# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001314196
**File Stem:** 0001213900-23-006550
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 9310
**Document Hash:** 1a4c746397d7ee20cddfd185ddee334c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-23-006550.hdr.sgml**: 20230201

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-23-006550

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230130

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230201

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230201

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** OLB GROUP, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001314196
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 133712553
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39435
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23574939

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1120 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **STREET 2:** 4TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-278-0900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1120 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **STREET 2:** 4TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2023

**THE OLB GROUP, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **000-52994** | **13-4188568** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification Number) |

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|:---|:---|
| **1120 Avenue of the Americas** **, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY** | **10036** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(212) 278-0900**

**Not Applicable**

(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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on<br> which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | OLB | Nasdaq Capital Market |

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**Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure To Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.**

On December 15, 2022, The OLB Group, Inc. ("we", "us" or "our") received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") notifying us that, for a period of 30 consecutive business days, we failed to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 as required for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).

On January 30, 2023, we received a notice from NASDAQ that it had determined that for the prior 10 consecutive business days, from January 12, 2023 to January 27, 2023, the closing bid price for the Company's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the matter is closed. A press release was issued by the Company on February 1, 2023 announcing the determination of compliance.

The forgoing description of the Press Release does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Press Release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [Press release, dated February 1, 2023](ea172492ex99-1_theolbgroup.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURE**

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.

Dated: February 1, 2023

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| THE OLB GROUP | THE OLB GROUP |
| By: | /s/ Ronny Yakov |
| Name: <br>| Ronny Yakov |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

OLB Group Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement

**NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 1. 2023 / The OLB Group, Inc., (NASDAQ:OLB),** a diversified Fintech eCommerce merchant services provider and cryptocurrency mining enterprise, announced today that it has received a written letter from Nasdaq, which has determined that for the last 10 consecutive business days, from January 12, 2023 to January 27, 2023, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and this matter is now closed.

**<u>Future OLB Press Releases and Updates</u>**

Interested investors or shareholders can be notified of future Press releases and Industry Updates by email: ir@olb.com

**<u>About The OLB Group, Inc.</u>**

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified Fintech eCommerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company's eCommerce platform delivers cloud-based merchant services for a comprehensive digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. DMint, a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB Group, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing sustainable natural gas with an initial deployment of efficient 1,000 ASIC-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers.

For more information about The OLB Group, please visit https://www.olb.com and http://investors.olb.com

**Safe Harbor Statement**

All statements from The OLB Group, Inc. in this news release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the impact of COVID-19 on our operations and financial condition, our ability to implement our proprietary merchant boarding and CRM system and to roll out our Omni Commerce and SecurePay applications, including payment methods, to our current merchants and the integration of our secure payment gateway with our crowdfunding platform, our ability to successfully launch a cryptocurrency mining operation and our ability to earn revenue from the new operations. While the Company's management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include statements regarding the expected revenue and income for operations to be generated by The OLB Group, Inc. For other factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those that are expected, see the information under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, and amendments thereto, as well as other public filings with the SEC since such date. The Company operates in a rapidly changing and competitive environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Company disclaims any intention to, and undertakes no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.

**Contact:**

OLB Group Investor Relations

Rick Lutz

IR@OLB.com

(212) 278-0900 Ext. 333