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 1, 2016

                     BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.                   

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

80 Blanchard Road

Burlington, MA 01803

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

     (781) 376-5555     

(Registrant’s 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:

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

From July 15, 2016 through August 1, 2016, holders of certain convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) issued by Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (the “Company”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1,472,500 elected to convert their Notes into an aggregate of 1,963,325 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). As a result, all of the Notes have been converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

The securities offered, issued and sold upon conversion of the Notes were issued without registration and are subject to restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) and/or the private offering exemptions contained in Section 4(2)(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws as a transaction not involving a public offering.

Effective August 2, 2016, after the issuances described above, the Company had 18,662,069 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

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.

Date: August 5, 2016