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): December 29, 2020
HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-38363 | | 84-3235695 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
2626 Fulton Drive NW
Canton, OH 44718
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 458-9176
(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 | | HOFV | | Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Warrants to purchase 1.421333 shares of Common Stock | | HOFVW | | Nasdaq Capital 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).
Emerging growth 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.
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 29, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Industrial Realty Group, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“IRG”), and CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Purchaser in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) 10,813,774 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and warrants to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). The aggregate purchase price for the Shares and Warrants was $15,239,653.08 (the “Purchase Price”). The Warrants are subject to the exercise terms described in Item 3.02 hereof.
The information regarding the Warrants set forth in Item 3.02 hereof is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
The description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
On the Closing Date, the Company completed the Private Placement with the sale of 10,813,774 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $15,239,653.08. The Purchase Price was paid in the form of the cancellation in full of certain financial obligations owed by the Company and its affiliates to IRG and its affiliates in the amount of the Purchase Price.
The Private Placement was made in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.
The Warrants are exercisable for, in the aggregate, 10,036,925 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per share of Common Stock (subject to customary adjustments). The Warrants may be exercised from and after June 29, 2021, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the Warrants. Unexercised Warrants will expire on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
The description of the Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of Warrant filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY |
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| | By: | /s/ Michael Crawford |
| | | Name: Michael Crawford |
| | | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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| Dated: December 29, 2020 | | |
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