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):  August 21, 2020

 

GROWGENERATION CORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Colorado   333-207889   46-5008129
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.)

 

930 W 7th Ave, Suite A

Denver, Colorado 80204

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (800) 935-8420

 

N/A

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications 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 communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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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 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  Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share  GRWG  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7 – Regulation FD

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On August 21, 2020, GrowGeneration Corp. (the “Company”) published a press release regarding its plan to take action against Hindenburg Research for certain statements intended to manipulate the price of the Company’s stock.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this section of the Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

 

Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

On August 23, 2020, Darren Lampert, Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Salaman, President, of the Company, terminated their respective stock trading programs established in September 2019 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (the “Trading Plans”).

 

Their respective Trading Plans allow each of Messrs. Lampert and Salaman to sell up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over a period of one year. The transactions under the Trading Plans were disclosed publicly through filings of Form 144 and Form 4 in addition to other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.  Description
99.1  Press Release, dated August 21, 2020

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 24, 2020 GrowGeneration Corp.
   
  By:  /s/ Darren Lampert
  Name:  Darren Lampert
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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