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) May 20, 2017

 

 

  

Net Element, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-34887

 

90-1025599

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File
Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

3363 NE 163rd Street, Suite 705, North Miami Beach, FL

33160

 
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)  
     
 

(305) 507-8808

 
  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  
     
 

Not Applicable

 
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)  

 

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)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 20, 2017, Net Element, Inc. (the “Company”), Maglenta Enterprises Inc. (“Maglenta”) and Champfremont Holding Ltd. (“Champfremont;” together with Maglenta collectively the “Sellers”) entered into the Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Settlement Agreement effective as of October 21, 2016 (the “Settlement Agreement”). The Amendment was accepted and agreed to by TOT Group Europe, Ltd., ТOT Group Russia LLC, each a subsidiary of the Company.

 

Pursuant to the Amendment, Section 1 of the Settlement Agreement was amended in its entirety to reflect the new terms under which the Company agreed to pay to the Sellers an aggregate of $1,792,071 (the “Principal Balance”) plus $29,604 in interest in installments pursuant to the payment schedule set forth in Exhibit A to the Amendment. Further, Subsections 2 (a) through (f) of the Settlement Agreement were amended in their entirety to reflect the new amounts and dates of such payments (consistent with the payment schedule set forth in Exhibit A to the Amendment) and to provide for the remedies to the Sellers if any payment is past due for more than 5 business days. Further, Exhibit B, attached to the Settlement Agreement, showing amounts and timing for payments, assuming timely payment of all amounts due, was replaced by Exhibit A attached to the Amendment. The Company already made the initial installment payment to the Sellers in the amount of $800,000.

 

The foregoing is a summary description of certain terms of the Amendment and, by its nature, is incomplete. Copy of the Amendment (including Exhibit B to the Amendment) is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. All readers are encouraged to read the entire text of the Amendment (including Exhibit B to the Amendment).

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On May 24, 2017, the Company opted to exchange a tranche in the aggregate amount of $150,000 for 230,875 shares of the Company common stock based on the exchange price of $0.6497 per share for this tranche pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”) with Crede CG III, Ltd. (“Crede”). The Agreement and its terms were disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2016 and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2017. Such shares of common stock of the Company were issued to Crede under an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure provided in Item 2.03 of this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
     

10.1

 

A mendment of Settlement Agreement among Net Element, Inc., Maglenta Enterprises Inc. and Champfremont Holding Ltd. (accepted and agreed to by TOT Group Europe, Ltd., TOT Group Russia LLC)*

   

_________________

*Filed herewith.

 

  2  

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Dated: May 24, 2017

 

  NET ELEMENT, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan New  
  Name: Jonathan New
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

  3  

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
   

10.1

 

A mendment of Settlement Agreement among Net Element, Inc., Maglenta Enterprises Inc. and Champfremont Holding Ltd. (accepted and agreed to by TOT Group Europe, Ltd., TOT Group Russia LLC)*

   

_________________

*Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

  4  

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment of Settlement Agreement (this “Amendment”) dated as of May 20, 2017 (the “Effective Date”) is made by and between by Net Element Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”) and Maglenta Enterprises Inc., a company incorporated and existing in the Republic of Seychelles (“Maglenta”) and Champfremont Holding Ltd., a company incorporated and existing in the Republic of Seychelles (“Champfremont” together with Maglenta are collectively, the “Sellers”) (the “Sellers” and Guarantor are, collectively, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, the Sellers entered into that certain Acquisition Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2015 (the “Acquisition Agreement”), with ТOT Group Russia LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the Russian Federation and TOT Group Europe Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of England and Wales (each individually, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the "Purchasers"), and certain "Target Companies" (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement), pursuant to which the Purchasers agreed to purchase from the Sellers and the Sellers agreed to sell to the Purchasers, subject to certain terms and conditions, 100% of the issued and outstanding ownership interests of each of the Target Companies. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in the body of this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Acquisition Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Acquisition Agreement, Purchasers had an obligation to pay Sellers the Difference with respect to the Consideration Shares issued for the first Installment; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Guaranty between Sellers and Guarantor referenced in Section 5.1.4 of the Acquisition Agreement should Purchasers fail to pay the Difference Guarantor had an obligation to pay same; and

 

WHEREAS, the Purchasers failed to pay the Difference and Guarantor has agreed to pay the Difference;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, on October 21, 2016, the Parties entered into that certain settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) in connection with the Guarantor’s obligation to repay the Difference; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties would like to amend certain terms of the Agreement as more particularly set forth herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1) Section 1 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Outstanding Balance. The Parties agree that, on the Effective Date of this Amendment, the remaining Difference due to Sellers with respect to the Consideration Shares, is the aggregate amount of One Million Seven Hundred Ninety Two Thousand Seventy One ($1,792,071) Dollars, (“Outstanding Balance”), consisting of (i) One Million Seven Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty One ($1,777,261) Dollars (“Principal Balance”); and (ii) interest of Fourteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eleven ($14,811) Dollars (“Interest”). Beginning on May 20, 2017, Outstanding Balance shall accrue interest at the rate of twelve (12%) percent per annum until paid in full. Sellers’ counsel, Reznick Law, PLLC is authorized to receive for and on behalf of the Sellers any and all payments under this Agreement. The receipt of funds by Sellers’ counsel, Reznick Law, PLLC shall be a complete discharge to Guarantor, each Purchaser and their respective affiliates, employees, officers, directors, agents, successors and assigns, who shall not be obligated to enquire as to the distribution of such funds.”

 

2) Subsections 2 (a)- (f) of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Payment by Guarantor.

 

a.       On or before May, 20, 2017, Guarantor shall wire Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000) Dollars to the trust account of Sellers’ counsel, Reznick Law, PLLC, (being the account designated by the Sellers) to be released to Sellers as a partial payment of the Outstanding Balance. Such sum shall be first applied to pay and past due and accumulated Interest and the remainder shall be applied to reduce the Principal Balance.

 

 

 

 

b.       On each of the one month anniversaries of the Effective Date of this Amendment the Guarantor shall wire the Sellers Two Hundred Thousand ($200,000) Dollars, to be applied to reduce the Difference until the principal, and all interest due thereon, is paid in full.

 

PAY TO: First Republic Bank
  111 Pine Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111
   
CLIENT ACCOUNT NAME: Reznick Law, PLLC
   
CLIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER:  
   
ABA  
   
REFERENCE: Maglenta/ Champfremont

 

c.       Notwithstanding the above payments, on each three month anniversary of the Effective Date of this Amendment, Guarantor shall pay Sellers all interest that has accumulated and has not been paid with respect to the Principal Balance.

 

d.       If any payment, is past due for more than five (5) business days, among other remedies available to the Sellers in law and equity, the Sellers may declare the entire unpaid amount of the Principal Balance and accrued but unpaid interest thereon under this Amendment to be immediately due and payable. The Sellers may also at the expiration of the said five (5) business day period file the Confession of Judgement, executed by the Sellers contemporaneously with the Agreement (“Confession”), with a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance of the provisions of this Section 2.d., Guarantor irrevocably appoints the Sellers, as its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution) to fill in the blanks in the Confession and to insert the actual undisputed unpaid amount of Principal Balance and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and take all actions necessary or desirable to effectuate the filing of same with a court of competent jurisdiction and in order to collect on such debt.”

 

 

 

 

3) Exhibit B, attached to the Agreement, showing amounts and timing for payments assuming timely payment of all amounts due is hereby replaced by Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

4) Except as otherwise set forth herein, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

 

 

SELLERS :

 

MAGLENTA ENTERPRISES INC.

 

 

 

By:   /s/ Evaline Sophy Joubert                       

 

Name:   Evaline Sophy Joubert                       

 

Title:   Director                                                 

 

 

 

CHAMPFREMONT HOLDING LTD.

 

 

 

By:   /s/ Nicos Hadjinicolaou                          

 

Name:   Nicos Hadjinicolaou                          

 

Title:   Director                                                

 

 

 

GUARANTOR:

 

NET ELEMENT, INC.

 

 

 

By:    /s/ Oleg Firer                                             

 

Name:     Oleg Firer                                            

 

Title:    CEO                                                        

 

 

 

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO BY PURCHASERS:

 

TOT Group Russia LLC

 

 

 

By:   /s/ Konstantin Leonidovich Zaripov   

 

Name:   Konstantin Leonidovich Zaripov   

 

Title:   General Director                                  

 

 

 

TOT Group Europe Ltd.

 

 

 

By:   /s/ Konstantin Zaripov                                   

 

Name:   Konstantin Zaripov                                   

 

Title:   Managing Director                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

 

calculations of payments by NETE

 

Principal amount            1,792,071
Annual interest rate                 12%
Interest per month                1.00%

 

 

  5/20/2017 6/20/2017 7/20/2017 8/20/2017 9/20/2017 10/20/2017 TOTAL
               
Principal repayment 800,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 192,071 1,792,071
remaining principal 992,071 992,071 792,071 592,071 392,071 192,071  
interest on remaining principal   9,921 7,921 5,921 3,921 1,921  
interest payments       23,762   5,841 29,604
total payment due 800,000 200,000 200,000 223,762 200,000 197,912 1,821,675