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:
January 30, 2020
Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-55209 | 52-2158952 | ||
| State of | Commission | IRS Employer | ||
| Incorporation | File Number | Identification No. |
135 Fifth Ave., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Address of principal executive offices
212-739-7650
Telephone number, including
Area code
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 | ||
| N/A |
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
As previously reported, on February 28, 2017, Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock designating 902,670 shares of preferred stock of the Company, par value $0.01 as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Shares”). Among the other rights and preferences of the holders of Series B Shares, if such Series B Shares had not been previously converted into common stock, the holders were entitled to convert their Series B Shares to common stock up until the date that was two years following the termination of any offering of the Series B Shares, at which time the Company would redeem all then-outstanding Series B Shares. Also as previously reported, the termination date of the offering of the Series B Shares was December 4, 2017.
On December 3, 2019, the Board and holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Shares approved the Amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Amendment”) which extended the period in which holders of the Series B Shares may voluntarily elect to convert such shares into shares of common stock of the Company to January 31, 2020. In addition, the Series B Amendment extended the date upon which the Company shall redeem all then-outstanding Series B Shares and all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends to January 31, 2020. The Series B Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 3, 2019.
On January 28, 2020, the Board approved an additional Amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Second Amendment”) and on January 30, 2020, holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Shares approved the Second Amendment which extends the period in which holders of the Series B Shares may voluntarily elect to convert such shares into shares of common stock of the Company to April 15, 2020. In addition, the Series B Amendment extends the date upon which the Company shall redeem all then-outstanding Series B Shares and all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends to April 15, 2020. The Second Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 30, 2020.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
See item 3.03 above.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 30, 2020, stockholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding Series B Shares approved the Second Amendment by written consent pursuant to the Company’s bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 30th day of January 2020.
| Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Scott L. Mathis | |
| Scott L. Mathis, President & CEO | ||
Exhibit 4.1
AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF SERIES B
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
GAUCHO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
That pursuant to resolutions adopted by unanimous consent of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and the resolutions adopted by the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the Certificate of Designation for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, dated February 21, 2017, as amended on December 3, 2019 (the “Certificate of Designation”), is further amended as follows:
1. Section 5(a) of the Certificate of Designation be and it hereby is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 5(a) be inserted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
5. Conversion Rights; Mandatory Conversion. The holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the following rights and obligations with respect to the conversion of such shares into shares of Common Stock:
(a) Voluntary Conversion. Subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this Section 5, on or before April 15, 2020, the holder of shares of Preferred Stock may elect to convert such shares into fully-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, except that the Company shall not be required to convert less than 2,500 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in the event such holder seeks to convert less than all of such holder’s shares. Holders will be notified of the date on which the right to voluntarily convert provided for herein shall expire. The number of shares of Common Stock that a holder of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive upon conversion shall be the product obtained by multiplying the Series B Applicable Conversion Rate (determined as provided in Section 5(b)) by the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock being converted at any time.
2. Section 6(a) of the Certificate of Designation be and it hereby is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 6(a) be inserted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
6. Redemption.
(a) Redemption of Preferred Stock. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, and any actions previously taken pursuant thereto, on April 15, 2020 (the “Redemption Date”), the Corporation shall redeem all then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Redemption”) for a price per Share equal to the Liquidation Value for such Share, plus all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends on such Share (whether or not declared) (the “Series B Redemption Price,” for all holders collectively, the “Aggregate Series B Redemption Price”). The Aggregate Series B Redemption Price shall be payable in immediately available funds to the respective holders of the Series B Preferred Stock within sixty (60) days following the Redemption Date and the Corporation shall contribute all of its assets to the payment of the Aggregate Series B Redemption Price, and to no other corporate purpose, except to the extent prohibited by applicable Delaware law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment to the Certificate of Designation has been executed on behalf of the Corporation by its Chief Executive Officer, and attested by its Secretary, this 30th day of January, 2020.
| Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Scott Mathis | |
| Name: | Scott Mathis | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Attest: | |
| /s/ Maria Echevarria | |
| Maria Echevarria, Secretary |
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