UNITED STATES
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): April 23, 2021
Overstock.com, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-49799 | 87-0634302 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
799 W. Coliseum Way
Midvale, Utah 84047
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(801) 947-3100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | OSTK | NASDAQ Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As previously disclosed, on January 25, 2021, Overstock.com, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Transaction Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with Medici Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Medici”), Pelion MV GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Pelion”), and Pelion, Inc., a Utah corporation as guarantor, pursuant to which the parties agreed, among other things, to convert Medici into a limited partnership organized with the Company as a limited partner and Pelion as the general partner.
On April 23, 2021, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement were consummated and Medici was converted into Medici Ventures, L.P. In connection with the conversion of Medici into a limited partnership, Overstock, as the sole limited partner, and Pelion, as the sole general partner, entered into the Medici Ventures, L.P. Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”). For a description of the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement, please see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2021. The executed Limited Partnership Agreement is in substantially the same form as the agreed upon form attached as Exhibit “C” to the Transaction Agreement filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2021.
The Limited Partnership Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 26, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the close of its blockchain fund transaction with Pelion and the conversion of Medici into a limited partnership. The information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the federal securities laws, except as may expressly be set forth in any such filing by specific reference.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including but not limited to statements regarding expectations with respect to the performance of Pelion and the Fund. Additional information regarding factors that could materially affect results and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein may be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021, and in our subsequent filings with the SEC.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Exhibit | |
10.1 | Medici Ventures, L.P. Limited Partnership Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2021, between Overstock.com, Inc., and Pelion MV GP, L.L.C. | |
99.1 | Press Release of Overstock.com, Inc. dated April 26, 2021. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Overstock.com, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ E. Glen Nickle | |
Name: | E. Glen Nickle | |
Title: | Chief Legal Officer |
Dated: April 26, 2021
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