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) January 25, 2017
Net Element, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
001-34887 |
90-1025599 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer
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| 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)
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On January 25, 2017, the Company opted to present ESOUSA HOLDINGS, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“ESOUSA”), with a purchase notice directing ESOUSA to purchase 176,471 shares of the Company’s common stock for the aggregate purchase price of $150,000 (or $0.85 per share) pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with ESOUSA. The SPA and its terms were disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2016. Such shares of common stock of the Company were issued to ESOUSA under an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
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: January 25, 2017
NET ELEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Jonathan New
Name: Jonathan New
Title: Chief Financial Officer