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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On October 30, 2023, BitNile Metaverse, Inc. (the “Company”), filed an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the State of Nevada to change the name of the Company to RiskOn International, Inc. (the “Name Change”). The Name Change will become effective in the State of Nevada at 12:01 AM PT on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. In accordance with Section 78.390 of the Nevada Revised States, the articles of incorporation may be amended to change the name of a corporation with only the approval of the board of directors, and without the approval of the stockholders.
The Company’s common stock will continue to be quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market, but beginning with the opening of trading on November 1, 2023, trading is expected to be under the new symbol “ROI” (the “Symbol Change”). Following the Name Change, existing stock certificates, which reflect the Company’s prior corporate name, will continue to be valid. Certificates reflecting the new corporate name will be issued in due course as old stock certificates are tendered for exchange or transfer to the Company’s transfer agent.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On October 31, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Name Change and Symbol Change, a copy of which press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information under this item, Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages registrants to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand the future prospects of a registrant and make informed investment decisions. This Current Report on Form 8-K and exhibits may contain these types of statements, which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and which involve risks, uncertainties and reflect the Registrant’s judgment as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, operating results and are indicated by words or phrases such as “expects,” “should,” “will,” and similar words or phrases. These statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented within.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on October 30, 2023 and effective November 1, 2023 | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 31, 2023 | |
| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101). |
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
| October 31, 2023 | BitNile Metaverse, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Henry Nisser | |
| Henry Nisser | ||
| President and General Counsel | ||
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