UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) October 24, 2014
Commission File Number 000-52727
ELRAY RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 98-0526438 | |
State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization | Identification No.) |
3651 Lindell Road, Suite D 131, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 89103 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 917.775.9689
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On January 23, 2014, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $2.8 million to Gold Globe Investments Limited, a BVI company (“GGI”) and issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1.5 million to Virtual Technology Group LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“VTG”). These Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes) were issued in consideration for the sale by GGI and VTG to the Company of certain proprietary assets, intellectual property and know pursuant to a written Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 16, 2014.
Pursuant to the terms of these convertible promissory notes, the holders have the right to convert any portion of the principal amount thereof at the average of the Company’s share closing price over the last 7 trading days prior to the holder’s election to convert. The holders also have the right to assign any portion of the Notes, or assign the shares to be issued upon any conversion of the Notes, to other parties.
As of October 23rd, 2014, VTG has provided notices of its election to convert a total of $755,000 of its Note into shares, which totaled 248,640,030 shares, to the following entities:
Name of Party to whom shares were issued | # of Shares Issued | Value of Note Converted | ||||||
VTG | 54,274,011 | $ | 160,000 | |||||
Pancar Capital LLC | 56,350,460 | $ | 150,000 | |||||
Portspot Consultant Ltd. | 61,947,919 | $ | 195,000 | |||||
Robert Francis Edwin Burr | 11,524,408 | $ | 105,000 | |||||
Universal Technology Investments Limited | 20,793,232 | $ | 85,000 | |||||
JSJ Investments, Inc. | 43,750,000 | $ | 50,000 |
By October 23rd, 2014, GGI provided notices of its election to convert a total of $375,000 of its Note into shares, which totaled 140,866,075 shares, to the following entities:
Name of Party to whom shares were issued | # of Shares Issued | Conversion Price | ||||||
GGI | 50,883,506 | $ | 110,000 | |||||
Sarafese Holdings Limited | 67,973,828 | $ | 145,000 | |||||
MBD Holdings Limited | 4,981,025 | $ | 75,000 | |||||
Universal Development Enterprises N.V. | 17,027,717 | $ | 45,000 |
The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance of the foregoing shares pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder since, among other things, the transaction does not involve a public offering, the purchasers are “accredited investors” and/or qualified institutional buyers, the purchasers have access to information about the Company and its purchase, the purchasers will take the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company is taking appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ELRAY RESOURCES INC. | |||
Date: October 30, 2014 | By: | /s/ Brian Goodman | |
Name: | Brian Goodman | ||
Title: | President |
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