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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): March 18, 2025 

 

HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38363   84-3235695
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

2014 Champions Gateway, Suite 100

Canton, OH 44708

(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:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   HOFV   Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants to purchase 0.064578 shares of Common Stock   HOFVW   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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 18, 2025, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Newco”), HOF Village Retail I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Retail I”), and HOF Village Retail II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Retail II,” and collectively with the Company, Newco and Retail I “Borrowers”), entered into a Fourth Amendment to Note and Security Agreement (“Fourth Amendment”), with CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lender” or “CHCL”). CHCL is an affiliate of Stuart Lichter, a director of the Company.

 

The Fourth Amendment modifies the definition of “Facility Amount” in Section 1 of the original note and security agreement (as amended prior to the Fourth Amendment) to increase the facility amount from $5,150,000 to $6,500,000 allowing the Borrowers to request an additional $1,350,000 for general corporate purposes, subject to certain restrictions. 

 

The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Fourth Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.03 - Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Document
10.1   Fourth Amendment to Note & Security Agreement, dated March 18, 2025, between Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, HOF Village Newco, LLC, HOF Village Retail I, LLC and HOF Village Retail II, LLC, as borrowers and CH Capital Lending, LLC, as lender
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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.

 

  HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
     
  By: /s/ Michael Crawford
    Name:  Michael Crawford
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Dated: March 21, 2025    

 

 

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