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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): January 23, 2023

 

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)

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 0.064578 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 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On January 23, 2023, the Company issued to ADC LCR Hall of Fame II, LLC (the “Investor”) 800 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s 7.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), at a price of $1,000 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $800,000. The Company paid the Investor an origination fee of 2% of the aggregate purchase price. The issuance and sale of the Shares to the Investor is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into Common Stock. The Investor has represented to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act and that the Shares are being acquired for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On January 24, 2023, Mr. Curtis Martin resigned from the Board of Directors of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”). As a Class B director, Mr. Martin’s term was set to expire at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Martin did not serve on any committees of the Board.

 

Mr. Martin confirmed that his departure was due to other professional and personal obligations requiring significant time and attention, and was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. The Company is appreciative of Mr. Martin’s service to the Company as a director.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Document
104  

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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.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
     
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford
    Name: Michael Crawford
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Dated: January 27, 2023    

 

 

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