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: October 9, 2014

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

PANACHE BEVERAGE, INC.

 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-52670

20-2089854

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

150 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 480-7479

 

____________________________________

(Former name, 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:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On October 8, 2014, Nicholas Hines resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Panache Beverage Inc. (the “Company”).

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

The Company has determined to effect a termination of the registration of its common stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by filing a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

The Company is eligible to deregister its common stock because it has fewer than 300 holders of record of its common stock. Upon the filing of the Form 15, the Company's obligation to file certain reports with the SEC, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, will be automatically suspended. Other filing requirements will terminate upon the effective date of the deregistration, which is expected to occur 90 days after the filing of the Form 15.

 

The Company's Board of Directors believes that the anticipated accounting, legal and administrative cost savings from deregistration substantially outweigh any benefits of continued registration and are in the best interests of both the Company and its stockholders. In addition, the Company currently has only limited operating activities and only limited assets on hand and is currently in discussions with its senior secured lenders with respect to its available options and alternatives, which are relatively limited. Going forward, the Company expects to explore various strategic alternatives, and in the absence of an acceptable option, anticipates seeking to dissolve the corporation either through Chapter 11, Chapter 7 or otherwise.

 

The Company expects that its common stock will be quoted on the OTC Pink tier operated by OTC Markets Group, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities, following its deregistration, so long as market makers demonstrate an interest in trading in the Company's common stock. However, there is no assurance that trading in the Company's common stock will continue on the OTC Pink tier or on any other securities exchange or quotation medium. Following deregistration, the Company does not intend to publish periodic financial information or furnish such information to its stockholders except as may be required by applicable laws.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

 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.

 

 

PANACHE BEVERAGE, INC.

 

Dated: October 9, 2014

By:

/S/ MICHAEL ROMER

 
   

Michael Romer

 
   

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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