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 29, 2017
 
 
root9B Holdings, Inc. 
(Exact name of Company as specified in Charter)
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
000-50502
(Commission File No.)
 
20-0443575
(IRS Employee Identification No.)
 
102 N. Cascade Avenue, Suite 220
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(602) 889-1137
(Issuer Telephone number)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below).
 
 
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Item 8.01  Other Events.
 
As previously disclosed, on August 16, 2017, as a result of the Company’s inability to meet the notice of default from the secured creditors, the Company received a foreclosure notice from Centriole Reinsurance Company, Ltd., as agent for the Company’s secured creditors (the “Agent”), that, to satisfy the Company’s outstanding secured indebtedness, it intends to sell substantially all of the assets of the Company at an auction to conclude on August 31, 2017 (the “Sale Date”). The Company received notice today from the Agent that the Sale Date is being postponed until September 28, 2017. In the event the auction concludes with the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, the value of the Company’s securities would decline dramatically or become worthless.
 
 The Company is continuing to work with the secured creditors and other potential investors to raise capital before the auction concludes on September 28, 2017. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its efforts.
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current views with respect to certain future events and the Company’s prospects, operations, performance and financial condition. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report and the Company will not be required to amend or update such statements at any time in the future. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to obtain further or additional waivers of events of default from its lenders; the Company’s future operating and financial results ; the availability of strategic investors or buyers for the remaining assets of the Company’s discontinued operations; and the results of any potential restructuring activities. For all forward-looking statements, the Company claims the protection of the Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy or are otherwise beyond the Company’s control and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those described in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that contribute to such risks include, but are not limited to, successful execution of the Company’s business plan, adequacy of capital resources, and the Company’s ability to comply with, or obtain waivers with respect to non-compliance with, the terms of its indebtedness. The risks included are not exhaustive; for a more detailed description of these uncertainties and other factors, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 17, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: September 1, 2017
 
 
ROOT9B HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ William Hoke                                      
Name: William Hoke
Title: Chief Financial Officer