UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 29, 2017
EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-38182 | | 20-3937596 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1001 SE Water Avenue, Suite 390 | | |
| Portland, OR | | 97214 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(971) 888-4264
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 29, 2017, Eastside Distilling, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that (a) it is changing the ticker symbol of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, on TheNasdaqCapital Market from “ESDI” to “EAST,” and (b) it is changing the ticker symbol of its publicly traded warrants to purchase common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market from “ESDIW” to “EASTW.” The Company anticipates that thesechangeswill be effective on or about January 15, 2018.The CUSIP numbers for the common stock and the warrants will remain unchanged.
A copy of the Company’s press release dated December 29, 2017 announcing the tickersymbol changesis attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Grover T. Wickersham |
| | | Grover T. Wickersham |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
Date: December 29, 2017
