VINO Gaucho Group Holdings Inc

 

 

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 5, 2023

 

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-40075		52-2158952
State of		Commission		IRS Employer
Incorporation		File Number		Identification No.

 

112 NE 41st Street, Suite 106

Miami, FL 33137

Address of principal executive offices

 

212-739-7700

Telephone number, including area code

 

 

Former name or former address 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

	☐	Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
	☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
	☐	Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
	☐	Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark 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. ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		VINO		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

As previously reported on our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2023, Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), and an institutional investor (the “Holder”) entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2023 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) and the Company issued to the Holder a senior secured convertible note (the “Note”) and warrant to purchase 3,377,099 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Warrant” and together with the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Note, the “Note Documents”). For the full description of the Note Documents, please refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached thereto as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2023.

 

On August 11, 2023, the Company and the Holder entered into an agreement to, among other things, waive certain provisions of the Note (the “Letter Agreement”). For the full description of the Letter Agreement, please refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached thereto as filed with the SEC on August 11, 2023.

 

On October 5, 2023, the Company and the Holder entered into the First Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “First Amendment”) which amends the Note and lowers the Floor Price from $2.70 to $0.40.

 

All terms not defined herein shall refer to the defined terms in the Note Documents.

 

The foregoing description of the First Amendment is a summary only, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the document, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the agreements described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are not intended to be a source of factual, business or operational information about the Company; were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates; were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by disclosures for the purpose of allocating contractual risk between the parties instead of establishing matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors or security holders. Accordingly, investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties.

 

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03 in its entirety.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the First Amendment is incorporated by reference into Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The shares of common stock that have been and may be issued under the Note Documents, the Letter Agreement, and the First Amendment are being offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. The Company filed a Form D with the SEC on or about March 3, 2023.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1		First Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Note, dated as of October 5, 2023, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the holder listed therein
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 5th day of October 2023.

 

	Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Scott L. Mathis
		Scott L. Mathis, President & CEO

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

This First Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Note (this “Amendment”) dated as of October 5, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) is entered into by and between Gaucho Group Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and            ,                                                          (the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Purchaser and the Company entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of February 21, 2023 (the “Original Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the Purchaser, in a series of closings, senior unsecured convertible note (the “Original Note”), convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), in a principal amount of $5,617,978 and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

B. Pursuant to the Original Agreement, the Company issued to the Purchaser the Original Note in a principal amount of $5,617,978, and a Warrant to purchase up to 3,377,099 shares of Common Stock, on February 21, 2023.

 

C. The Purchaser and the Company desire to amend the Original Note pursuant to and in accordance with the terms set forth herein.

 

D. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Original Note and Original Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions.

 

(a) The below-listed definition set forth in Section 33(u) of the Original Note is hereby amended and restated in its respective entirety as follows:

 

“Floor Price” means $0.40 (or such lower amount as permitted, from time to time, by the Principal Market), subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar events.

 

2. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Waivers and Amendments. Any provision of this Amendment may be amended, waived or modified only upon the written consent of the Company and the Purchaser.

 

(b) Entire Agreement. This Amendment together with the Original Note constitutes the entire agreement of the Company and the Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Original Note shall continue in full force and effect.

 

(c) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile copies of signed signature pages will be deemed binding originals.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank; signature page follows.]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

	COMPANY:
	GAUCHO GROUP HOLDINGS INC.,
	a Delaware corporation
	By:
	Name:
	Title:

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Original Note

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

	PURCHASER:
	By:

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Original Note

 

 

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