This prospectus supplement
is being filed to update and supplement the information contained in the prospectus dated September 24, 2020 (the “Prospectus”),
with the information contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
on October 15, 2020 (the “Current Report”). Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this prospectus supplement.
The Prospectus relates
to the issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 24,731,195 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common
Stock”), that are issuable upon the exercise of 17,400,000 issued and outstanding warrants to purchase 1.421333 shares of
our Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Common Stock (“Warrants”). The Warrants were issued in
connection with the consummation of the Business Combination (as defined in the Prospectus).
This prospectus supplement
updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except
in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement should be read
in conjunction with the Prospectus and if there is any inconsistency between the information in the Prospectus and this prospectus
supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
Our Common Stock is traded
on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “HOFV”. On October 14, 2020, the closing price of our Common
Stock was $2.46.
We are an “emerging
growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and as such, have elected to comply
with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.
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:
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).
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. ☐
On
October 9, 2020, HOF Village NEWCO, LLC (“HOF Village”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment
Company (the “Company”), entered into a Technology as a Service Agreement (the “TAAS Agreement”) with Johnson
Controls, Inc. (“JCI”). Pursuant to the TAAS Agreement, JCI will provide certain services related to the construction
and development of Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls (the “Project”), including, but not limited to,
(i) design assist consulting, equipment sales and turn-key installation services in respect of specified systems to be constructed
as part of Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Project and (ii) maintenance and lifecycle services in respect of certain systems constructed
as part of Phase 1, and to be constructed as part of Phase 2 and Phase 3, of the Project. Under the terms of the TAAS Agreement,
HOF Village has agreed to pay JCI up to an aggregate $217,934,637 for services rendered by JCI over the term of the TAAS Agreement.
Item 3.02
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
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On
October 14, 2020, the Company issued to American Capital Center, LLC (the “Investor”) 900 shares (the “Shares”)
of 7.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) at a price of $1,000 per share
for an aggregate purchase price of $900,000. The Company paid the Investor an origination fee of 2% of the aggregate purchase price.
The issuance and sale of the Shares to the Investor is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Investor has represented to the Company that it is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act and that the Shares are being acquired for investment purposes and
not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof.
Item 3.03
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Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
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The
information set forth in Items 3.02 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
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On
October 8, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware to establish the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.
The Certificate of Designations became effective upon filing. The number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock is 52,800.
The price per share at issue is $1,000, as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions
of Series A Preferred Stock.
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7.0% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears,
as set forth in the Certificate of Designations. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of
assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (a “Liquidation
Event”). The Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share plus an amount equal to any accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of payment (the “Liquidation Preference”). Under the Certificate of Designations,
the Company may not enter into or permit to exist any contract, agreement, or arrangement that prohibits or restricts the Company
from paying dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, unless such contract, agreement, or arrangement has been approved in writing,
in advance, by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock have no voting rights, except as required by law, and have no rights of preemption or rights to
convert such Series A Preferred Stock into shares of any other class of capital stock of the Company.
The
Company must redeem for cash each share of Series A Preferred Stock 60 months after it is issued (the “Mandatory Redemption
Date”), at a price per share equal to the Liquidation Preference (the “Redemption Price”); provided, however,
that (i) holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock may extend the Mandatory Redemption Date
for any share of Series A Preferred Stock 12 months (i.e., to a date that is 72 months after the issue date for such share) (the
“First Extension”), and (ii) if the First Extension is exercised, then holders of a majority of the then outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock may extend the Mandatory Redemption Date for any share of Series A Preferred Stock by an additional
twelve (12) months (i.e., to a date that is 84 months after the issue date for such share).
The
Company has the option to redeem for cash, in whole or in part, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding,
at a price per share equal to the Redemption Price.
The
sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all
of the property and assets of the Company shall be deemed a Liquidation Event, unless the holders of a majority of the then outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock agree in writing, prior to the closing of any such transaction, that such transaction will not
be considered a Liquidation Event. A merger, consolidation or any other business combination transaction of the Company into or
with any other corporation or person, or the merger, consolidation or any other business combination transaction of any other corporation
or person into or with the Company (any of the foregoing, a “Business Combination Transaction”) shall not be deemed
a Liquidation Event, so long as either (A) the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock
agree in writing, prior to the closing of any such Business Combination Transaction, that such Business Combination Transaction
will not be considered a Liquidation Event, or (B) such Business Combination Transaction would not adversely affect the holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock or the powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.
The
foregoing description of the Certificate of Designations and the Series A Preferred Stock does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Certificate of Designations, which is attached hereto as Exhibit
3.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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:
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/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: October 15, 2020
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
7.00%
SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
HALL
OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
Pursuant
to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Hall
of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
“Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of
the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) by the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of the Corporation, which authorize the issuance of not more than 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, the following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors on September 22, 2020, in accordance
with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”):
RESOLVED,
that, in accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation,
and applicable law, a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation be, and hereby is, created, and
that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series,
are as follows:
Section
1. Designation. The designation of the series of preferred stock shall be “7.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series A Preferred
Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of Series A Preferred Stock, other than with respect to the
Mandatory Redemption Date thereof as described in Section 6(b) hereof. Series A Preferred Stock will rank equally
with Parity Stock, if any, will rank senior to Junior Stock and will rank junior to Senior Stock, if any, with respect to the
payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the affairs of the Corporation.
Section
2. Number of Shares. The number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be 52,800. That number from
time to time may be increased (but not in excess of the total number of authorized shares of preferred stock) by further resolution
duly adopted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors and by the filing of a certificate
pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law stating that such increase has been so authorized. The Corporation shall
have the authority to issue fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Section
3. Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series A Preferred Stock:
“Business
Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday on which banking institutions are not authorized
or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York or in Canton, Ohio.
“Depositary
Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(f) hereof.
“Dividend
Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
“Dividend
Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
“Dividend
Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
“DTC”
means The Depository Trust Company, together with its successors and assigns.
“First
Extension” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) hereof.
“Issue
Date” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the date on which such share of Series A
Preferred Stock is issued by the Corporation.
“Junior
Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock and any other class or series of stock of the Corporation hereafter
authorized over which Series A Preferred Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the distribution
of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
“Mandatory
Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) hereof.
“Optional
Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Original
Issue Date Price” means $1,000.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, as appropriately adjusted for stock
splits, stock dividends, combinations, and subdivisions of Series A Preferred Stock.
“Parity
Stock” means any other class or series of stock of the Corporation hereafter authorized that ranks on a par with
the Series A Preferred Stock in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Corporation.
“Redemption
Date” means either an Optional Redemption Date or the Mandatory Redemption Date, as applicable.
“Redemption
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c) hereof.
“Senior
Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Corporation hereafter authorized which has preference or priority
over the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
“Series A
Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.
Section
4. Dividends.
(a) Rate.
Each holder of a share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to receive, with respect to each such share, and the Corporation
is mandatorily obligated to declare, out of funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative
preferential cash dividends, at the rate of 7.00% per annum, on the sum of (i) the Original Issue Date Price of such share
plus (ii) all accrued and unpaid dividends on such share. Dividends on any share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
cumulative from the date of original issue of such share and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on or before the 15th day of
January, April, July and October of each year, or on the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day (each,
a “Dividend Payment Date”). The period from, and including, the date of issuance of any share of Series A
Preferred Stock or any Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date is a “Dividend Period.”
The first dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock is scheduled to be paid on October 15, 2020 (if any share of Series A
Preferred Stock is then outstanding). Any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the stock
records of the Corporation at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the last day of the calendar
month first preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”).
(b) Cumulative
Dividends. No dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation
if such payment is restricted or prohibited by law or by a contract that has been approved in accordance with Section 4(d)
hereof. If payment of any dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock is restricted or prohibited by law or by contract,
then the Corporation shall notify the holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock of such fact. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock will accrue, in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof,
whether or not the Corporation has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends,
whether or not payment is restricted or prohibited by law or by contract, and whether or not such dividends are declared. Any
dividend payment made on any share of Series A Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accrued and unpaid
dividend due with respect to such share.
(c) Priority
of Dividends. So long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, (i) no dividend shall be declared
or paid or set aside for payment, and no distribution shall be declared or made or set aside for payment, on any Junior Stock,
other than a dividend payable solely in shares of Junior Stock; (ii) no shares of Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed
or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation, directly or indirectly (other than as a result of a reclassification
of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock, or the exchange or conversion of one share of Junior Stock for or into another
share of Junior Stock, and other than through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares
of Junior Stock), nor shall any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such Junior Stock
by the Corporation; and (iii) no shares of Parity Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration
by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, other than pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase all, or a pro rata portion, of
the Series A Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock, except by conversion into or exchange for Junior Stock, in each case,
unless all accrued dividends on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full. The foregoing
limitations do not apply to purchases or acquisitions of the Corporation’s Junior Stock pursuant to any employee or director
incentive or benefit plan or arrangement (including any employment, severance or consulting agreement) of the Corporation or any
subsidiary of the Corporation heretofore or hereafter adopted. Subject to the succeeding sentence, for so long as any shares of
Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Parity
Stock for any period unless all accrued dividends on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in
full. To the extent the Corporation cannot make full payment of any dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and on any
Parity Stock, the Corporation will allocate the dividend payments on a pro rata basis among the holders of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and the holders of any Parity Stock then outstanding. For purposes of calculating the pro rata allocation of partial
dividend payments, the Corporation will allocate dividend payments based on the ratio between the total dividend payments then
due on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the total dividend payments then due on the outstanding shares
of Parity Stock. Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, stock or otherwise) as may be determined
by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors may be declared and paid on any Junior Stock
from time to time out of any funds legally available therefor, and the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled
to participate in any such dividend.
(d) Restrictions
on Dividends Require Consent. The Corporation shall not enter into or permit to exist any contract, agreement, or arrangement
that prohibits or restricts the Corporation from paying dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, unless such contract,
agreement, or arrangement has been approved in writing, in advance, by the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred Stock.
Section
5. Liquidation Preference.
(a) Liquidation.
Upon the occurrence of any Liquidation Event (as defined in Section 5(d) hereof), the holders of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders,
a liquidation preference of the Original Issue Date Price per share plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to
the date of payment (calculated in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof), before any distribution of assets is made
to holders of any Junior Stock. Any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, calculated in accordance
with Section 4(a) hereof, are referred to as “Unpaid Series A Dividends.”
(b) Partial
Payment. If the assets of the Corporation are not sufficient to pay in full the liquidation preference (including any Unpaid
Series A Dividends) to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and all holders of any Parity Stock, the amounts paid
to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and to the holders of Parity Stock shall be pro rata in accordance with the respective
aggregate liquidation preferences (including any Unpaid Series A Dividends) of Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock.
For purposes of calculating the pro rata allocation of such liquidation preferences, the Corporation will allocate such liquidation
preferences (including any Unpaid Series A Dividends) based on the ratio between the total liquidation preferences (including
any Unpaid Series A Dividends) then due on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the total liquidation
preferences (including any accrued and unpaid dividends) then due on the outstanding shares of Parity Stock.
(c) Residual
Distributions. If the liquidation preference (including any Unpaid Series A Dividends) has been paid in full to all holders
of Series A Preferred Stock and all holders of any Parity Stock, the holders of Junior Stock shall be entitled to receive
all remaining assets of the Corporation according to their respective rights and preferences.
(d) Merger,
Consolidation and Sale of Assets. For purposes of this Section 5, a “Liquidation Event”
shall include any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation. For purposes
of clarification:
(i) The
sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially
all of the property and assets of the Corporation shall be deemed a Liquidation Event, unless the holders of a majority of the
then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock agree in writing, prior to the closing of any such transaction, that
such transaction will not be considered a Liquidation Event for purposes hereof.
(ii) A
merger, consolidation or any other business combination transaction of the Corporation into or with any other corporation or person,
or the merger, consolidation or any other business combination transaction of any other corporation or person into or with the
Corporation (any of the foregoing, a “Business Combination Transaction”) shall not be deemed a Liquidation
Event, so long as either (A) the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock agree
in writing, prior to the closing of any such Business Combination Transaction, that such Business Combination Transaction will
not be considered a Liquidation Event for purposes hereof, or (B) such Business Combination Transaction would not adversely
affect the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or the powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the Series A
Preferred Stock. Any Business Combination Transaction that does not satisfy the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence
shall be deemed a Liquidation Event.
Section
6. Redemption.
(a) Optional
Redemption. The Corporation, at the option of and on the date specified by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee
of the Board of Directors, may redeem for cash, out of funds legally available therefor, in whole or in part, the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon notice given as provided in Section 6(d) hereof (such redemption date,
the “Optional Redemption Date”), at a price per share equal to the Redemption Price for such share as
of the Optional Redemption Date.
(b) Mandatory
Redemption. On the date that is sixty (60) months after the Issue Date for any share of Series A Preferred Stock (as
may be extended pursuant to this Section 6(b), the “Mandatory Redemption Date”), the Corporation
shall redeem for cash, out of funds legally available therefor, such share of Series A Preferred Stock, at a price per share
equal to the Redemption Price for such share as of the Mandatory Redemption Date; provided, however, that (i) holders
of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock may extend the Mandatory Redemption Date for any
share of Series A Preferred Stock by twelve (12) months (i.e., to a date that is seventy-two (72) months
after the Issue Date for such share) by furnishing to the Corporation, no later than thirty (30) days before the then-scheduled
Mandatory Redemption Date for such share, written notice of such extension (the “First Extension”),
and (ii) if the First Extension is exercised, then holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock may extend the Mandatory Redemption Date for any share of Series A Preferred Stock by an additional twelve (12)
months (i.e., to a date that is eighty-four (84) months after the Issue Date for such share) by furnishing to
the Corporation, no later than thirty (30) days before the then-scheduled Mandatory Redemption Date for such share, written
notice of such extension. The Corporation shall provide the notice specified in Section 6(d) hereof in connection
with a redemption pursuant to this Section 6(b). This Section 6(b) may be waived by each holder with respect
to any share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder.
(c) Redemption
Price. The redemption price for each share of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to Sections 6(a)
or 6(b) hereof shall be equal to the liquidation preference for such share, calculated in accordance with Section 5(a)
hereof (the “Redemption Price”). If a Redemption Date falls after a Dividend Record Date and prior
to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed at the close of
business on such Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such share on the corresponding Dividend Payment
Date, notwithstanding the redemption of such share before such Dividend Payment Date.
(d) Notice
of Redemption. Notice of every redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of record of such shares to be redeemed at their respective last addresses appearing
on the stock register of the Corporation. Such mailing shall be at least thirty (30) calendar days and not more than sixty (60)
calendar days before the Redemption Date. Any notice mailed as provided in this Section 6(d) shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives such notice, but failure duly to give such notice by mail,
or any defect in such notice or in the mailing thereof, to any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock designated for
redemption shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other shares of Series A Preferred
Stock. Each notice shall state (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to
be redeemed (and, if fewer than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed
from such holder); (iii) the Redemption Price; (iv) the place or places where the certificates for such shares are to
be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (v) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on the Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Series A Preferred Stock is held in book-entry form through
DTC, the Corporation may give such notice in any manner permitted by DTC.
(e) Partial
Redemption. In case of any redemption of only part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding,
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata from the holders of record of
Series A Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holders. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 6, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors shall
have full power and authority to prescribe the conditions upon which shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed
from time to time.
(f) Effectiveness
of Redemption. If notice of redemption has been duly given in accordance with Section 6(d) hereof, and if on or
before the Redemption Date specified in the notice all funds necessary for the redemption have been set aside by the Corporation,
separate and apart from its other funds, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called for redemption,
so as to be and continue to be available therefor, or deposited by the Corporation with a bank or trust company selected by the
Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors (the “Depositary Company”)
in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called for redemption, then, notwithstanding that
any certificate for any share so called for redemption has not been surrendered for cancellation, on and after the Redemption
Date all shares so called for redemption shall cease to be outstanding, all dividends with respect to such shares shall cease
to accrue, and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such redemption date cease and terminate, except only
the right of the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption from the Corporation or from the Depositary
Company after the redemption date from the funds so set aside or deposited, without interest. The Corporation shall be entitled
to receive from the Depositary Company, from time to time, any interest accrued on such funds, and the holders of any shares called
for redemption shall have no claim to any such interest. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the end of three (3) years
after the redemption date shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released or repaid to the Corporation, and in the event of
such repayment to the Corporation, the holders of record of the shares so called for redemption shall be deemed to be unsecured
creditors of the Corporation for an amount equivalent to the amount set aside or deposited as stated above for the redemption
of such shares and so repaid to the Corporation, but shall in no event be entitled to any interest thereon. If any share of Series A
Preferred Stock is not redeemed on the Redemption Date for such share for any reason (including without limitation, because the
Corporation is unable to lawfully pay the Redemption Price for such share), then such share of Series A Preferred Stock will
remain outstanding and will be entitled to, without interruption, all of the rights, preferences and powers as provided herein.
Section
7. Voting Rights.
(a) No
Voting Rights. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights except as required by law. To
the extent that voting rights otherwise required by law can be waived or released, such voting rights are hereby waived and released.
(b) Procedures
for Voting and Consents. As to all matters for which voting by class is specifically required by law and such voting rights
cannot be waived or released, each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote. The rules
and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (including, without limitation,
the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such meeting, the obtaining of written
consents and any other aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board
of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, in its reasonable discretion, may adopt from time to
time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation
and to applicable law.
Section
8. Sinking Fund. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any sinking fund.
Section
9. Preemption and Conversion. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any rights of preemption or rights
to convert such Series A Preferred Stock into shares of any other class of capital stock of the Corporation.
Section
10. Rank. Notwithstanding anything set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations to
the contrary, the Board of Directors or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors, without the vote of the holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock, may authorize and issue additional shares of Junior Stock or Parity Stock. The Corporation
shall not issue any Senior Stock that prohibits or restricts the Corporation from paying dividends on the Series A Preferred
Stock, without the vote of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Section
11. Repurchase or Sale. Except as specifically permitted herein, the Corporation (a) shall not purchase or sell
Series A Preferred Stock from time to time without the prior written consent of holders of a majority of the then-outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and (b) shall not use any of its funds for any such purchase when there are reasonable
grounds to believe that the Corporation is, or by such purchase would be, rendered insolvent.
Section
12. Unissued or Reacquired Shares. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock (a) not issued within four (4) years
after the date the first share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued, or (b) which have been issued and redeemed or
otherwise purchased or acquired by the Corporation, shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred
stock without designation as to series.
Section
13. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event any suit, action, or proceeding is instituted by the holder of Series A Preferred
Stock and the Corporation, in connection with the breach, enforcement, or interpretation of the terms and provisions of this Certificate,
the prevailing party therein shall be entitled to the award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and related costs, in addition
to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled.
Section
14. Amendment. This Certificate of Designations shall not, without the affirmative consent or vote of the holders of a
majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, be amended in any manner that would adversely affect
the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or the powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the Series A
Preferred Stock.
[Signature
page follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be executed by its duly authorized officer
on this 8th day of October, 2020.
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HALL OF FAME RESORT &
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ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
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/s/ Michael Crawford
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Name:
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Michael Crawford
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Title:
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President and CEO
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