UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): July 7, 2017
BLACK RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-53952 | 27-2345075 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
110 North 5th Street, Suite 410
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 426-1241
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 7, 2017, Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a $500,000 Promissory Note (the “Note”) issued to Cadence Bank, N.A., as lender (“Cadence”) (the “Note”) and a Security Agreement by the Company in favor of Cadence, as Lender. The Note bears interest at 4.5% per annum payable monthly and is due on October 7, 2017. The Note may be repaid at any time without penalty. The Note is secured by the Company’s deposit account at Cadence and all of the Company’s rights, title and interests in and to the contractual rights of the Company to receive payment from Chambers Energy Management for the purchase of the Company’s interest in Black Ridge Holding Company, LLC.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Note and Security Agreement which will be filed as exhibits to the Company's Form 10-Q for the period in which the Note and Security Agreement were executed.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
See Item 1.01 above which is incorporated herein by reference.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACK RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James Moe | |
| James Moe | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: July 12, 2017 | ||