8-K: Current report filing
Published on October 17, 2017
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): October 16, 2017
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 001-36555 | 01-0949984 | ||
(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
| 11100
Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 380 Los Angeles, CA |
90025 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 232-1701
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Copies to:
Harvey J. Kesner, Esq.
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Telephone: (212) 930-9700
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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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 mart 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 16, 2017, Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-220438) has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitutes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Marathon Patent Group, Inc., Press Release dated October 16, 2017 |
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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.
Date: October 16, 2017
| MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Francis Knuettel II | |
| Name: | Francis Knuettel II | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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