UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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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): January 3, 2019

 

BLACK RIDGE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware 001-38226 82-1659427
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

c/o Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.

110 North 5th Street, Suite 410

Minneapolis, MN 55403

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(952) 426-1241

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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))

 

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 8.01 — Other Events

 

On January 3, 2019, Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a clarification press release relating to the Company’s previously announced proposed business combination with two global esports and entertainment assets of Ourgame International Holdings Ltd.: Allied Esports International, Inc. and WPT Enterprises, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

This information furnished hereunder, including the related exhibit, 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:

 

Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Dated: January 15, 2019

 

 BLACK RIDGE ACQUISITION CORP.
   
   
   
   
By:/s/ Ken DeCubellis
  Name: Ken DeCubellis
 Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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