LMFA LM Funding America Inc

 

UNITED STATES
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): June 10, 2024

 

 

LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-37605	47-3844457
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1200 West Platt Street Suite 100
Tampa, Florida				33606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 813 222-8996

 

(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:

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock par value $0.001 per share		LMFA		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 10, 2024, LM Funding America, Inc. issued a press release providing Bitcoin production and mining updates for the one month ended May 31, 2024. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that Section. This information will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release - BTC Mining dated June 10, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)

 

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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.

			LM Funding America, Inc.
Date:	June 10, 2024	By:	/s/ Richard Russell
			Richard Russell, CFO

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

LM Funding America, Inc. Provides Monthly Operational and Bitcoin Mining Update for Month Ended May 31, 2024

 

Total Bitcoin holdings were approximately 163.1 BTC as of May 31, 2024, or approximately $11.4 million based on an estimated June 7, 2024, BTC price of $70,000

 

 

TAMPA, FL, June 10, 2024—LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) (“LM Funding” or the “Company”), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today provided a preliminary, unaudited Bitcoin mining update for the month ended May 31, 2024.

 

Metrics *	One Month January 31, 2024	One Month February 29, 2024	One Month March 31, 2024	One Month April 30, 2024	One Month May 31, 2024	Five Months May 31, 2024
Bitcoin Beginning Balance	95.1	126.8	153.6	163.4	155.1	95.1
Bitcoin Mined, net	31.7	26.8	27.9	24.7	14.0	125.1
Bitcoin Sold	-	-	(18.0)	(33.0)	(6.0)	(57.0)
Service Fee	-	-	(0.1)	-	-	(0.1)
Bitcoin Holdings	126.8	153.6	163.4	155.1	163.1	163.1
Approximate Miners Deployed at Month End	5,950	5,940	5,940	5,880	5,880+
Approximate Deployed Hash Rate at Month End (PH/s)	615	614	614	639	639

 

*Unaudited

+ approximately 370 machines are in transit to new hosting site

 

Bruce M. Rodgers, Chairman and CEO of LM Funding, stated, "Our mining operations continue to deliver solid results. Moreover, the recently announced hosting agreement with Arthur Mining for our S19J Pros allows us to continue mining these older machines and provides us cost effective hosting capacity to scale our growth. We are leveraging our capital to obtain some of the benefits of infrastructure investment. We are eager to utilize Arthur Mining's extensive hosting expertise and infrastructure to drive even faster growth."

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The Company estimates the value of its 163.1 Bitcoin holdings on May 31, 2024, was approximately $11.4 million, based on an estimated June 7, 2024, BTC price of $70,000.

 

 

About LM Funding America

LM Funding America, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMFA), together with its subsidiaries, is a cryptocurrency mining business that commenced Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022. The Company also operates a technology-based specialty finance company that provides funding to nonprofit community associations (Associations) primarily located in the state of Florida, as well as in the states of Washington, Colorado, and Illinois, by funding a certain portion of the Associations' rights to delinquent accounts that are selected by the Associations arising from unpaid Association assessments.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” and “project” and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guaranties of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, uncertainty created by the risks of entering into and operating in the cryptocurrency mining business, uncertainty in the cryptocurrency mining business in general, problems with hosting vendors in the mining business, the capacity of our Bitcoin mining machines and our related ability to purchase power at reasonable prices, the ability to finance and grow our cryptocurrency mining operations, our ability to acquire new accounts in our specialty finance business at appropriate prices, the potential need for additional capital in the future, changes in governmental regulations that affect our ability to collected sufficient amounts on defaulted consumer receivables, changes in the credit or capital markets, changes in interest rates, and negative press regarding the debt collection industry. The occurrence of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Contact:

Crescendo Communications, LLC

Tel: (212) 671-1021

Email: LMFA@crescendo-ir.com

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