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): February 14, 2019
BLACK
RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
|
|
000-53952
|
|
27-2345075
|
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
|
|
(Commission
File Number)
|
|
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
|
110 North 5th Street, Suite 410
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code:
(952) 426-1241
(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:
o
|
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
|
|
|
o
|
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|
|
|
o
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|
|
|
o
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
|
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
o
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.
o
BLACK RIDGE ACQUISITION CORP. (“
BRAC
”) INTENDS
TO HOLD PRESENTATIONS FOR CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS, AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING BRAC's SECURITIES,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION (THE “
PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS
”) WHEREBY BRAC WILL ACQUIRE
THE GLOBAL ESPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ASSETS OF OURGAME INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. (COLLECTIVELY, THE “BUSINESS”),
AS DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K FILED BY BRAC ON DECEMBER 19, 2018. THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K, INCLUDING THE
EXHIBITS HERETO, MAY BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS AT SUCH PRESENTATIONS.
MACQUARIE CAPITAL (“
MACQUARIE
”) IS ACTING
AS BRAC’S CAPITAL MARKETS ADVISOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS AND WILL RECEIVE A FEE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
AT THE CLOSING OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS (THE “
CLOSING
”). ADDITIONALLY, EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC. (“
EBC
”),
THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER OF BRAC’S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (“
IPO
”) CONSUMMATED IN OCTOBER 2017, WAS ENGAGED
AS AN ADVISOR IN CONNECTION WITH BRAC’S BUSINESS COMBINATION AND WILL RECEIVE A FEE AT THE CLOSING. BRAC AND ITS DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND MACQUARIE AND EBC MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF BRAC STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS (“
SPECIAL MEETING
”).
STOCKHOLDERS OF BRAC AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ADVISED
TO READ BRAC’S PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 14, 2019, AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, WHEN FILED, IN CONNECTION
WITH BRAC’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PERSONS
CAN ALSO READ BRAC’S FINAL PROSPECTUS, DATED OCTOBER 4, 2017, AND BRAC’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITY HOLDINGS OF BRAC’S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
INTERESTS AS SECURITY HOLDERS IN THE SUCCESSFUL CONSUMMATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. BRAC’S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
WILL BE MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS OF BRAC AS OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. SECURITYHOLDERS
WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF SUCH DOCUMENT, WITHOUT CHARGE, BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO: BRAC ACQUISITION CORP., C/O BRAC
OIL & GAS, INC., 110 NORTH 5TH STREET, SUITE 410, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403. THESE DOCUMENTS, ONCE AVAILABLE, AND BRAC’S
IPO FINAL PROSPECTUS AND ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S
INTERNET SITE (http://www.sec.gov).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report and the
exhibits hereto are not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or
in respect of the proposed transactionS and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities
of BRAC AND BLACK RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC. ("BLACK RIDGE"), nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any
state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
This report and the
exhibits hereto include “forward-looking statements.” actual results OF BRAC AND BLACK RIDGE AND THE BUSINESS may differ
from THEIR RESPECTIVE expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements
as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,”
“forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,”
“could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,”
and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, the parties’ expectations with respect to future performance; anticipated financial impacts of the PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS;
approval of the PROPOSED transactions by STOCKholders; the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the PROPOSED transactions;
and the timing of the completion of the PROPOSED transactions.
THERE ARE significant risks and uncertainties that could cause
the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside the parties’ control
and difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include: business conditions; changing interpretations of accounting
principles; outcomes of government reviews; inquiries and investigations and related litigation; continued compliance with government
regulations; legislation or regulatory environments; requirements or changes adversely affecting the business; fluctuations in
customer demand; management of rapid growth; general economic conditions; geopolitical events and regulatory changes; and other
factors set forth in BRAC AND BLACK RIDGE’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.
Other factors include the possibility that the PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS do not close, including due to the failure to receive required
STOCKholder approvalS, or the failure of other closing conditions.
The foregoing list of
factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is, AND MAY BE, contained in BRAC AND
BLACK RIDGE’S filings with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning BRAC AND BLACK
RIDGE or the business, the PROPOSED transactions or other matters and attributable to BRAC AND BLACK RIDGE and the business or
any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. no party undertakeS or acceptS
any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change
in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Black Ridge Oil &
Gas, Inc. (the "Company” or “Black Ridge”) was the sponsor of Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BRACU)
(“BRAC”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), which began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market
on October 5, 2017. Upon completion of the transaction, as sponsor of the SPAC, Black Ridge will retain the 3,895,000 shares of
BRAC common stock it currently holds, subject to a one-year lockup period.
On February 14, 2019,
in connection with the previously-announced business combination whereby BRAC will acquire the global eSports and entertainment
assets owned by Ourgame International Holdings Ltd (“Ourgame”) as described in the Form 8-K filed by BRAC on December
19, 2018, BRAC’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ken DeCubellis, was interviewed by Fox Business Television, Bloomberg
Radio, and Cheddar Sports. Transcripts of each interview are included as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3 hereto. Additionally, recordings
of the interviews conducted by Fox Business Television and Bloomberg Radio are available on Black Ridge’s website, blackridgeoil.com.
This information furnished
hereunder, including the related exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall
be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
|
BLACK RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ James Moe
|
|
|
James Moe
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
Date: February 20, 2019
|
|
|