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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): April 18, 2018
 
Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
 
001-36247
 
74-3237581
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
5700 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 3600
Plano, Texas 75093

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Telephone – (214) 432-8002
 
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 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.
 
 
 
 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On April 19, 2018, Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the “Underwriter”), relating to the issuance and sale in an underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The public offering price for each share of Common Stock is $1.15. 
 
The Underwriter will purchase the shares of Common Stock from the Company at a price of $1.0752 per share, representing a 6.5% discount from the public offering price. The Underwriter is acting as the sole manager for the offering.
 
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriter, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
 
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, and subject to certain exceptions, the Company and its directors and officers agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock for a period ending 90 days after the date of the final prospectus used to sell the Common Stock in the offering without first obtaining the written consent of the Underwriter.
 
The Common Stock is being offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-­220181) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 25, 2017 and declared effective by the SEC on September 28, 2017, the accompanying prospectus contained therein, and preliminary and final prospectus supplements filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s takedown relating to the offering. A copy of the opinion of Axelrod & Smith relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of Common Stock in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
 
The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares of Common Stock is expected to be approximately $5.18 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, assuming no exercise by the Underwriter of the 30-day over-allotment option that the Company has granted it under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on or about April 23, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.
 
The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On April 18, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the offering, and on April 19, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing terms of the offering. The press releases are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements related to the anticipated closing of the offering and the amount of net proceeds expected from the offering. The risks and uncertainties involved include the Company’s ability to satisfy certain conditions to closing on a timely basis or at all, market conditions, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions and speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company does not intend to revise or update any forward-looking statement in this Current Report on Form 8-K as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
 
 
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
 
 
 
23.1
Consent of Axelrod & Smith (included in Opinion of Axelrod & Smith filed as Exhibit 5.1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc.
 
 
Date:  April 19, 2018
By: /s/ John A. Brda
 
John A. Brda
 
Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary
 
 
 
 
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