Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 25, 2021

WAITR HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-37788	26-3828008
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

214 Jefferson Street, Suite 200 Lafayette, Louisiana		70501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (337) 534-6881

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share		WTRH		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On August 25, 2021, Waitr Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) issued 2,564,103 shares of Company common stock in connection with the closing of three acquisitions, as further described in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The disclosure set forth in Item 8.01 with respect to the issuance of the 2,564,103 shares of Company common stock is incorporated herein by reference. The shares of common stock will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 25, 2021, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cape Payments, LLC, closed on the previously announced asset acquisitions of ProMerchant LLC, Cape Cod Merchant Services LLC and Flow Payments LLC (collectively referred to herein as the “Cape Payment Companies”), pursuant to three substantially identical asset purchase agreements (collectively referred to herein as the “Cape Payment Agreements”). The purchase price for the Cape Payment Companies consisted of $12 million in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments, and an aggregate of 2,564,103 shares of the Company’s common stock. Additionally, the Cape Payment Agreements include an earn-out provision which provides for a one-time payment to the sellers if the Cape Payment Companies exceed certain future revenue targets. The foregoing description of the Cape Payment Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Cape Payment Agreements, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021.

On August 26, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the acquisition of the Cape Payment Companies, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press release dated August 26, 2021

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.