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): August 5, 2019

 

 

 

Professional Diversity Network, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35824   80-0900177
(State of other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

801 W. Adams Street, Sixth Floor, Chicago, Illinois   60607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 614-0950

 

 

 

(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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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 [X]

 

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 August 5, 2019, Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with an investor (the “Investor”) in connection with the purchase by the Investor of 1,142,857 shares of common stock of the Company (each a “Share” and collectively the “Shares”) at a price of $1.75 per Share for gross proceeds of $2,000,000. The closing of the transaction is expected to close on August 6, 2019. The Investor is Ms. Yingling Wu, an individual and a resident of the People’s Republic of China.

 

The issuance of the Shares is exempt from registration due to the exemption found in Regulation S promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The sale was an offshore transaction since the offeree/purchaser was outside the United States at the time of the purchase. Further, there were no directed selling efforts of any kind made in the United States either by the Company or any affiliate or other person acting on the Company’s behalf in connection with the offering. All offering materials and documents used in connection with the offers and sales of the securities included statements to the effect that the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless the securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom is available, and that hedging transactions involving the Shares may not be conducted unless in compliance with the Securities Act. The Investor certified that she is not a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S) and is not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person and agreed to resell the Shares only in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration. The Shares sold are restricted securities and the certificates representing the Shares will be affixed with a standard restrictive legend, which states that the Shares cannot be sold without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.

 

   

 

 

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.

 

Date: August 6, 2018 PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Adam He
    Adam He
    Chief Financial Officer