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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):  February 12, 2018

NEULION, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(516) 622-8300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

As previously reported, on December 18, 2017, NeuLion, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an affiliate (the “Buyer”) of Fortress Investment Group pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell certain DivX assets, intellectual property and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Assets”) to the Buyer.  The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement closed on February 12, 2018.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold the Assets to the Buyer for cash consideration of $41.5 million.  The Assets accounted for approximately $15.0 million and $20.7 million of the Company’s consolidated GAAP revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

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.