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 17, 2016

 

  

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:

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 17, 2016, Net Element, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 2.03

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

 

On May 17, 2016, Net Element, Inc. (the “Company”) opted to exchange the third tranche in the aggregate amount of $170,633.33 for 664,047 shares of the Company common stock based on the “exchange price” of $0.2570 per share for this second tranche pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement, (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. 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

 

99.1

Press Release dated May 17, 2016.

 

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 17, 2016

 

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

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 17, 2016