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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):
May 10, 2022
HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-38363 |
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84-3235695 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
2626 Fulton Drive NW
Canton, OH 44718
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (330) 458-9176
(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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
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HOFV |
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Nasdaq Capital Market |
Warrants to purchase 1.421333 shares of Common Stock |
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HOFVW |
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Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 ☒
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 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 10, 2022, HOF Village Newco, LLC (“Newco”),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”), received from Johnson Controls,
Inc. (“JCI”) a notice of termination (the “TAAS Notice”) of the Technology as a Service Agreement dated October
9, 2020 (the “TAAS Agreement”) by and between Newco and JCI, effective immediately. The TAAS Notice states that termination
of the TAAS Agreement by JCI is pursuant to Section 12.2(b)(i) due to Newco’s alleged breach of its payment obligations outlined
in Sections 6.1(b) and 6.1(c). Additionally, JCI in the TAAS Notice demands the amount described in Section 12.2(b)(i)(B), which is the
sum of: (i) all past due payments and any other amounts owed by Newco under the TAAS Agreement; (ii) all commercially reasonable and documented
subcontractor breakage and demobilization costs; and (iii) all commercially reasonable and documented direct losses incurred by JCI directly
resulting from the alleged default by Newco and the exercise of JCI’s rights and remedies in respect thereof, including reasonable
attorney fees.
Also on May 10, 2022,
Newco received from JCI a notice of termination (“Naming Rights Notice”) of the Amended and Restated Sponsorship and
Naming Rights Agreement dated as of July 2, 2020 (the “Naming Rights Agreement”) by and among Newco, National Football
Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame, an Ohio nonprofit corporation (“PFHOF”), and JCI, effective immediately.
The Naming Rights Notice states that the termination of the Naming Rights Agreement by JCI is pursuant to Section 7.2.4 due to
JCI’s concurrent termination of the TAAS Agreement. The Naming Rights Notice further states that Newco must pay JCI, within 30
days following the date of the Naming Rights Notice, $4,750,000 pursuant to Section 7.3.10. The Naming Rights Notice states that
Newco is also in breach of its covenants and agreements in Section 1.6.3, which require Newco to provide evidence reasonably
satisfactory to JCI on or before October 31, 2021, subject to day-for-day extension due to force majeure, that Newco has secured
sufficient debt and equity financing to complete Phase II.
The Company disputes that it is in default under
either the TAAS Agreement or the Naming Rights Agreement. The Company believes JCI is in breach of the Naming Rights Agreement and the
TAAS Agreement, and is providing notice to JCI of these breaches. The Company expects to pursue dispute resolution pursuant to the terms
of the Naming Rights Agreement and/or the TAAS Agreement to simultaneously defend against JCI’s allegations and pursue its own claims.
The
foregoing descriptions of the TAAS Agreement and the Naming Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full
text of the TAAS Agreement and the Naming Rights Agreement, copies of which were filed, respectively, as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2020 and as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on
July 8, 2020, and such disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
May 13, 2022, Lisa Roy, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, resigned from the Board effective
immediately. As a Class A director, Ms. Roy’s term was set to expire at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Ms. Roy did not serve on any committees of the Board.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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104 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
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HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Crawford |
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Name: |
Michael Crawford |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: May 13, 2022 |
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