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) August 3, 2017

Net Element, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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:

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).

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As previously reported on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Net Element, Inc. (the “Company”) on July 7, 2017, in consideration for entering into the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 5, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and Cobblestone Capital Partners LLC (“Cobblestone Capital”), the Company was obligated, upon the earlier of (i) on or one business day after the Commission declares effective the registration statement referred to the Purchase Agreement or (ii) six months after the date of the Purchase Agreement, to issue to Cobblestone Capital such number of shares of Common Stock that would have a value equivalent to $200,000 calculated using the average of volume weighted average price for the Common Stock during the 3 trading days period immediately preceding the date of issuance of such shares (the “Commitment Shares”). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Commitment Shares are deemed to have been vested and earned as of the date the Purchase Agreement was executed.

Accordingly, on August 3, 2017, the Company issued to Cobblestone Capital 456,761 shares of the Company common stock based on the price of $0.4379 per share. Such shares of common stock of the Company were issued to Cobblestone Capital under an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

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.