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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): 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)
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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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