OriginClear Inc (OCLN)

[OTC Scam Hunter]

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 29, 2017

ORIGINCLEAR, INC.

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Nevada
333-147980

26-0287664

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)


(Commission File Number)


(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)



525 S. Hewitt Street,

Los Angeles, California


90013
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b2 of this chapter).



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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Private Placement



As previously reported by OriginClear, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company had commenced an offering (the “Private Placement”) under Regulation 506c of Regulation D and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Private Placement terminated on December 21, 2017. Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company sold units of its securities (the “Units”) with each Unit consisting of (i) one restricted share of its common stock, (ii) a Class A Warrant to purchase one share of its common stock, (iii) a Class B Warrant to purchase one share of its common stock, (iv) a Class C Warrant to purchase one share of its common stock and (v) a Class D Warrant to purchase one share of its common stock to qualified investors. The Units, and securities included therein, offered in the Private Placement were not registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.



Between December 4, 2017 and December 21, 2017, the Company sold, in the Private Placement, an aggregate of 2,579,640 Units of its securities to accredited investors for an aggregate consideration of $64,491.



The securities referenced above were offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.



Consultant Issuances

Between December 22, 2017 and December 29, 2017, the Company issued to consultants an aggregate of 3,927,407 shares of the Company’s common stock in lieu of cash considerations.

The securities referenced above were offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act since, among other things, the transactions did not involve a public offering.



Make Good Issuances



In connection with certain one-time make good agreements, on December 29, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 707,465 shares of its common stock to certain holders of its common stock.



The securities above were offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act since, among other things, the transactions did not involve a public offering.









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.


ORIGINCLEAR, INC.

January 11, 2018 By: /s/ T. Riggs Eckelberry
Name: T. Riggs Eckelberry
Title: Chief Executive Officer