---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-036326"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPDN"
cik: "0001546296"
company_name: "Professional Diversity Network, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T16:54:15.393197+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IPDN acquires 5 musical works for $1.58M via 927,600 shares; expands into Web3.0 RWA

## Summary
- Acquired 5 original musical works from Shohan Event Organizers for $1,576,920 consideration.
- Payment made through issuance of 927,600 shares of common stock, exempt under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D.
- Shares subject to six-month lock-up; Nasdaq cap at 19.99% of outstanding unless shareholder approval obtained.
- Acquisition supports expansion into Web3.0 digital copyright monetization and real-world asset (RWA) products.
- Works to be delivered by December 8, 2025; Company retains all copyrights including reproduction, distribution, and adaptation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-036326
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPDN
- cik: 0001546296
- company_name: Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925036326/0001437749-25-036326-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925036326/ipdn20251125_8k.htm

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