: Edward O’Donnell |
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
