UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2022
BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-12711 | 94-1721931 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 444-5464
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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, $0.001 par value | NILE | NYSE American | ||
| American |
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 o
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. o
| ITEM 5.05 | AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTRANT’S CODE OF ETHICS, OR WAIVER OF A PROVISION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS |
Effective as of September 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of BitNile Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), approved and adopted an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Employees, Executive Officers and Directors (the “A&R Code of Ethics”). A portion of section 14 of the A&R Code of Ethics was amended to state as follows:
The Company will not contribute directly or indirectly to political parties, candidates for office and/or political action committees unless approved by the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee, and by the CEO and the General Counsel, and only in accordance with applicable laws, provided, however, that the Executive Committee may authorize the Company to make contributions not in excess of $20,000 annually to a particular political party, candidate for office and/or political action committee, but not to exceed an aggregate of $200,000 annually.
The foregoing description of the A&R Code of Ethics does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the A&R Code of Ethics, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 14.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 14.1 | BitNile Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Employees, Executive Officers and Directors | |
| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101). |
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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.
| BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| Dated: September 12, 2022 | /s/ Kenneth Cragun | |
Kenneth Cragun Chief Financial Officer |
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