Filed Pursuant to 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-203429

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated May 22, 2015, as amended)

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

Up to 1,454,545 Shares of Common Stock of The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.
Issuable Upon the Exercise of Subscription Rights

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (“The ONE Group”) is distributing at no charge to the holders of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, non-transferable subscription rights to purchase one share of The ONE Group’s common stock at a subscription price of $2.75 per share. Each holder will receive one subscription right for each 17.16861 shares of common stock owned on January 15, 2016. Each subscription right will entitle its holder to purchase one share of our common stock at the subscription price.

The purpose of this rights offering is to raise equity capital for the Company in a cost-effective manner that allows current equity holders to participate. The net proceeds will be used to primarily fund the planned development of our future STK restaurants. Please see “Use of Proceeds” for a further explanation of our intended use of proceeds from this rights offering. We expect the total gross proceeds of this rights offering to be approximately $4 million.

The subscription rights issued pursuant to this rights offering will be granted and exercisable beginning on or about January 19, 2016. The subscription rights will expire and will have no value if they are not exercised prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, the expected expiration date of this rights offering. We, in our sole discretion, may extend the period for exercising the subscription rights. We may choose to extend the rights offering if we decide that changes in the market price of our common stock warrant an extension or if we decide that the degree of participation in the rights offering by holders of the subscription rights is less than the level we desire. We reserve the right to cancel the rights offering at any time before the expiration of the rights offering, for any reason. In the event the rights offering is cancelled, all subscription payments received by the subscription agent will be returned promptly, without interest, and the sale to the standby purchaser will not be completed. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company will serve as the subscription agent in the rights offering.

You should carefully consider whether to exercise your subscription rights before the expiration of the rights offering and review carefully the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus prior to exercising such rights. All exercises of subscription rights are irrevocable once they are exercised and shall continue to be irrevocable in the event that the rights offering is extended. Our Board of Directors is making no recommendation regarding your exercise of the subscription rights. Holders who do not participate in the rights offering will continue to own the same number of shares. Holders who do not subscribe for the greatest number of shares permitted in the rights offering will own a smaller percentage of the total shares of common stock outstanding if and to the extent other holders fully exercise their basic and oversubscription rights. Rights that are not exercised by the expiration date will expire and have no value. The subscription rights may not be sold or transferred except to affiliates of the recipient and to the estate of the recipient upon their death.

Michael Serruya, the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, and Jonathan Segal, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, have advised the Company that they intend to participate in the rights offering although they have not entered into any agreement to do so.

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “STKS,” and the shares of common stock issued pursuant to this rights offering will also be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol. On January 15, 2016, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $2.74 per share.

If you exercise your basic subscription rights in full, you may also exercise an oversubscription right to purchase additional shares of common stock that remain unsubscribed at the expiration of the rights offering, subject to availability and pro rata allocation of shares among persons exercising this oversubscription right. We will not issue fractional shares of common stock in the rights offering, and holders will only be entitled to purchase a whole number of shares of common stock, rounded down to the nearest whole number a holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. We urge you to carefully read the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-12 of this prospectus supplement before you decide whether to exercise your rights.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus supplement is January 19, 2016.


 
 

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Prospectus Supplement

 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT     S-ii  
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS     S-iii  
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY     S-1  
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OFFERING     S-7  
RISK FACTORS     S-12  
USE OF PROCEEDS     S-15  
THE RIGHTS OFFERING     S-15  
CAPITALIZATION     S-22  
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION     S-23  
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES     S-24  
EXPENSES RELATING TO THIS OFFERING     S-25  
LEGAL MATTERS     S-26  
EXPERTS     S-26  
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION     S-26  

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS     ii  
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY     1  
RISK FACTORS     5  
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES     5  
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS     6  
USE OF PROCEEDS     7  
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION     7  
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK     10  
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK     10  
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES     11  
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS     17  
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS     19  
DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS     20  
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS     21  
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OF THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS     22  
LEGAL MATTERS     24  
EXPERTS     24  
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION     24  
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE     25  

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-203429) that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. Under the shelf registration statement, we may sell any combination of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, rights, purchase contracts or units in one or more offerings from time to time. This prospectus supplement describes the specific details regarding the sale of common stock issuable upon exercise of the rights granted in this rights offering, including the price, the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be purchased by exercise of the rights and the risks of investing in our common stock. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein include important information about us, the subscription rights, our common stock and other information you should know before exercising your subscription rights.

If the description of the offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in this prospectus supplement. However, if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date — for example, a document incorporated by reference herein or therein, respectively — the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Please see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” in the accompanying prospectus for more information.

We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, or in any free writing prospectus that will be filed by us or on our behalf with the SEC. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, or in any free writing prospectus that will be filed by us or on our behalf with the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional, different or inconsistent information. If anyone provides you with additional, different, or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus supplement, the information in the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of the date set forth therein, and any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, in each case, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the certificates representing the subscription rights or any exercise, sale or transfer of those subscription rights. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date.

As used in this prospectus supplement, “The ONE Group Hospitality”, “The ONE Group”, “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., unless stated otherwise or the context requires otherwise.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Throughout this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, we make “forward-looking statements”, as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “likely”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “continue”, “believe”, “expect” or “anticipate” and similar words as well as our development and expansion plans, objectives or expectations and our liquidity projections.

Our forward-looking statements generally relate to our plans, objectives, prospects, and expectations for future operations and results and are based upon what we consider to be reasonable future estimates. Although we believe that our plans, objectives, prospects and expectations reflected in, or suggested by, such forward-looking statements are reasonable at the present time, we may not achieve or we may modify them from time to time.

Furthermore, there is no assurance that any positive trends suggested or referred to in such statements will continue. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein thoroughly with the understanding that actual future results, performance or achievements may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of future developments, including the factors described in the “Risk Factors” sections of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed on April 1, 2015 captioned “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

We disclaim any obligation, and do not plan, to update forward-looking statements even though our situation or plans may change in the future, unless applicable law requires us to do so.

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

The following summary provides an overview of certain information about us and this offering and may not contain all the information that is important to you. This summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read together with, the information contained in other parts of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference. You should read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents that we incorporate by reference carefully before making a decision about whether to invest in our securities.

Our Company

We are a global hospitality company that develops, owns and operates upscale, high-energy restaurants and lounges and provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues including hotels, casinos and other high-end locations globally. The ONE Group was established with the vision of becoming a global market leader in the hospitality industry by melding high-quality service, ambiance and cuisine into one great experience. Our primary restaurant brand is STK, a multi-unit steakhouse concept that combines a high-energy, social atmosphere with the quality of a traditional upscale steakhouse. Our food and beverage hospitality management services, or “F&B,” include developing, managing and operating restaurants, bars, rooftop lounges, pools, banqueting and catering facilities, private dining rooms, room service and mini bars tailored to the specific needs of high-end hotels and casinos. Our F&B hospitality clients include global hospitality companies such as the W Hotel, ME Hotels, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Hippodrome Casino and Hyatt Hotels and we believe our services meet a growing need in the hospitality industry to outsource food and beverage operations to an experienced third party while they focus on their core competencies.

We opened our first restaurant in January 2004 in New York City and as of December 31, 2015, we owned and operated (under a lease agreement) twelve (12) and managed (under a management agreement) fifteen (15) restaurants and lounges globally, including 10 STKs in major metropolitan cities in the United States and Europe (of which seven (7) are owned and three (3) managed). In addition, we provided food and beverage services in five (5) hotels and casinos, one of which is under a lease agreement and four of which are under separate management agreements. We generate management and incentive fee revenue from those restaurants and lounges that we manage on behalf of our F&B hospitality clients. All of our restaurants, lounges and F&B management services are designed to create a social dining and entertainment experience within a destination location. We believe that this design philosophy separates us from more traditional restaurant and foodservice competitors.

STK and STK Rebel

STK is a unique steakhouse restaurant concept with locations in major metropolitan cities globally. STK artfully blends two concepts into one — the modern steakhouse and a chic lounge, offering a high-energy, fine dining experience in a social atmosphere with the quality of a traditional upscale steakhouse. Each STK location features a large and open restaurant and bar area with a DJ or DJ mix playing music throughout the restaurant so our customers can enjoy a high-energy, fun “destination” environment that encourages social interaction. We believe this concept truly differentiates us from other upscale steakhouses. Our menu provides a variety of portion sizes and signature options to appeal to a broad customer demographic. We currently operate seven (7) owned and three (3) managed STK restaurants in major metropolitan cities globally, such as Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, New York, Washington D.C. and London. Furthermore, we have an active pipeline for additional openings, and have entered into agreements to operate two (2) owned STK restaurants in Orlando and Dallas and one (1) managed STK restaurant in Toronto in 2016. Our STK restaurants average approximately 10,000 square feet and we typically target locations that range in size from 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. Our targeted average investment for an STK is $3.8 million, net of tenant improvement allowance, and a targeted return on capital in excess of 50%. The average unit volume, check average and beverage mix for STK restaurants that have been open a full twelve months were $11.4 million, $125 and 40%, respectively, for the twelve months ended September 30, 2015.

STK Rebel is a more accessible version of STK characterized by a smaller venue and lower capital expenditure per restaurant as compared to STK. It embodies the same experience and quality of an STK restaurant and offers a broader menu and price point that we believe appeals to a domestic and international

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market. We have an active pipeline of expected STK Rebel openings, including agreements to open in Denver, Austin, San Diego and Miami, where we will also operate the food and beverage services for the hotel, which are expected to open in 2016. Our STK Rebel restaurants are targeted to range in size from 5,000 to 7,000 square feet. Our targeted average investment for an STK Rebel is $2.5 million, net of tenant improvement allowance, and a return on capital of 40%. Our targeted average unit volumes are approximately $5 million, check averages of approximately $55 to $65 and a beverage mix of approximately 35% for STK Rebel restaurants.

Food & Beverage Hospitality Services Business

Our food and beverage hospitality services business provides the development, management and operations for upscale restaurants and turn-key food and beverage services at high-end hotels and casinos. Through our developmental and operational expertise, we are able to provide comprehensive tailored food and beverage solutions, including at our owned restaurant brands, to our hospitality clients. Our fee-based hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing and operating restaurants, bars, rooftop lounges, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service and mini bars on a contract basis. Currently, we provide food and beverage services in five hotels and casinos, one of which is under a lease agreement and four of which are under separate management agreements and a standalone STK under a management agreement with the Cosmopolitan.

Our F&B hospitality clients include global hospitality companies such as the W Hotel, ME Hotels, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Hippodrome Casino and Hyatt Hotels. Historically, our clients have provided the majority of the capital required for the development of the facilities we manage on their behalf. Our diversified portfolio of differentiated, high-energy food and beverage hospitality solutions provides landlords and owners a choice of having one or several of our concepts and/or services in their venues. These locations are typically operated under our management agreements under which we earn a management fee based on revenue and an incentive fee based on profitability of the underlying operations. We typically target food and beverage hospitality opportunities where we believe we can generate $10 million of sales and initially $500,000 to $750,000 of annual pre-tax income and in which we can generate a higher percentage of the profits once the property receives the return of its investment.

Our common stock is traded in the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “STKS.”

Our principal office is located at 411 W. 14th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, and our telephone number is (646) 624-2400. Our website address is www.togrp.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.

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The Rights Offering

The following summary describes the principal terms of the rights offering, but it is not intended to be a complete description of the offering. Please see “The Rights Offering” for a more detailed description of the terms and conditions of the distribution of rights and the offering of our common stock.

Rights Granted    
    We will grant to each holder of record of our common stock on January 15, 2016, the record date for this rights offering, at no charge, one non-transferable subscription right for each 17.16861 shares of our common stock owned on the record date. The rights will be evidenced by non-transferable subscription rights certificates. As of the date hereof, an aggregate of 24,972,515 shares of our common stock were outstanding. If and to the extent that our stockholders exercise their right to purchase our common stock, we will issue up to 1,454,545 shares and receive gross proceeds of up to approximately $4,000,000 in the rights offering. In that case, we will have approximately 26,427,060 shares of common stock outstanding after the rights offering (which amount includes an aggregate of approximately 1,440,000 shares of common stock to be forfeited by certain stockholders and cancelled if and to the extent that our public warrants are not exercised by February 27, 2016).
Basic Subscription Rights    
    Each subscription right entitles the holder to purchase one share of our common stock for $2.75 per share, the subscription price, which shall be paid in cash. After the expiration date, the subscription rights will expire and have no value. We will not issue subscription rights to acquire fractional shares, but rather will round down the aggregate number of shares for which you may subscribe to the nearest whole share.
Oversubscription Rights    
    If you fully exercise your basic subscription right and other holders of subscription rights do not fully exercise their basic subscription rights, the oversubscription right entitles you to purchase additional shares of our common stock that remain unsubscribed at the expiration of the rights offering, subject to availability and pro rata allocation of shares among stockholders exercising this over-subscription right, at the same subscription price per share. If an insufficient number of shares are available to fully satisfy all oversubscription right exercises by holders thereof, the available shares will be distributed proportionately among stockholders who exercised their oversubscription rights based on the number of shares each stockholder subscribed for under its basic subscription rights. The subscription agent will return any excess payments by mail without interest or deduction as soon as practicable after the expiration of the subscription period.
Subscription Price    
    $2.75 per share, which shall be paid in cash. In order to be effective, any payment related to the exercise of a right must clear prior to the expiration of the rights offering.
Record Date    
    January 15, 2016.
Expiration Date    
    5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, subject to extension or earlier termination. Subscription rights shall be irrevocable once they are exercised and shall continue to be irrevocable in the event the rights offering is extended.

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Participation of Directors and Officers    
    All holders of our common stock as of the record date for the rights offering will receive, at no charge, the non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock as described in this prospectus supplement. To the extent that our directors and officers held shares of our common stock as of the record date, they will receive the subscription rights and, while they are under no obligation to do so, will be entitled to participate in the rights offering. Michael Serruya, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, and Jonathan Segal, our Chief Executive Officer and a director, have advised us that they intend to participate in the rights offering although they have not entered into any agreement to do so.
Non-Transferability of Rights    
    The subscription rights are not transferable, other than to affiliates (i.e. entities which control the recipient or are controlled by or under common control with the recipient) of the recipient or a transfer of rights to the estate of the recipient upon the death of such recipient.
No Revocation    
    Once you submit the form of rights certificate to exercise any subscription rights, you may not revoke, change or cancel your exercise or request a refund of monies paid. All exercises of subscription rights are irrevocable, even if you later learn of information that you consider to be unfavorable to the exercise of your subscription rights. You should not exercise your subscription rights unless you are certain that you wish to purchase additional shares of our common stock at a subscription price of $2.75 per share.
Amendment, Extension and Termination    
    We may extend the expiration date at any time after the record date. Subscription rights shall be irrevocable once they are exercised and shall continue to be irrevocable in the event that the rights offering is extended. We may also amend or modify the terms of the rights offering at any time prior to the expiration date, including if we extend the rights offering. We also reserve the right to terminate the rights offering at any time prior to the expiration date for any reason. In the event the rights offering is terminated, then the subscription agent will return all subscription funds without interest or deduction to those persons who exercised their subscription rights.
Procedure for Exercising Rights    
    If you are a record holder of common stock and you wish to exercise your subscription rights, you must complete the rights certificate and deliver it to the subscription agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, together with full payment for all the subscription rights you elect to exercise under your basic subscription right and oversubscription right prior to the expiration of the rights offering. You may deliver such subscription documents and payments by mail or commercial carrier. If you use the mail, we recommend that you use insured, registered mail, return receipt requested.

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    If you hold our common stock in “street name” through a broker, custodian bank or other nominee, you will not receive an actual subscription rights certificate. We will ask your broker, custodian bank or other nominees to notify you of the rights offering. As described in this prospectus supplement, you must instruct your broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee whether or not to exercise rights on your behalf. You should complete and return to your broker, custodian bank or other nominee the form entitled “Beneficial Owner’s Election Form.” You should receive this form from your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with the other rights offering materials. You should contact your broker, custodian bank or other nominee if you believe you are entitled to participate in the rights offering but you have not received this form.
Payment Adjustments    
    If you send a payment that is insufficient to purchase the number of shares requested, or if the number of shares requested is not specified in the rights certificate, the payment received will be applied to exercise your subscription rights to the extent of the payment. If the payment exceeds the amount necessary for the full exercise of your subscription rights, including any oversubscription rights exercised and permitted, the subscription agent will return to you the excess funds without interest or a deduction therefrom.
How Foreign Stockholders Can Exercise Rights    
    The subscription agent will not mail this prospectus supplement or the rights certificates to you if you are a stockholder whose address is outside the United States or if you have an Army Post Office or a Fleet Post Office address. Instead, we will have the subscription agent hold the subscription rights certificates for your account. To exercise your rights, you must notify the subscription agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least three business days prior to the expiration date, and establish to the satisfaction of the subscription agent that you are permitted to exercise your subscription rights under applicable law. If you do not follow these procedures by such time, your rights will expire and will have no value. Please see “The Rights Offering — Foreign Stockholders.”
Possible Restrictions on Exercise by Stockholders Residing in Certain States    
    We will not issue shares to any stockholder who is required to obtain prior clearance or approval from, or submit a notice to, any state or federal regulatory authority to acquire, own or control such shares if we determine that, as of the expiration date of the rights offering, such clearance or approval has not been satisfactorily obtained and any applicable waiting period has not expired.
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences    
    A holder will not recognize income or loss for United States Federal income tax purposes in connection with the receipt or exercise of subscription rights in the rights offering. For a detailed discussion, please see “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences”. You should consult your tax advisor as to the particular consequences to you of the rights offering.

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Issuance of Our Common Stock    
    If you purchase shares through the rights offering, we will issue the underlying shares to you as soon as practicable after the completion of the rights offering.
No Recommendations to Rights Holders    
    An investment in shares of our common stock must be made according to your evaluation of your own best interests and after considering all of the information herein, including the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus supplement. Neither we nor our Board of Directors is making any recommendation regarding whether you should exercise your subscription rights.
Use of Proceeds    
    The net proceeds will be used to primarily fund the planned development of our future STK restaurants. Please see “Use of Proceeds” in the accompanying prospectus.
Subscription Agent    
    Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Information Agent    
    Morrow & Co., LLC
Risk Factors    
    Before investing in our common stock, you should carefully read and consider the information set forth in “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-12 of this prospectus supplement and beginning on page 5 of the accompanying prospectus, and all other information appearing elsewhere and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Listing of Common Stock    
    Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “STKS,” and the shares to be issued in connection with this rights offering will also be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OFFERING

The following are what we anticipate will be common questions about the rights offering. The answers are based on selected information from this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. The following questions and answers do not contain all of the information that may be important to you and may not address all of the questions that you may have about the rights offering. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein contain more detailed descriptions of the terms and conditions of the rights offering and provide additional information about us and our business, including potential risks related to the rights offering, our common stock, and our business.

What is a rights offering?

A rights offering is an opportunity for you to purchase additional shares of common stock at a fixed price and in an amount at least proportional to your existing interest in the Company, enabling you to maintain or possibly increase your current percentage ownership of the Company.

Why are we engaging in a rights offering and how will we use the proceeds from the rights offering?

The purpose of the rights offering is to raise equity capital for the Company in a cost-effective manner that allows all stockholders to participate. The net proceeds will be used to primarily fund the planned development of our future STK restaurants. Please see “Use of Proceeds”.

Am I required to exercise all of the rights I receive in the rights offering?

No. You may exercise any number of your subscription rights, or you may choose not to exercise any subscription rights. If you do not exercise your basic subscription rights in full, you will not be entitled to participate in the oversubscription right.

What is the basic subscription right?

Each subscription right evidences a right to purchase one share of our common stock at a subscription price of $2.75 per share. You will receive one basic subscription right for each 17.16861 shares of common stock you own on January 15, 2016.

In order to properly exercise your basic subscription right, you must deliver the subscription payment and a properly completed rights certificate, or if you hold your rights through a broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee, complete and return to your record holder the form entitled “Beneficial Owner Election Form” or such other appropriate documents as are provided by your record holder related to your basic subscription right prior to the expiration of the rights offering. If you hold your shares of common stock in street name through a broker, custodian bank, dealer or other nominee who uses the services of the Depository Trust Company, or “DTC,” then DTC will issue to your nominee a number of subscription rights to which you are entitled for each share of our common stock you own on the record date.

What is the oversubscription right?

The oversubscription right provides stockholders that exercise their basic subscription rights in full the opportunity to purchase the shares that are not purchased by other stockholders. If you fully exercise your basic subscription right and other holders of subscription rights do not fully exercise their basic subscription rights, the oversubscription right entitles you to purchase additional shares of our common stock that remain unsubscribed at the expiration of the rights offering, subject to availability and pro rata allocation of shares among stockholders exercising this over-subscription right, at the same subscription price per share. If an insufficient number of shares are available to fully satisfy all oversubscription right requests, the available shares will be distributed proportionately among rights holders who exercise their oversubscription right based on the number of shares each rights holder subscribed for under the basic subscription right. The subscription agent will return any excess payments by mail without interest or deduction promptly after the expiration of the subscription period.

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In order to properly exercise your oversubscription right, you must deliver the subscription payment related to your oversubscription right prior to the expiration of the rights offering. Because we will not know the total number of unsubscribed shares prior to the expiration of the rights offering, if you wish to maximize the number of shares you purchase pursuant to your oversubscription right, you will need to deliver payment in an amount equal to the aggregate subscription price for the maximum number of shares of our common stock available to you under the oversubscription right, assuming that no stockholder other than you has purchased any shares of our common stock pursuant to their basic subscription right and over-subscription right. Please see “The Rights Offering — The Subscription Rights — Over-Subscription Right.

Who will receive subscription rights?

Holders of our common stock will receive one non-transferable subscription right for each 17.16861 shares of common stock owned as of January 15, 2016, the record date.

How many shares may I purchase if I exercise my subscription rights?

You will receive one non-transferable subscription right for each 17.16861 shares of our common stock that you owned as of January 15, 2016, the record date. Each subscription right evidences a right to purchase one share of our common stock at a subscription price of $2.75 per share. You may exercise any number of your subscription rights.

Why are we conducting the rights offering?

We are conducting the rights offering to raise equity capital for the Company in a timely and cost-effective manner in order to fund the planned development of our future STK restaurants. We believe that the rights offering will strengthen our financial condition by potentially accelerating the development of our future STK restaurants, thereby generating additional cash and increasing our stockholders’ equity.

How was the $2.75 per full share subscription price determined?

In determining the subscription price, our Board of Directors considered a number of factors, including: the likely cost of capital from other sources, the price at which our stockholders might be willing to participate in the rights offering, historical and current trading prices of our common stock, our need for liquidity and capital and the desire to provide an opportunity to our stockholders to participate in the rights offering on a pro rata basis. In conjunction with its review of these factors, our Board of Directors also reviewed a range of discounts to market value represented by the subscription prices in various prior rights offerings of public companies. After consideration of all of these factors, the subscription price was established at a price of $2.75 per full share. The subscription price is not necessarily related to our book value, net worth or any other established criteria of value and may or may not be considered the fair value of our common stock to be offered in the rights offering. We cannot give any assurance that our common stock will trade at or above the subscription price in any given time period.

What will happen if I choose not to exercise my subscription rights?

If you choose not to exercise your subscription rights, you will retain your current number of shares of common stock of the Company. Stockholders who do not exercise in full their subscription rights granted in the rights offering will own a smaller percentage of the total shares outstanding if and to the extent other stockholders fully exercise their basic and oversubscription rights. Your subscription rights will expire and have no value if they are not exercised prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, the expected expiration date of this rights offering.

Does the Company need to achieve a certain participation level in order to complete the rights offering?

No. We may choose to consummate, amend, extend or terminate the rights offering regardless of the number of subscription rights exercised by holders.

Can the Company terminate the rights offering?

Yes. Our Board of Directors may decide to terminate the rights offering at any time prior to the expiration of the rights offering, for any reason. In such event, all subscription payments received in connection with the rights offering will be returned promptly, without interest or deduction, to those persons

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who exercised their subscription rights. Please see “Risk Factors — Because we may terminate the offering at any time prior to the expiration date, your participation in the rights offering is not assured” and “The Rights Offering — Expiration of the Rights Offering and Amendments and Termination.

May I transfer my subscription rights if I do not want to purchase any shares?

No. Should you choose not to exercise your rights, you may not sell, give away or otherwise transfer your rights. However, rights will be transferable to affiliates of the recipient and upon the death of the recipient to the estate of the recipient.

When will the rights offering expire?

The subscription rights will expire and have no value, if not exercised prior thereto, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, unless we decide to extend the rights offering expiration date until some later time. Please see “The Rights Offering — Expiration of the Rights Offering and Amendments, Extensions and Termination.” The subscription agent must actually receive all required documents and payments before the expiration date. There is no maximum duration for the rights offering.

How do I exercise my subscription rights? What forms and payments are required to purchase shares of common stock?

If you are a holder of record of our common stock, you may exercise your subscription rights by properly completing and executing your rights certificate and delivering it, together in full with the subscription price for each share of common stock you subscribe for, to the subscription agent on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. If you use the mail, we recommend that you use insured, registered mail, return receipt requested. If you hold shares of our common stock through a broker, custodian bank or other nominee, please see “The Rights Offering — Beneficial Owners ”.

What should I do if I want to participate in the rights offering, but my shares are held in the name of my broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee?

If you hold your common stock in the name of a broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee, we will ask your broker, custodian bank or other nominee to notify you of the rights offering. If you wish to exercise your rights, you will need to have your broker, custodian bank or other nominee act for you. To indicate your decision, you should complete and return to your broker, custodian bank or other nominee the form entitled, “Beneficial Owner Election Form.” You should receive this form from your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with the other rights offering materials. You should contact your broker, custodian bank or other nominee if you believe you are entitled to participate in the rights offering but you have not received this form.

What should I do if I want to participate in the rights offering, but I am a stockholder with a foreign address or a stockholder with an APO or FPO address?

The subscription agent will not mail rights certificates to you if you are a stockholder whose address is outside the United States or if you have an Army Post Office or a Fleet Post Office address. To exercise your rights, you must notify the subscription agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least three business days prior to the expiration date, and establish to the satisfaction of the subscription agent that it is permitted to exercise your subscription rights under applicable law. If you do not follow these procedures by such time, your rights will expire and will have no value.

Will I be charged a sales commission or a fee if I exercise my subscription rights?

We will not charge a brokerage commission or a fee to rights holders for exercising their subscription rights. However, if you exercise your subscription rights through a broker, dealer or nominee, you will be responsible for any fees charged by your broker, dealer or nominee.

Are there any conditions to my right to exercise my subscription rights?

The exercise of your subscription rights is not subject to the satisfaction of any conditions. However, we reserve the right to amend, extend, cancel, terminate or otherwise modify the rights offering at any time before completion of the rights offering for any reason. Please see “The Rights Offering — Conditions to and

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Cancellation of the Rights Offering.” Moreover, we will not be required to issue to you our common stock pursuant to this rights offering if, in our opinion, you are required to obtain prior clearance or approval from any state or federal regulatory authorities, to own or control the shares and if, at the time this rights offering expires, you have not obtained this clearance or approval.

Will fractional common stock be issued in the rights offering?

No. We will not issue fractional shares of common stock in the rights offering, but will rather round down the aggregate number of shares for which you may subscribe to the nearest whole share. Holders will only be entitled to purchase a whole number of shares of common stock.

Has the Board of Directors made a recommendation regarding the rights offering?

Our Board of Directors is not making any recommendation as to whether or not you should exercise your subscription rights. You are urged to make your decision based on your own assessment of the rights offering, after considering all of the information herein, including the “Risk Factors” sections set forth in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, and of your best interests.

Will our directors and officers participate in the rights offering?

All holders of our common stock as of the record date for the rights offering will receive, at no charge, the non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock as described in this prospectus supplement. To the extent that our directors and officers held shares of our common stock as of the record date, they will receive the subscription rights and, while they are under no obligation to do so, will be entitled to participate in the rights offering. Michael Serruya, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, and Jonathan Segal, our Chief Executive Officer and a director, have advised us that they intend to participate in the rights offering although they have not entered into any agreement to do so.

Is exercising my subscription rights risky?

Yes. The exercise of your subscription rights involves risks. Exercising your subscription rights involves the purchase of common stock and should be considered as carefully as you would consider any other equity investment. You should consult your own counsel, accountants and other advisers for legal, tax, business, financial and related advice regarding the purchase of our securities. Among other things, you should carefully consider the risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement, beginning on page S-12 and in the accompanying prospectus beginning on page 5.

How many shares of common stock will be outstanding after the rights offering?

If all of the shares are sold in the rights offering, we will issue approximately 1,454,545 shares of common stock. In that case, we will have approximately 26,427,060 shares of common stock outstanding after the rights offering (which amount includes an aggregate of approximately 1,440,000 shares of common stock to be forfeited by certain stockholders and cancelled if and to the extent that our public warrants are not exercised by February 27, 2016). This would represent an increase of approximately 5.8% in the number of currently outstanding shares of common stock.

What will be the proceeds of the rights offering?

If we sell all the shares being offered, we will receive gross proceeds of approximately $4,000,000.

After I exercise my rights, can I change my mind and change or cancel my purchase?

No. Once you exercise and send in your subscription rights certificate and payment you cannot revoke, change or cancel the exercise of your subscription rights, even if you later learn information about the Company that you consider to be unfavorable and even if the market price of our common stock falls below the $2.75 per share subscription price. You should not exercise your subscription rights unless you are certain that you wish to purchase additional shares of our common stock at a price of $2.75 per share. Please see “The Rights Offering — No Revocation or Change.

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What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my subscription rights?

A holder will not recognize income or loss for United States federal income tax purposes in connection with the receipt or exercise of subscription rights in the rights offering. For a detailed discussion, please see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.” You should consult your tax advisor as to the particular consequences to you of the rights offering.

If the rights offering is not completed, will my subscription payment be refunded to me?

Yes. If the rights offering is not completed, for any reason, any money received from subscribing stockholders will be refunded promptly, without interest or deduction.

If I exercise my subscription rights, when will I receive shares of common stock I purchased in the rights offering?

We will issue certificates representing your shares of our common stock, or credit your account at your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with shares of our common stock, electronically in registered, book-entry form only on our records or on the records of our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, that you purchased pursuant to your basic subscription and oversubscription rights as soon as practicable after the rights offering has expired and all proration calculations, reductions, and additions contemplated by the terms of the rights offering have been effected.

To whom should I send my forms and payment?

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, custodian bank or other nominee, then you should send your subscription documents, rights certificate and payment to that record holder. If you are the record holder of your shares, then you should send your subscription documents, rights certificate and payment by hand delivery, first class mail or courier service to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the subscription agent. The address for delivery to the subscription agent is as follows:

For Delivery by Hand/Mail/Overnight Courier
 
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Corporate Actions Department
Phone Number: (917) 262-2378

Your delivery other than in the manner or to the address listed above will not constitute valid delivery.

What if I have other questions?

If you have other questions about the rights offering, stockholders may call Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information Agent, by telephone at (877) 366-1576 and banks and brokerage firms may contact Morrow & Co., LLC at (203) 658-9400. Morrow & Co., LLC may also be contacted by email at stks.info@morrowco.com.

FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING, PLEASE SEE THE SECTION OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT CAPTIONED “THE RIGHTS OFFERING”.

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RISK FACTORS

Prospective investors should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, in evaluating the Company and its business before purchasing our securities. In particular, prospective investors should note that this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by such statements. The factors listed below, in the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein represent certain important factors which we believe could cause such results to differ. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the general or specific risks that may affect us. It should be recognized that other risks may be significant, presently or in the future, and the risks set forth below may affect us to a greater extent than indicated.

Risks Relating to this Rights Offering

A significant number of our shares will be available for future sale which could depress the market price of our common stock.

As of January 15, 2016, an aggregate of 24,972,515 shares of our common stock were outstanding. Upon exercise of all rights offered hereunder, 26,427,060 shares of common stock would be outstanding. In addition, as of January 15, 2016, there were outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 1,674,453 shares of our common stock, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of our common stock (which expire on February 27, 2016).

We will require additional capital resources to fund the development of our restaurants, for which we may seek to enter into strategic agreements, joint ventures or similar agreements or we may sell additional debt or equity in public or private transactions. Such transactions may include private offerings, underwritten or “best efforts” offerings to the public or additional rights offerings to current stockholders. Sales of large amounts of our common stock in the market could adversely affect the market price of the common stock. All of these events could have a significant adverse impact on the market price of our common stock and could impair our future ability to raise capital through offerings of our securities at a time and price that we deem appropriate.

The subscription price determined for the rights offering is not an indication of the fair value of our common stock.

The subscription price in the rights offering is equal to $2.75. The subscription price does not necessarily bear any relationship to the book value of our assets, net worth, past operations, cash flows, losses, financial condition, or any other established criteria for valuing the Company. You should not consider the subscription price an indication of the value of the Company or our common stock. You should not assume or expect that, after the rights offering, our common stock will trade at or above the subscription price. We can give no assurance that our common stock will trade at or above the subscription price in any given time period.

You may not revoke your subscription exercise, even if the rights offering is extended, and your purchase of shares in the rights offering may be at a price higher than the market price.

Once you exercise your subscription rights, you may not revoke the exercise. If we decide to extend the duration of the rights offering, you still may not revoke the exercise of our subscription rights. The public trading market price of our common stock may decline before the subscription rights expire. If you exercise your subscription rights and, afterwards, the market price of our common stock falls below the subscription price, then you will have committed to buy shares of common stock in the rights offering at a price that is higher than the market price. Moreover, we cannot assure you that you will ever be able to sell shares of common stock that you purchased in the rights offering at a price equal to or greater than the subscription price. Until certificates are delivered or your account at your broker, custodian bank or other nominee is credited upon expiration of the rights offering, you may not be able to sell the shares of our common stock that you purchase in the rights offering. We will issue certificates representing your shares of our common

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stock, or credit your account at your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with shares of our common stock, electronically in registered, book-entry form only on our records or on the records of our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, that you purchased pursuant to your basic subscription and oversubscription rights as soon as practicable after the rights offering has expired and all proration calculations, reductions, and additions contemplated by the terms of the rights offering have been effected.

Because we do not have formal commitments from any of our stockholders to participate in the rights offering and because no minimum subscription is required, we cannot assure you of the amount of proceeds, if any, that we will receive from the rights offering.

We do not have formal commitments from any of our stockholders to participate in the rights offering and no minimum subscription is required for consummation of the rights offering. Although Michael Serruya, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, and Jonathan Segal, our Chief Executive Officer and a director, have advised us that they intend to participate in the rights offering, neither have made any formal commitments to do so. We cannot assure you that any of our stockholders will exercise all or any part of their subscription rights, and as a result, we cannot assure you of the amount of proceeds that we will receive in the rights offering. Therefore, if you exercise all or any portion of your subscription rights, but other stockholders do not, we may not raise the desired amount of capital in this rights offering, the market price of our common stock could be adversely impacted and we may find it necessary to pursue alternative means of financing, which may be dilutive to your investment.

Because we may terminate the offering at any time prior to the expiration date, your participation in the rights offering is not assured.

We do not intend, but have the right, to terminate the offering at any time prior to the expiration date. If we determine to terminate the offering, we will not have any obligation with respect to the subscription rights except to return any money received from subscribing stockholders promptly, without interest or deduction.

You will need to act promptly and to carefully follow the subscription instructions, or your exercise of subscription rights will be rejected.

Stockholders who desire to purchase shares in this rights offering must act promptly to ensure that all required forms and payments are actually received by the subscription agent prior to the 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, the expected expiration date. If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you must act promptly to ensure that your broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee acts for you and that all required forms and payments are actually received by the subscription agent prior to the expiration of the subscription period. We are not responsible if your broker, dealer, custodian bank or nominee fails to ensure that all required forms and payments are actually received by the subscription agent prior to the expiration date. If you fail to complete and sign the required subscription forms, or you send an incorrect payment amount, or your payment does not clear, or you otherwise fail to follow the subscription procedures that apply to your exercise in this rights offering prior to the expiration date, the subscription agent may, depending on the circumstances, reject your subscription or accept it only to the extent of the payment received. Neither we nor our subscription agent will undertake to contact you concerning, or attempt to correct, an incomplete or incorrect subscription form or payment. We have the sole discretion to determine whether a subscription exercise properly follows the subscription procedures.

You will not receive interest on subscription funds, including any funds ultimately returned to you.

You will not earn any interest on your subscription funds while they are being held by the subscription agent pending the closing of this rights offering. In addition, if we cancel the rights offering or if you exercise your oversubscription right and are not allocated all of the shares of common stock for which you oversubscribe, neither we nor the subscription agent will have any obligation with respect to the subscription rights except to return, without interest, any subscription payments to you.

You may not receive all of the shares you subscribe for pursuant to oversubscription rights.

If an insufficient number of shares are available to fully satisfy all oversubscription right requests, the available shares will be distributed proportionately among stockholders who exercised their oversubscription rights based on the number of shares each stockholder subscribed for under their basic subscription rights.

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You may not be able to resell any of our common stock that you purchase pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights immediately upon expiration of the subscription period or be able to sell your shares at a price equal to or greater than the subscription price.

If you exercise your subscription rights, you may not be able to resell the underlying common stock until you or your broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee, if applicable, have received those shares. Moreover, you will have no rights as a holder of the shares of common stock you purchased in this rights offering until we issue the shares to you. Although we will endeavor to issue the shares promptly after completion of this rights offering, there may be a delay between the expiration date and the time that the shares are issued. In addition, we cannot assure you that, following the exercise of your subscription rights, you will be able to sell your common stock at a price equal to or greater than the subscription price.

If you do not fully exercise your subscription right, your interest in us will be significantly diluted if and to the extent other stockholders fully exercise their basic and oversubscription rights. In addition, if you do not exercise your subscription rights in full and the subscription price is less than the fair value of our common stock, then you would experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate fair value of your shares, which could be substantial.

If you do not choose to fully exercise your subscription rights, your percentage ownership interest in us will decrease if and to the extent other stockholders fully exercise their basic and oversubscription rights. If you do not exercise your subscription rights at all, your percentage ownership in us could decrease significantly, if and to the extent other stockholders fully exercise their basic and oversubscription rights. In addition, if you do not exercise your subscription rights in full and the subscription price is less than the fair value of our common stock, you would experience immediate dilution of the value of your shares relative to what your value would have been had our common stock been issued at fair value. This dilution could be substantial.

Future sales of our common stock by our insiders may cause our stock price to decline.

A portion of our outstanding shares are held by directors and executive officers. Resales of a substantial number of shares of our stock by these stockholders, announcements of the proposed resale of substantial amounts of our stock, or the perception that substantial resales may be made by such stockholders could adversely impact the market price of our stock. Actual or potential sales by these insiders may adversely impact the market price of our stock.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The net proceeds will be used to primarily fund the planned development of our future STK restaurants. We expect the total gross proceeds of this rights offering to be approximately $4 million and net proceeds to be approximately $3.8 million.

THE RIGHTS OFFERING

The Subscription Rights

We are distributing to holders of our common stock on the record date, which is January 15, 2016, at no charge, one non-transferable subscription right for each 17.16861 shares of common stock owned as of the record date. As of the date hereof, an aggregate of 24,972,515 shares of our common stock were outstanding.

Basic Subscription Rights

The subscription rights are evidenced by non-transferable rights certificates. Each subscription right entitles the holder to purchase one share of our common stock upon delivery of the required subscription documents and payment of the subscription price of $2.75 per share prior to the expiration of the rights offering. You may exercise all or a portion of your basic subscription right or you may choose not to exercise your rights. However, if you exercise less than your full basic subscription right, you will not be entitled to purchase shares pursuant to your over-subscription right. In order to properly exercise your basic subscription right, you must deliver the subscription payment and a properly completed rights certificate, or if you hold your rights through a broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee, complete and return to your record holder the form entitled “Beneficial Owner Election Form” or such other appropriate documents as are provided by your record holder.

Only whole subscription rights are exercisable. Fractional subscription rights remaining after aggregating all of the rights distributed to you will be rounded down to the nearest whole number to ensure we offer no more than 1,454,545 shares of common stock in the rights offering. Any excess subscription payment received by the subscription agent will be returned, without interest, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the subscription period. We will deliver certificates representing shares of our common stock or credit your account at your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with shares of our common stock, electronically in registered, book-entry form, purchased with the basic subscription right as soon as practicable.

Oversubscription Rights

If you exercise your basic subscription right in full, you may also exercise an oversubscription right to purchase additional shares of our common stock that are not purchased by other rights holders pursuant to their basic subscription rights at the same subscription price of $2.75 per share. You are entitled to exercise your oversubscription right only if you exercise your basic subscription right in full.

In order to properly exercise your oversubscription right, you must deliver the subscription payment and a properly completed rights certificate, or if you hold your rights through a broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee, complete and return to your record holder the form entitled “Beneficial Owner Election Form” or such other appropriate documents as are provided by your record holder. Because we will not know the total number of unsubscribed shares prior to the expiration of the rights offering, if you wish to maximize the number of shares you purchase pursuant to your oversubscription right, you will need to deliver payment in an amount equal to the aggregate subscription price for the maximum number of shares of our common stock available to you under the oversubscription right, assuming that no stockholder other than you has purchased any shares of our common stock pursuant to their basic subscription right and over-subscription right.

We can provide no assurances that you will actually be entitled to purchase the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of your oversubscription right in full at the expiration of the rights offering. We will not be able to satisfy your exercise of the oversubscription right if the rights offering is subscribed in full, and we will only honor an oversubscription right to the extent sufficient shares of our common stock are available following the exercise of subscription rights under the basic subscription right.

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If an insufficient number of shares is available to fully satisfy all oversubscription right requests, the available shares will be distributed proportionately among stockholders who exercised their oversubscription rights based on the number of shares each stockholder subscribed for under their basic subscription rights. If the holders of subscription rights properly exercise their oversubscription right for an aggregate amount of shares that is less than or equal to the number of the unsubscribed shares, you will be allocated the number of unsubscribed shares for which you actually paid in connection with the oversubscription right. The subscription agent will return any excess payments without interest or deduction promptly after the expiration of the rights offering.

As soon as practicable after the expiration date, the subscription agent will determine the number of shares of common stock that you may purchase pursuant to the oversubscription right. We will issue certificates representing your shares of our common stock, or credit your account at your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with shares of our common stock, electronically in registered, book — entry form only on our records or on the records of our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, that you purchased pursuant to your basic subscription and oversubscription rights as soon as practicable after the rights offering has expired and all proration calculations, reductions, and additions contemplated by the terms of the rights offering have been effected. If you request and pay for more shares than are allocated to you, the subscription agent will return any excess payments by mail, without interest or deduction as soon as practicable after the expiration of the subscription period. In connection with the exercise of the oversubscription right, banks, brokers and other nominee holders of subscription rights who act on behalf of beneficial owners will be required to certify to us and to the subscription agent as to the aggregate number of subscription rights exercised, and the number of shares of common stock requested through the oversubscription right, by each beneficial owner on whose behalf the nominee holder is acting.

Missing or Incomplete Subscription Information

If you do not indicate the number of subscription rights being exercised, or the subscription agent does not receive the full subscription payment for the number of subscription rights that you indicate are being exercised, then you will be deemed to have exercised the maximum number of subscription rights that may be exercised with the aggregate subscription payment you delivered to the subscription agent. If we do not apply your full subscription payment to your purchase of shares of our common stock, the subscription agent will return any excess subscription payment received without interest or deduction, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the subscription period.

Expiration of the Rights Offering and Amendments, Extensions and Termination

You may exercise your subscription rights at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, the expected expiration date for the rights offering, subject to extension. If you do not exercise your subscription rights before the expiration date of the rights offering, your subscription rights will expire and will have no value. We will not be required to issue shares of our common stock to you if the subscription agent receives your rights certificate or payment, after the expiration date, regardless of when you sent the rights certificate and payment. We may choose to extend the rights offering at any time after the record date if we decide that changes in the market price of our common stock warrant an extension or if we decide that the degree of participation in this rights offering by holders of our common stock is less than the level we desire.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to amend or modify the terms of the rights offering. We also reserve the right to terminate the rights offering at any time prior to the expiration date for any reason. In the event the rights offering is terminated, the subscription agent will return all subscription funds.

If we elect to extend the expiration date of the rights offering, terminate the rights offering prior to the expiration date or amend or modify the terms of the rights offering, we will issue a press release announcing such extension, termination or amendment or modification no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the most recently announced expiration date or on the next business day after the date on which the rights offering is terminated or amended or modified, as applicable.

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Conditions to and Cancellation of the Rights Offering

Your exercise of subscription rights is not subject to the satisfaction of any conditions. However, we reserve the right to amend, extend, cancel, terminate or otherwise modify the rights offering at any time before completion of the rights offering for any reason. In the event that we terminate the rights offering prior to the expiration date, all affected subscription rights will expire without value and all subscription payments received by the subscription agent will be promptly returned, without interest or deduction. If we elect to extend the expiration date of the rights offering, terminate the rights offering prior to the expiration date or amend or modify the terms of the rights offering, we will issue a press release announcing such extension, termination or amendment or modification. Please see “— Expiration of the Rights Offering and Amendments, Extension and Termination.

Method of Exercising Subscription Rights

The exercise of subscription rights is irrevocable and may not be cancelled or modified. Your subscription rights will not be considered exercised unless the subscription agent receives from you, your broker, custodian or nominee, as the case may be, all of the required documents properly completed and executed and your full subscription price payment in cash prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, the expected expiration date of the rights offering. Rights holders may exercise their rights as follows:

Subscription by Record Holders

Rights holders who are record holders of our common stock may exercise their subscription rights by properly completing and executing the rights certificate together with any required signature guarantees and forwarding it, together with payment in full in cash, of the subscription price for each share of the common stock for which they subscribe, to the subscription agent at the address set forth under the subsection entitled “— Delivery of Subscription Materials and Payment,” on or prior to the expiration date.

Subscription by Beneficial Owners

Rights holders who are beneficial owners of shares of our common stock and whose shares are registered in the name of a broker, custodian bank or other nominee, and rights holders who hold common stock certificates and would prefer to have an institution conduct the transaction relating to the rights on their behalf, should instruct their broker, custodian bank or other nominee to exercise their rights and deliver all documents and payment on their behalf, prior to the expiration date. A rights holder’s subscription rights will not be considered exercised unless the subscription agent receives from such rights holder, its broker, custodian, nominee or institution, as the case may be, all of the required documents and such holder’s full subscription price payment.

Subscription by DTC Participants

Banks, trust companies, securities dealers and brokers that hold shares of our common stock as nominee for more than one beneficial owner may, upon proper showing to the subscription agent, exercise their subscription rights on the same basis as if the beneficial owners were record holders on the rights offering record date through the DTC. Such holders may exercise these rights through DTC’s PSOP Function on the “agents subscription over PTS” procedure and instruct DTC to charge their applicable DTC account for the subscription payment for the new shares or indicating to DTC that such holder intends to pay for such rights through the delivery to the Company by the holder of an equivalent amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest of indebtedness owed by the Company to such holder, or a combination thereof, and deliver such amount to the subscription agent. DTC must receive the subscription instructions and payment for the new shares by the rights expiration date.

Payment Method

Payments must be made in full in U.S. currency by:

cashier’s or certified check drawn against a U.S. bank payable to “Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription Agent” for The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.;
U.S. Postal money order payable to “Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription Agent” for The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.; or

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wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription Agent, for purposes of accepting subscriptions in this rights offering at JP Morgan Chase, ABA, #021000021, Account # 475-586247 FBO The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., with reference to the rights holder’s name.

Rights certificates received after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2016, the expected expiration date of the rights offering, will not be honored, and we will return your payment to you promptly, without interest or deduction.

The subscription agent will be deemed to receive payment upon:

receipt by the subscription agent of any cashier’s check or certified check drawn upon a U.S. bank;
receipt by the subscription agent of any U.S. Postal money order; or
receipt by the subscription agent of any appropriately executed wire transfer.
You should read the instruction letter accompanying the rights certificate carefully and strictly follow it. DO NOT SEND RIGHTS CERTIFICATES OR PAYMENTS TO US. We will not consider your subscription received until the subscription agent has received delivery of a properly completed and duly executed rights certificate and payment of the full subscription amount. The risk of delivery of all documents and payments is on you or your broker, custodian bank or other nominee, not us or the subscription agent.

The method of delivery of rights certificates and payment of the subscription amount to the subscription agent will be at the risk of the holders of rights, but, if sent by mail, we recommend that you send those certificates and payments by overnight courier or by registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, and that a sufficient number of days be allowed to ensure delivery to the subscription agent and clearance of payment before the expiration of the subscription period.

Unless a rights certificate provides that the shares of common stock are to be delivered to the record holder of such rights or such certificate is submitted for the account of a bank or a broker, signatures on such rights certificate must be guaranteed by an “Eligible Guarantor Institution,” as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subject to any standards and procedures adopted by the subscription agent. Please see “— Medallion Guarantee May be Required.

Medallion Guarantee May Be Required

Your signature on each subscription rights certificate must be guaranteed by an eligible institution, such as a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States, subject to standards and procedures adopted by the subscription agent, unless:

your subscription rights certificate provides that shares are to be delivered to you as record holder of those subscription rights.

Subscription Agent

The subscription agent for this rights offering is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. We will pay all fees and expenses of the subscription agent related to the rights offering and have also agreed to indemnify the subscription agent from certain liabilities that it may incur in connection with the rights offering.

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Information Agent

The information agent for this rights offering is Morrow & Co., LLC. We will pay all fees and expenses of the information agent related to the rights offering and have also agreed to indemnify the information agent from certain liabilities that it may incur in connection with the rights offering. The information agent can be contacted at the following address, telephone number and email address:

Morrow & Co., LLC
470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor
Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Stockholders May Call Toll Free:
(877) 366-1576

Banks and Brokerage Firms May Call:
(203) 658-9400

E-mail: stks.info@morrowco.com

Delivery of Subscription Materials and Payment

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, custodian bank or other nominee, then you should send your subscription documents, rights certificate, such other documents requested by your nominee and payment of the subscription price to your broker, custodian bank or other nominee. If you are the record holder of your shares, then you should deliver your subscription rights certificate and payment of the subscription price in cash, as provided in this prospectus supplement, to the subscription agent by hand, first class mail or overnight courier at the following address:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Corporate Actions Department
(917) 262-2378

Your delivery other than in the manner or to the address listed above will not constitute valid delivery.

You should direct any questions or requests for assistance concerning the method of subscribing for the shares of common stock or for additional copies of this prospectus supplement to the information agent, whose contact information is provided above.

Escrow Arrangements

The subscription agent will hold funds received in payment of the subscription price in a segregated account until the rights offering is completed or withdrawn and terminated.

Notice to Beneficial Holders

If you are a broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee holder that holds shares of our common stock for the account of others as of the record date, you should notify the respective beneficial owners of such shares of this rights offering as soon as possible to learn their intentions with respect to exercising their subscription rights. You should obtain instructions from the beneficial owners with respect to their subscription rights, as set forth in the instructions we have provided to you for your distribution to beneficial owners. If the beneficial owner so instructs, you should complete the appropriate subscription rights certificates and submit them to the subscription agent with the proper payment. If you hold shares of our common stock for the account(s) of more than one beneficial owner, you may exercise the number of subscription rights to which all such beneficial owners in the aggregate otherwise would have been entitled had they been direct record holders of our common stock on the record date, provided that you, as a nominee record holder, make a proper showing to the subscription agent by submitting the form entitled “Nominee Holder Certification” that we will provide to you with your rights offering materials. If you did not receive this form, you should contact the information agent to request a copy.

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Beneficial Owners

If you are a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock or will receive subscription rights through a broker, custodian bank or other nominee, we will ask your broker, custodian bank or other nominee to notify you of the rights offering. If you wish to exercise your subscription rights, you will need to have your broker, custodian bank or other nominee act for you. If you hold certificates of our common stock directly and would prefer to have your broker, custodian bank or other nominee act for you, you should contact your broker, custodian bank or other nominee and request it to effect the transactions for you. To indicate your decision with respect to your subscription rights, you should complete and return to your broker, custodian bank or other nominee the form entitled “Beneficial Owners Election Form.” You should receive the “Beneficial Owners Election Form” from your broker, custodian bank or other nominee with the other rights offering materials. If you wish to obtain a separate subscription rights certificate, you should contact the nominee as soon as possible and request that a separate subscription rights certificate be issued to you. You should contact your broker, custodian bank or other nominee if you do not receive this form but you believe you are entitled to participate in the rights offering. We are not responsible if you do not receive this form from your broker, custodian bank or nominee or if you receive it without sufficient time to respond.

Reasons for the Rights Offering

In authorizing the rights offering, our Board of Directors carefully evaluated our need for liquidity, financial flexibility and additional capital. Our Board of Directors considered several alternative capital raising methods before concluding that the rights offering was the appropriate alternative in the circumstances for a number of reasons, including that it provides an opportunity to our stockholders to participate on a pro rata basis. We are conducting the rights offering to raise capital to fund the planned development of future STK restaurants. We believe that the rights offering will strengthen our financial condition by potentially accelerating the development of our future STK restaurants, thereby generating additional cash and increasing our stockholders’ equity.

Subscription Price

In determining the subscription price, our Board of Directors considered a number of factors, including: the likely cost of capital from other sources, the price at which our stockholders might be willing to participate in the rights offering, historical and current trading prices of our common stock, our need for liquidity and capital and the desire to provide an opportunity to our stockholders to participate in the rights offering on a pro rata basis. In conjunction with its review of these factors, our Board of Directors also reviewed a range of discounts to market value represented by the subscription prices in various prior rights offerings of public companies. After consideration of all of these factors, the subscription price was established at a price of $2.75 per full share. The subscription price does not necessarily bear any relationship to the book value of our assets, net worth, past operations, cash flows, losses, financial condition, or any other established criteria for valuing the Company. You should not consider the subscription price as an indication of the value of the Company or our common stock. You should not assume or expect that, after the rights offering, our common stock will trade at or above the subscription price. We also cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not decline during or after the rights offering. We urge you to obtain a current quote for our common stock before exercising your subscription rights.

Determination Regarding the Exercise of Your Subscription Rights

We will decide all questions concerning the timeliness, validity, form and eligibility of the exercise of your subscription rights and any such determinations by us will be final and binding. We, in our sole discretion, may waive, in any particular instance, any defect or irregularity, or permit, in any particular instance, a defect or irregularity to be corrected within such time as we may determine. We will not be required to make uniform determinations in all cases. We may reject the exercise of any of your subscription rights because of any defect or irregularity. We will not accept any exercise of subscription rights until all irregularities have been waived by us or cured by you within such time as we decide, in our sole discretion. Our interpretations of the terms and conditions of the rights offering will be final and binding.

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Neither we nor the subscription agent will be under any duty to notify you of any defect or irregularity in connection with your submission of subscription rights certificates and we will not be liable for failure to notify you of any defect or irregularity. We reserve the right to reject your exercise of subscription rights if your exercise is not in accordance with the terms of the rights offering or in proper form. We will also not accept the exercise of your subscription rights if our issuance of shares of our common stock to you could be deemed unlawful under applicable law.

No Revocation or Change

Once you submit the form of subscription rights certificate to exercise any subscription rights, you are not allowed to revoke or change the exercise or request a refund of monies paid. All exercises of subscription rights are irrevocable, even if you learn information about us that you consider to be unfavorable. You should not exercise your subscription rights unless you are certain that you wish to purchase additional shares of our common stock at the subscription price.

Non-Transferability of the Rights

The subscription rights granted to you are non-transferable and, therefore, may not be assigned, gifted, purchased, sold or otherwise transferred to anyone else. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may transfer your rights to any affiliate (i.e. entities which control the recipient or are controlled by or under common control with the recipient) of yours and your rights also may be transferred to the estate of the recipient upon the death of such recipient. If the rights are transferred as permitted, evidence satisfactory to us that the transfer was proper must be received by us prior to the expiration date.

Rights of Subscribers

You will have no rights as a holder with respect to shares you subscribe for in the rights offering until certificates representing the shares of common stock are issued to you or your account at your broker, dealer, custodian bank or other nominee is credited with such shares. You will have no right to revoke your subscriptions after you deliver your completed subscription rights certificate, payment in cash, as provided in this prospectus supplement, and any other required documents to the subscription agent.

Foreign Stockholders

The subscription agent will not mail this prospectus supplement or rights certificates to you if you are a stockholder whose address is outside the United States or if you have an Army Post Office or a Fleet Post Office address. Instead, we will have the subscription agent hold the subscription rights certificates for your account. To exercise your rights, you must notify the subscription agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least three business days prior to the expiration date, and establish to the satisfaction of the subscription agent that it is permitted to exercise your subscription rights under applicable law. If you do not follow these procedures by such time, your rights will expire and will have no value.

No Board Recommendations

An investment in shares of our common stock must be made according to your evaluation of your own best interests and after considering all of the information herein, including the “Risk Factors” sections of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Our Board of Directors is making no recommendation regarding whether you should exercise your subscription rights.

Shares of Common Stock Outstanding After this Rights Offering

Based on the 24,972,515 shares of our common stock currently outstanding and the 1,454,545 shares issuable pursuant to this rights offering, 26,427,060 shares of our common stock may be issued and outstanding following the rights offering (which amount includes an aggregate of approximately 1,440,000 shares of common stock to be forfeited by certain stockholders and cancelled if and to the extent that our public warrants are not exercised by February 27, 2016), which represent an increase in the number of currently outstanding shares of our common stock of approximately 5.8%.

Fees and Expenses

Neither we nor the subscription agent will charge a brokerage commission or a fee to subscription rights holders for exercising their rights. However, if you exercise your subscription rights through a broker, dealer or nominee, you will be responsible for any fees charged by your broker, dealer or nominee.

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Regulatory Limitation

We will not be required to issue to you our common stock pursuant to this rights offering if, in our opinion, you are required to obtain prior clearance or approval from any state or federal regulatory authorities to own or control the shares and if, at the time this rights offering expires, you have not obtained this clearance or approval.

Questions About Exercising Subscription Rights

If you have any questions or require assistance regarding the method of exercising your subscription rights or requests for additional copies of this document or any document mentioned herein, you should contact the information agent at the address and telephone number set forth above under “— Information Agent.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our historical and pro forma cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2015. The pro forma information gives effect to an assumed $4 million equity raise from this rights offering.

For purposes of this table, we have assumed that $4 million is raised in this rights offering. However, it is impossible to predict how many rights will be exercised in this offering and therefore the gross proceeds that will actually be raised.

This table should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

   
  September 30, 2015
     Actual   Pro Forma
     (Dollars in Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,796     $ 5,796  
Total Debt   $ 11,008     $ 11,008  
Stockholders’ equity:
                 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 24,972,515 and 26,427,060 shares issued and outstanding on an actual and pro forma basis, respectively     2       3  
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding on an actual and pro forma basis, respectively            
Additional paid-in capital     31,634       35,633  
Accumulated deficit     (12,722 )      (12,722 ) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (492 )      (492 ) 
Total stockholders’ equity     18,422       22,422  
Noncontrolling interest     (568 )      (568 ) 
Total capitalization   $ 17,854     $ 21,854  

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are distributing the subscription rights and rights certificates to individuals who owned shares of our common stock on January 15, 2016. If you wish to exercise your subscription rights and purchase shares of our common stock, you should complete the rights certificate and return it with payment for the shares to the subscription agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, by hand, first class mail or overnight courier at the following address:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Corporate Actions Department
(917) 262-2378

In the event that the rights offering is not fully subscribed, holders of rights who exercise their basic subscription rights in full will have the opportunity to subscribe for unsubscribed rights pursuant to the oversubscription right. Please see “The Rights Offering.

We have not agreed to enter into any standby or other arrangement to purchase or sell any rights or any of our securities.

We have not entered into any agreements regarding stabilization activities with respect to our securities.

If you have any questions, you should contact the information agent, Morrow & Co., LLC. We have agreed to pay the subscription agent and information agent a fee plus certain expenses, which we estimate will total approximately $25,000. We estimate that our total expenses in connection with the rights offering will be approximately $200,000.

Other than as described herein, we do not know of any existing agreements between any stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares of common stock.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following discussion sets forth the material United States federal income tax consequences of the rights offering to holders of our common stock only (and does not address any such consequences to holders of our preferred stock). This discussion assumes that the holders of our common stock hold such common stock as a capital asset for United States federal income tax purposes. This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, Internal Revenue Service rulings and pronouncements and judicial decisions in effect on the date hereof, all of which are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect) and to differing interpretations. The following discussion does not purport to be a complete analysis of all of the potential U.S. federal income tax considerations, applies only to holders that are United States persons (as defined below) and does not address all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders who may be subject to special tax treatment under the Code, including, without limitation, holders who are dealers in securities or foreign currency, traders in securities who elect to mark their positions to market, non-United States persons (as defined below), insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, banks, financial institutions, broker-dealers, partnerships, holders who hold our common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, conversion or other risk reduction transaction, or who acquired our common stock pursuant to the exercise of compensatory stock options or otherwise as compensation.

As used in this discussion, the term “United States person” means a person that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual citizen or resident of the U.S., (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the U.S. or under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust if (a) a court within the U.S. is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. holders have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (b) it has in effect a valid election to be treated as a U.S. holder. As used in this discussion, the term “non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of common stock (other than a partnership or other entity treated as a partnership or as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a U.S. person.

The tax treatment of a partnership and each partner thereof will generally depend upon the status and activities of the partnership and such partner. A holder of our common stock that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes should consult its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to it and its partners.

This discussion is not intended to constitute a complete analysis with respect to any particular holder of all tax consequences relating to the receipt, exercise, disposition and expiration of the subscription rights and the ownership and disposition of our common stock with respect to that holder. The following discussion does not address the tax consequences of the rights offering or the related share issuance under estate, gift, foreign, state, or local tax laws. ACCORDINGLY, EACH HOLDER OF OUR COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING AND THE RELATED SHARE ISSUANCE TO SUCH HOLDER.

The distribution of subscription rights pursuant to the rights offering will be a non-taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes and the remaining portion of this discussion describes the United States federal income tax consequences of such treatment. However, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will take a similar view or would agree with the tax consequences described below. We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of the rights offering or the related share issuance.

THIS DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE TO ANY U.S. HOLDER. EACH U.S. HOLDER IS ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECEIPT, EXERCISE, EXPIRATION, AND DISPOSITION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS RECEIVED IN THIS RIGHTS OFFERING IN LIGHT OF ITS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, OR FOREIGN TAXING JURISDICTION.

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The United States federal income tax consequences to a holder of our common stock of the receipt and exercise of subscription rights under the rights offering will be as follows:

A holder will not recognize taxable income for United States federal income tax purposes in connection with the receipt of subscription rights in the rights offering.
A holder’s tax basis in its subscription rights will depend on the relative fair market value of the subscription rights received by such holder and the common stock owned by such holder at the time the subscription rights are distributed. If either (i) the fair market value of the subscription rights on the date such subscription rights are distributed is equal to at least 15% of the fair market value on such date of the common stock with respect to which the subscription rights are received or (ii) the holder elects, in its United States federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the subscription rights are received, to allocate part of its tax basis in such common stock to the subscription rights, then the holder’s tax basis in the common stock with respect to which the subscription rights are received will be allocated between the common stock and the subscription rights in proportion to their respective fair market values on the date the subscription rights are distributed. If the subscription rights received by a holder have a fair market value that is less than 15% of the fair market value of the common stock owned by such holder at the time the subscription rights are distributed, the holder’s tax basis in its subscription rights will be zero unless the holder elects to allocate part of its adjusted tax basis in the common stock owned by such holder to the subscription rights in the manner described in the previous sentence. For purposes of example only, if the fair market value of the subscription rights being distributed to a particular holder is $1,000 and the fair market value of The ONE Group Hospitality’s common stock held by such holder at the time of the distribution is $17,000, then the fair market value of the subscription rights represents 5.88% of the fair market value of such common stock (namely, 1,000/17,000). In that case, the basis of the subscription rights received by the holder would be zero unless the holder elects to allocate part of the tax basis of the shares of common stock to the subscription rights.
A holder that allows the subscription rights received in the rights offering to expire will not recognize any gain or loss, and the tax basis in the common stock owned by such holder with respect to which such subscription rights were distributed will be equal to the tax basis in such common stock immediately before the receipt of the subscription rights in the rights offering.
A holder will not recognize any gain or loss upon the exercise of the subscription rights received in the rights offering. The tax basis in the common stock acquired through exercise of the subscription rights will equal the sum of the subscription price for the common stock and the holder’s tax basis, if any, in the rights as described above. The holding period for the common stock acquired through exercise of the subscription rights will begin on the date the subscription rights are exercised.

EXPENSES RELATING TO THIS OFFERING

Set forth below is an itemization of the total expenses that we expect to incur in connection with the rights offering. All amounts are estimates.

 
Legal and advisory fees and expenses   $ 150,000  
Accounting fees and expenses   $ 5,000  
Subscription Agent and Information Agent fees   $ 25,000  
Printing and miscellaneous   $ 20,000  
           
Total   $ 200,000  

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the rights and shares of common stock offered by this prospectus supplement will be passed upon for us by Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the Commission a registration statement (including amendments and exhibits to the registration statement) on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of the registration statement, and do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. If a document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of that document as filed. Each statement in this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to a document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. Each statement regarding a contract, agreement or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.

The registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules, may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling 1-202-551-8909. Copies of such materials are also available by mail from the Public Reference Branch of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. In addition, the SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov from which interested persons can electronically access the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement.

We have not authorized anyone to give you any information or to make any representations about us or the transactions we discuss in this prospectus other than those contained in this prospectus. If you are given any information or representations about these matters that is not discussed in this prospectus, you must not rely on that information. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities anywhere or to anyone where or to whom we are not permitted to offer or sell securities under applicable law.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. The information filed by us with the SEC in the future and incorporated by reference herein will automatically update and supersede this information.

We incorporate by reference our filings listed below and any additional documents that we may file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date we file the registration statement that contains this prospectus supplement and prior to the termination of any offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement; except we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, unless specifically noted below or in a prospectus supplement:

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015, and as amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2015;

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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015 that we filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015, August 14, 2015 and November 16, 2015, respectively;
our Current Reports on Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015, April 21, 2015, May 7, 2015, June 4, 2015, June 8, 2014, June 15, 2015, July 10, 2015, July 20, 2015, August 7, 2015, August 13, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 25, 2015, September 30, 2015, October 2, 2015, October 5, 2015, October 21, 2015, November 16, 2015, December 14, 2015, January 5, 2016 and January 19, 2016;
the portions of our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2015, that are deemed “filed” with the SEC under the Exchange Act; and
the description of our capital stock contained or incorporated by reference in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed on May 6, 2015, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or telephone number:

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.
411 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10014
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (646) 624-2400

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PROSPECTUS

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.

$100,000,000
COMMON STOCK
PREFERRED STOCK
DEBT SECURITIES
WARRANTS
RIGHTS
PURCHASE CONTRACTS
UNITS

This prospectus will allow us to issue, from time to time at prices and on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of the offering, up to $100,000,000 of any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, either individually or in units. We may also offer common stock or preferred stock upon conversion of or exchange for the debt securities; common stock upon conversion of or exchange for the preferred stock; common stock, preferred stock or debt securities upon the exercise of warrants, rights or performance of purchase contracts; or any combination of these securities upon the performance of purchase contracts.

This prospectus describes the general terms of these securities and the general manner in which these securities will be offered. We will provide you with the specific terms of any offering in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements will also describe the specific manner in which these securities will be offered and may also supplement, update or amend information contained in this document. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as any documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, carefully before you invest.

Our securities may be sold directly by us to you, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement. If any underwriters or agents are involved in the sale of our securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters or agents and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts and over-allotment options will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds that we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.

Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “STKS.” On May 21, 2015, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $4.90 per share. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any other listing, if any, on any securities market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement. Prospective purchasers of our securities are urged to obtain current information as to the market prices of our securities, where applicable.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks that we have described on page 5 of this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” We may include specific risk factors in supplements to this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS     ii  
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY     1  
RISK FACTORS     5  
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES     5  
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS     6  
USE OF PROCEEDS     7  
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION     7  
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK     10  
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK     10  
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES     11  
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS     17  
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS     19  
DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS     20  
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS     21  
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OF THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS     22  
LEGAL MATTERS     24  
EXPERTS     24  
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION     24  
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE     25  

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer shares of our common stock and preferred stock, various series of debt securities and/or warrants, rights or purchase contracts to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, in one or more offerings, with a total value of up to $100,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer a type or series of securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering.

This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For a more complete understanding of the offering of the securities, you should refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. However, no prospectus supplement will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness. This prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, includes all material information relating to the offering of securities under this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement, the information and documents incorporated herein by reference and the additional information under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” before making an investment decision.

You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. You should assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and that any information we have incorporated herein by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of our securities, unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement. To the extent there are inconsistencies between any prospectus supplement, this prospectus and any documents incorporated by reference, the document with the most recent date will control.

All references to “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries for periods after the closing of a merger transaction (the “Merger”) with The ONE Group, LLC, a privately held Delaware limited liability company (“ONE Group”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 16, 2013, by and among the Company, CCAC Acquisition Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, ONE Group and Samuel Goldfinger as ONE Group Representative, and to ONE Group and its consolidated subsidiaries for periods prior to the closing of the Merger unless the context requires otherwise.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following is a summary of what we believe to be the most important aspects of our business and the offering of our securities under this prospectus. We urge you to read this entire prospectus, including the more detailed consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and other information incorporated by reference from our other filings with the SEC or included in any applicable prospectus supplement. Investing in our securities involves risks. Therefore, carefully consider the risk factors set forth in any prospectus supplements and in our most recent annual and quarterly filings with the SEC, as well as other information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, before purchasing our securities. Each of the risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities.

Overview

We are a hospitality company that develops and operates upscale, high-energy restaurants and lounges and provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues including hotels, casinos and other high-end locations globally. Turn-key food and beverage services are food and beverage services that can be scaled and implemented by us at a particular hospitality venue and customized per the requirements of the client. ONE Group was established with the vision of becoming a global market leader in the hospitality industry by melding high-quality service, ambiance and cuisine into one great experience. Our primary restaurant brand is STK, a multi-unit steakhouse concept that combines a high-energy, social atmosphere with the quality of a traditional upscale steakhouse. Our food and beverage hospitality management services, or “F&B,” offerings include developing, managing and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting and catering facilities, private dining rooms, room service and mini bars tailored to the specific needs of high-end hotels and casinos. Our F&B hospitality clients include global hospitality companies such as the W Hotel, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Gansevoort Hotel Group, Hippodrome Casino, and ME Hotels.

We opened our first restaurant in January 2004 in New York City and as of May 22, 2015, we owned and operated nine (9) and managed ten (10) restaurants and lounges globally. Ten (10) of our locations are operated under our five (5) F&B hospitality management agreements, in which we provide comprehensive food and beverage services for our hospitality clients. We generate management and incentive fee revenue from those restaurants and lounges that we do not own, but instead manage on behalf of our F&B hospitality clients. All of our restaurants, lounges and F&B services are designed to create a social dining and entertainment experience within a destination location. We believe that this design philosophy separates us from more traditional restaurant and foodservice competitors. Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and included a loss from discontinued operations of $3,138 and $925,174 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The loss from discontinued operations reflects our exiting of non-strategic and underperforming units during these periods and includes the closing of the Tenjune concept in February 2014. In addition, the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 included non-cash derivative expense of $614,000 and $48,000, respectively, from an adjustment of our derivative liability balance.

Based on our strong momentum and brand appeal, we expect to continue to expand our operations domestically and internationally through a mix of company owned restaurants and managed units by continuing our disciplined and targeted site selection process and supplemented by the increasingly regular inbound inquiries we receive from office building, hotel and casino owners and landlords to develop and open new locations. We currently anticipate that our expansion plans will require capital expenditures, net of improvement allowances, of approximately $11.0 million over the next 12 months, subject to revision if we enter into new agreements. There can be no assurance that we will be able to expand our operations at the rate we currently expect or at all.

STK and STK Rebel

STK is a steakhouse restaurant concept with locations in major metropolitan cities globally. STK artfully blends two concepts into one — the modern steakhouse and a chic lounge, offering a high-energy, fine dining experience in a social atmosphere with the quality of a traditional upscale steakhouse. Each STK location features a large and open restaurant and bar area with a DJ or DJ mix playing music throughout the restaurant

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so our customers can enjoy a high-energy, fun “destination” environment that encourages social interaction. We believe this concept truly differentiates us from other upscale steakhouses. Our menu provides a variety of portion sizes and signature options to appeal to a broad customer demographic. We currently operate six (6) owned and three (3) managed STK restaurants in major metropolitan cities globally, such as Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C. and London. We recently re-opened the STK in Miami on March 13, 2015 and opened an STK in Milan, Italy on May 11, 2015. On February 10, 2014, we entered into a lease agreement with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. with respect to the opening of an STK restaurant in Orlando, Florida, which is expected to open in 2015. On June 9, 2014, we entered into a lease agreement to open an STK in Chicago, Illinois in 2015. In addition, on June 19, 2014 we entered into a management agreement to operate the food and beverage services at a hotel in Milan, Italy, which is expected to commence in 2015. On August 28, 2014, we entered into a lease agreement to open an STK restaurant as well as assume the food and beverage operations and operate a pool side restaurant at the W Hotel in Los Angeles, California. We commenced certain of such operations on October 1, 2014 and expect to open the STK restaurant and assume the remaining operations and services in 2015. Our STK restaurants average approximately 10,000 square feet and we typically target locations that range in size from 8,000 to 10,000 square feet.

STK Rebel is a more accessible version of STK. It embodies the same experience and quality of an STK restaurant and offers a broader menu and price point that we believe appeals to a national and international market. On August 13, 2014 we announced that we entered into an agreement to operate the food and beverage services for a hotel in Miami, Florida that will include an STK Rebel expected to open in 2015. On November 3, 2014, we entered into a lease agreement to open an STK Rebel restaurant in Denver, Colorado in 2015. Our STK Rebel restaurants are targeted to range in size from 5,000 to 7,000 square feet. We are targeting average unit volumes of approximately $5 million, check averages of approximately $55 to $65 and a beverage mix of approximately 35% for STK Rebel restaurants.

Food & Beverage Hospitality Services Business

Our food and beverage hospitality services business provides the development, management and operations for upscale restaurants and turn-key food and beverage services at high-end hotels and casinos. Through our developmental and operational expertise, we are able to provide comprehensive tailored food and beverage solutions to our hospitality clients. Our fee-based hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service and mini bars on a contract basis. Currently we are operating under five F&B hospitality management agreements with hotels and casinos globally. Our F&B hospitality clients include global hospitality companies such as the W Hotel, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Gansevoort Hotel Group, Hippodrome Casino, and ME Hotels. Historically, our clients have provided the majority of the capital required for the development of the facilities we manage on their behalf. Our F&B hospitality contracts generate revenues for us through base management fees, calculated as a percentage of the operation’s revenues, and additional incentive fees based on the operation’s profitability. Our management and royalty fee income has increased from approximately $21,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $25,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Some of the operations we manage have an STK restaurant on the premises. We typically target F&B hospitality opportunities where we believe we can generate $500,000 to $750,000 of pre-tax income. We expect our food and beverage hospitality services business to be an important driver of our growth and profitability going forward, enabling us to generate management fee income with minimal capital expenditures.

On March 13, 2015, after hotel renovations and additional work required due to water damage were completed, we re-opened STK Miami in the new 1 Hotel & Homes (formerly known as The Perry Hotel) building located in Miami Beach, Florida. The Company completed its initial estimates of losses and filed a claim with its insurance carrier of approximately $1.5 million, which includes claims of approximately $500,000 for property damages and approximately $1.0 million for expense reimbursement and business interruption. The Company continues to evaluate its estimates of damages and in the future may make adjustments to the claim. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 we have recorded in other income a $200,000 gain based on an initial estimate of insurance recoveries and have recorded an initial estimate of $575,000 of reimbursements that were netted against preopening expenses.

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Additional Information

For additional information related to our business and operations, please refer to the reports incorporated herein by reference, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as described under the caption “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” on page 25 of this prospectus.

Our Corporate Information

Our principal office is located at 411 W. 14th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, and our telephone number is (646) 624-2400. Our website address is www.togrp.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are available free of charge through the investor relations page of our internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

All brand names or trademarks appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders. Use or display by us of other parties’ trademarks, trade dress, or products in this prospectus is not intended to, and does not, imply a relationship with, or endorsements or sponsorship of, us by the trademark or trade dress owners.

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and have elected to take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosure available to smaller reporting companies.

Offerings Under This Prospectus

Under this prospectus, we may offer shares of our common stock and preferred stock, various series of debt securities and/or warrants, rights or purchase contracts to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, with a total value of up to $100,000,000, from time to time at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of the offering. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer a type or series of securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

designation or classification;
aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;
maturity, if applicable;
rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;
redemption, conversion or sinking fund terms, if any;
voting or other rights, if any; and
conversion or exercise prices, if any.

The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.

We may sell the securities directly to investors or to or through agents, underwriters or dealers. We, and our agents or underwriters, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we offer securities through agents or underwriters, we will include in the applicable prospectus supplement:

the names of those agents or underwriters;
applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them;

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details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and
the net proceeds to us.

This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of any securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves significant risk. The prospectus supplement applicable to each offering of our securities will contain a discussion of the risks applicable to an investment in The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as revised or supplemented by our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or our current reports on Form 8-K that we have filed with the SEC, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Any time debt securities are offered pursuant to this prospectus, we will provide a table setting forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a historical basis in the applicable prospectus supplement, if required.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “targets,” “likely,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” and similar expressions or phrases, or the negative of those expressions or phrases, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this prospectus and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, we caution you that these statements are based on our projections of the future that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, to differ. The sections in our periodic reports, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as other sections in this prospectus and the documents or reports incorporated by reference in this prospectus, discuss some of the factors that could contribute to these differences. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about:

our ability to successfully adjust to changes in consumer preferences, discretionary spending patterns and general economic conditions, including recent economic events;
our restaurants and food and beverage hospitality services operations ability to compete successfully with other restaurants, food and beverage hospitality services operations and other similar operations;
our expectations regarding future growth, including our ability to open new restaurants, and food and beverage hospital services locations and operate them profitably;

our ability to continue to develop and grow new concepts;
our ability to maintain and grow acceptance of our brands;
our expectations regarding higher operating costs, including labor costs;
our ability to obtain our principal food products and manage related costs;
our expectations regarding the seasonality of our business;
our expectations regarding litigation or other legal proceedings;
the impact of federal, state or local government statutes, rules and regulations;
our expectations regarding the loss of key members of our management team or employees;
our expectations regarding our liquidity and capital resources, including our ability to meet our lease obligations;
our expectations regarding the amount and terms of our existing or future indebtedness; and
our ability to maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property.

We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. We have included important cautionary statements in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section, that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. For a

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summary of such factors, please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, as updated and supplemented by the discussion of risks and uncertainties under “Risk Factors” contained in any supplements to this prospectus and in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as revised or supplemented by our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or our current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments thereto, as filed with the SEC and which are incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this document is believed to be current as of the date of this document. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this document to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.

In light of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties, the results and events discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus or in any document incorporated herein by reference might not occur. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus or the date of the document incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to us or to any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We cannot assure you that we will receive any proceeds in connection with securities which may be offered pursuant to this prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use any net proceeds from the sale of securities under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, working capital, capital expenditures, repayment of any existing indebtedness, investments and acquisitions. We have not determined the amounts we plan to spend on any of the areas listed above or the timing of these expenditures. As a result, our management will have broad discretion to allocate the net proceeds, if any, we receive in connection with securities offered pursuant to this prospectus for any purpose. Pending application of the net proceeds as described above, we may initially invest the net proceeds in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities or apply them to the reduction of short-term indebtedness.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may offer securities under this prospectus from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods. We may sell the securities (1) through underwriters or dealers, (2) through agents or (3) directly to one or more purchasers, or through a combination of such methods. We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at:

a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
prices related to the prevailing market prices; or
negotiated prices.

We may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities being offered by this prospectus. We may also designate agents to solicit offers to purchase the securities from time to time, and may enter into arrangements for “at-the-market,” equity line or similar transactions. We will name in a prospectus supplement any underwriter or agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities.

If we utilize a dealer in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, we will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.

If we utilize an underwriter in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, we will execute an underwriting agreement with the underwriter at the time of sale, and we will provide the name of any underwriter in the prospectus supplement which the underwriter will use to make resales of the securities to the public. In connection with the sale of the securities, we, or the purchasers of the securities for whom the

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underwriter may act as agent, may compensate the underwriter in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions. The underwriter may sell the securities to or through dealers, and the underwriter may compensate those dealers in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.

With respect to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions and block trades, we will provide in the applicable prospectus supplement information regarding any compensation we pay to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions. We may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof.

If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters, dealers or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase securities from us pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date stated in each applicable prospectus supplement. Each contract will be for an amount not less than, and the aggregate amount of securities sold pursuant to such contracts shall not be less nor more than, the respective amounts stated in each applicable prospectus supplement. Institutions with whom the contracts, when authorized, may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and other institutions, but shall in all cases be subject to our approval. Delayed delivery contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that:

the purchase by an institution of the securities covered under that contract shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which that institution is subject; and
if the securities are also being sold to underwriters acting as principals for their own account, the underwriters shall have purchased such securities not sold for delayed delivery. The underwriters and other persons acting as our agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of delayed delivery contracts.

One or more firms, referred to as “remarketing firms,” may also offer or sell the securities, if a prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with a remarketing arrangement upon their purchase. Remarketing firms will act as principals for their own accounts or as our agents. These remarketing firms will offer or sell the securities in accordance with the terms of the securities. Each prospectus supplement will identify and describe any remarketing firm and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and will describe the remarketing firm’s compensation. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the securities they remarket. Remarketing firms may be entitled under agreements that may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

Certain underwriters may use this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement for offers and sales related to market-making transactions in the securities. These underwriters may act as principal or agent in these transactions, and the sales will be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale. Any underwriters involved in the sale of the securities may qualify as “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. In addition, the underwriters’ commissions, discounts or concessions may qualify as underwriters’ compensation under the Securities Act and the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA.

Shares of our common stock sold pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part will be authorized for quotation and trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any other listing, if any, on any securities market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement. Underwriters may make a market in our common stock, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at

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any time without notice. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence, development or maintenance of trading markets for any of the securities.

In order to facilitate the offering of the securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involve the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than we sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing the applicable security in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if the securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.

The underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in other transactions with us, or perform other services for us, in the ordinary course of their business.

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

We are authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. On May 21, 2015, we had 24,940,195 shares of common stock outstanding and approximately 102 stockholders of record.

The following summary of certain provisions of our common stock does not purport to be complete. You should refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, both of which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The summary below is also qualified by provisions of applicable law.

General

Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the board of directors out of legally available funds, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future. All shares of common stock outstanding as of the date of this prospectus and, upon issuance and sale, all shares of common stock that we may offer pursuant to this prospectus, will be fully paid and nonassessable.

Our board of directors is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being elected in each year. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares of common stock eligible to vote for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company, our stockholders are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. Our stockholders have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004.

Stock Exchange Listing

Our common stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “STKS.”

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, no shares of our preferred stock were outstanding or designated. The following summary of certain provisions of our preferred stock does not purport to be complete. You should refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, both of which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The summary below is also qualified by provisions of applicable law.

General

Our board of directors may, without further action by our stockholders, from time to time, direct the issuance of shares of preferred stock in series and may, at the time of issuance, determine the rights, preferences and limitations of each series, including voting rights, dividend rights and redemption and liquidation preferences. Satisfaction of any dividend preferences of outstanding shares of preferred stock would reduce the amount of funds available for the payment of dividends on shares of our common stock. Holders of shares of preferred stock may be entitled to receive a preference payment in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company before any payment is made to the holders of shares of

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our common stock. In some circumstances, the issuance of shares of preferred stock may render more difficult or tend to discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the assumption of control by a holder of a large block of our securities or the removal of incumbent management. Upon the affirmative vote of our board of directors, without stockholder approval, we may issue shares of preferred stock with voting and conversion rights which could adversely affect the holders of shares of our common stock.

If we offer a specific series of preferred stock under this prospectus, we will describe the terms of the preferred stock in the prospectus supplement for such offering and will file a copy of the certificate establishing the terms of the preferred stock with the SEC. To the extent required, this description will include:

the title and stated value;
the number of shares offered, the liquidation preference, if any, per share and the purchase price;
the dividend rate(s), period(s) and/or payment date(s), or method(s) of calculation for such dividends;
whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;
the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
the provisions for a sinking fund, if any;
the provisions for redemption, if applicable;
any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market;
whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price (or how it will be calculated) and conversion period;
whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price (or how it will be calculated) and exchange period;
voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
a discussion of any material and/or special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;
the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company; and
any material limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking pari passu with or senior to the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our preferred stock will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future debt securities we may offer pursuant to this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we so indicate in a prospectus supplement, the terms of any debt securities offered under such prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below, and to the extent the terms set forth in a prospectus supplement differ from the terms described below, the terms set forth in the prospectus supplement shall control.

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We may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings under this prospectus, debt securities, which may be senior or subordinated. We will issue any such senior debt securities under a senior indenture that we will enter into with a trustee to be named in the senior indenture. We will issue any such subordinated debt securities under a subordinated indenture, which we will enter into with a trustee to be named in the subordinated indenture. We have filed forms of these documents as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part. We use the term “indentures” to refer to either the senior indenture or the subordinated indenture, as applicable. The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the indenture. We use the term “debenture trustee” to refer to either the trustee under the senior indenture or the trustee under the subordinated indenture, as applicable.

The following summaries of material provisions of the senior debt securities, the subordinated debt securities and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities.

General

Each indenture provides that debt securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series and may be denominated and payable in foreign currencies or units based on or relating to foreign currencies. Neither indenture limits the amount of debt securities that may be issued thereunder, and each indenture provides that the specific terms of any series of debt securities shall be set forth in, or determined pursuant to, an authorizing resolution and/or a supplemental indenture, if any, relating to such series.

We will describe in each prospectus supplement the following terms relating to a series of debt securities:

the title or designation;
the aggregate principal amount and any limit on the amount that may be issued;
the currency or units based on or relating to currencies in which debt securities of such series are denominated and the currency or units in which principal or interest or both will or may be payable;
whether we will issue the series of debt securities in global form, the terms of any global securities and who the depositary will be;
the maturity date and the date or dates on which principal will be payable;
the interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate and the date interest will begin to accrue, the date or dates interest will be payable and the record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;
whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;

the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;
the place or places where payments will be payable;
our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
the date, if any, after which, and the price at which, we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional redemption provisions;
the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities;
whether the indenture will restrict our ability to pay dividends, or will require us to maintain any asset ratios or reserves;
whether we will be restricted from incurring any additional indebtedness;
a discussion of any material or special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to a series of debt securities;

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the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities.

We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Conversion or Exchange Rights

We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the terms, if any, on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or our other securities. We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our common stock or our other securities that the holders of the series of debt securities receive would be subject to adjustment.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale; No Protection in Event of a Change of Control or Highly Leveraged Transaction

The indentures do not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor to or acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures or the debt securities, as appropriate.

Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions that may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change of control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change of control), which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.

Events of Default Under the Indenture

The following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

if we fail to pay interest when due and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended or deferred;
if we fail to pay the principal, or premium, if any, when due and the time for payment has not been extended or delayed;

if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant set forth in the debt securities of such series or the applicable indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to and for the benefit of holders of another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive written notice from the debenture trustee or holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and
if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur as to us.

No event of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities. The occurrence of an event of default may constitute an event of default under any bank credit agreements we may have in existence from time to time. In addition, the occurrence of certain events of default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain of our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time.

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the debenture trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of and

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premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. Before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained with respect to debt securities of any series, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series (or, at a meeting of holders of such series at which a quorum is present, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series represented at such meeting) may rescind and annul the acceleration if all events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in the applicable indenture (including payments or deposits in respect of principal, premium or interest that had become due other than as a result of such acceleration). We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an event of default.

Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the debenture trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the debenture trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the debenture trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and
subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act, the debenture trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

A holder of the debt securities of any series will only have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies if:

the holder previously has given written notice to the debenture trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;
the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity to the debenture trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee; and
the debenture trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series (or at a meeting of holders of such series at which a quorum is present, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series represented at such meeting) other conflicting directions within 60 days after the notice, request and offer.

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities.

We will periodically file statements with the applicable debenture trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the applicable indenture.

Modification of Indenture; Waiver

The debenture trustee and we may change the applicable indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters, including:

to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture; and
to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series issued pursuant to such indenture.

In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the debenture trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series (or, at a meeting of holders of such series at

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which a quorum is present, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series represented at such meeting) that is affected. However, the debenture trustee and we may make the following changes only with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

extending the fixed maturity of the series of debt securities;
reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities;
reducing the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity;
making the principal of or premium or interest on any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security; or
reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver.

Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series (or, at a meeting of holders of such series at which a quorum is present, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series represented at such meeting) may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive our compliance with provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or any interest on any debt security of that series or in respect of a covenant or provision, which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of the series affected; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration.

Discharge

Each indenture provides that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for obligations to:

the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;
maintain paying agencies;
hold monies for payment in trust;
compensate and indemnify the trustee; and
appoint any successor trustee.

In order to exercise our rights to be discharged with respect to a series, we must deposit with the trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, the premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company or another depositary named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series.

At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

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Subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange or in the applicable indenture, we will make no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.

We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or
register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.

Information Concerning the Debenture Trustee

The debenture trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the applicable indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the debenture trustee under such indenture must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the debenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.

Payment and Paying Agents

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, will we make interest payments by check which we will mail to the holder. Unless we otherwise indicate in a prospectus supplement, we will designate the corporate trust office of the debenture trustee in the City of New York as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

All money we pay to a paying agent or the debenture trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities which remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

Governing Law

The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.

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Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities

Our obligations pursuant to any subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement. The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of senior indebtedness we may incur. It also does not limit us from issuing any other secured or unsecured debt.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

General

We may issue warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series together with other securities or separately, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Below is a description of certain general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer. Particular terms of the warrants will be described in the warrant agreements and the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants.

The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to the warrants:

the specific designation and aggregate number of, and the price at which we will issue, the warrants;
the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
the designation, amount and terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
if applicable, the exercise price for shares of our common stock and the number of shares of common stock to be received upon exercise of the warrants;
if applicable, the exercise price for shares of our preferred stock, the number of shares of preferred stock to be received upon exercise, and a description of that series of our preferred stock;
if applicable, the exercise price for our debt securities, the amount of debt securities to be received upon exercise, and a description of that series of debt securities;
the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which that right will expire or, if you may not continuously exercise the warrants throughout that period, the specific date or dates on which you may exercise the warrants;
whether the warrants will be issued in fully registered form or bearer form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of these forms, although, in any case, the form of a warrant included in a unit will correspond to the form of the unit and of any security included in that unit;
any applicable material U.S. federal income tax consequences;
the identity of the warrant agent for the warrants and of any other depositaries, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars or other agents;
the proposed listing, if any, of the warrants or any securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants on any securities exchange;
if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and the common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities will be separately transferable;
if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
the anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;
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whether the warrants may be sold separately or with other securities as parts of units; and
any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

Outstanding Public Warrants

As of May 21, 2015, we had outstanding public warrants to acquire 5,750,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The warrants will expire February 27, 2016 on the date that is the earlier of (i) or (ii) the forty-fifth (45th) day following the date that the Company’s Common Stock closes at or above $6.25 per share for 20 out of 30 trading days commencing on the effective date.

Holders of our public warrants will be only able to exercise the warrants for cash and only if we have an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such Common Stock and, such shares of Common Stock are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of warrants reside. Although we have undertaken in the warrant agreement, and therefore have a contractual obligation, to use our best efforts to maintain an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and we intend to comply with our undertaking, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so. Proceeds of the exercise of the warrants will be allocated 49.04% to the former members of ONE Group and to a Liquidating Trust established for the benefit of former holders of membership interests of ONE Group (including persons who exercise previously outstanding warrants to acquire membership interests of ONE Group) and 50.96% to the Company.

The warrants are issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to extend the exercise period, reduce exercise price, cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding public warrants in order to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders. The material provisions of the warrants are set forth herein and a copy of the warrant agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement for our initial public offering. We have agreed not to reduce the warrant exercise period unless it is approved by the holders of all then outstanding warrants.

The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Common Stock at a price below their respective exercise prices.

Once the warrants become exercisable, the warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or before the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004.

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Stock Exchange Listing

Our warrants are quoted for trading on the OTC Markets OTCQB tier, or OTCQB, of the OTC Markets Group Inc., an over-the-counter quotation system, under the symbol “STKSW.”

DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

General

We may issue rights to our stockholders to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or the other securities described in this prospectus. We may offer rights separately or together with one or more additional rights, debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants or purchase contracts, or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the certificates relating to the rights of the series of certificates and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the rights to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the rights to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which the general provisions may apply to the rights so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the rights, rights agreement or rights certificates described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement. We encourage you to read the applicable rights agreement and rights certificate for additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of our rights.

We will provide in a prospectus supplement the following terms of the rights being issued:

the date of determining the stockholders entitled to the rights distribution;
the aggregate number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
the exercise price;
the aggregate number of rights issued;
whether the rights are transferrable and the date, if any, on and after which the rights may be separately transferred;
the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence, and the date on which the right to exercise the rights will expire;
the method by which holders of rights will be entitled to exercise;
the conditions to the completion of the offering, if any;
the withdrawal, termination and cancellation rights, if any;
whether there are any backstop or standby purchaser or purchasers and the terms of their commitment, if any;
whether stockholders are entitled to oversubscription rights, if any;
any applicable material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and
any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of the rights, as applicable.

Each right will entitle the holder of rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities at the exercise price provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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Holders may exercise rights as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities, as applicable, purchasable upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Rights Agent

The rights agent for any rights we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS

We may issue purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and for us to sell to holders, a specific or variable number of our debt securities, shares of common stock, preferred stock, warrants or rights, or securities of an entity unaffiliated with us, or any combination of the above, at a future date or dates. Alternatively, the purchase contracts may obligate us to purchase from holders, and obligate holders to sell to us, a specific or variable number of our debt securities, shares of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights or other property, or any combination of the above. The price of the securities or other property subject to the purchase contracts may be fixed at the time the purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula described in the purchase contracts. We may issue purchase contracts separately or as a part of units each consisting of a purchase contract and one or more of our other securities described in this prospectus or securities of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities, securing the holder’s obligations under the purchase contract. The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to holders or vice versa and the payments may be unsecured or pre-funded on some basis. The purchase contracts may require holders to secure the holder’s obligations in a manner specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any purchase contracts in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including, to the extent applicable, the following:

whether the purchase contracts obligate the holder or us to purchase or sell, or both purchase and sell, the securities subject to purchase under the purchase contract, and the nature and amount of each of those securities, or the method of determining those amounts;
whether the purchase contracts are to be prepaid;
whether the purchase contracts are to be settled by delivery, or by reference or linkage to the value, performance or level of the securities subject to purchase under the purchase contract;
any acceleration, cancellation, termination or other provisions relating to the settlement of the purchase contracts;
any applicable material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and
whether the purchase contracts will be issued in fully registered or global form.

The preceding description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the purchase contracts to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the purchase contracts to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which the general provisions may apply to the purchase contracts so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the purchase contracts described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described above, then the terms described above will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement. We encourage you to read the applicable purchase contract for additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of our purchase contracts.

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

The following description, together with the additional information that we include in any applicable prospectus supplements summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

We will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses and the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

General

We may issue units consisting of common stock, preferred stock, one or more debt securities, warrants, rights or purchase contacts for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series, in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units being offered, including:

the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;
any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below; and
any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units.

The provisions described in this section, as well as those set forth in any prospectus supplement or as described under “Description of Common Stock,” “Description of Preferred Stock,” “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Warrants,” “Description of Rights” and “Description of Purchase Contracts” will apply to each unit, as applicable, and to any common stock, preferred stock, debt security, warrant, right or purchase contract included in each unit, as applicable.

Unit Agent

The name and address of the unit agent for any units we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Issuance in Series

We may issue units in such amounts and in such numerous distinct series as we determine.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.

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CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OF THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

Anti-Takeover Provisions

The provisions of Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws could discourage or make it more difficult to accomplish a proxy contest or other change in our management or the acquisition of control by a holder of a substantial amount of our voting stock. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish, or could deter, transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interests or in our best interests. These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our board of directors and in the policies formulated by the board of directors and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change of our control. These provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. Such provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our management.

Delaware Statutory Business Combinations Provision

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. This statute regulating corporate takeovers prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the interested stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding (a) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and (b) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is any person who, together with such person’s affiliates and associates (i) owns 15% or more of a corporation’s voting securities or (ii) is an affiliate or associate of a corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the corporation’s voting securities at any time within the three year period immediately preceding a business combination of the corporation governed by Section 203. We expect the existence of this provision to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions our board of directors does not approve in advance. We also anticipate that Section 203 may discourage takeover attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of Common Stock held by our stockholders.

Classified Board of Directors; Removal of Directors for Cause

Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, our board of directors is divided into three classes, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the initial classification of directors, the term of office of the second class to expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the initial classification of directors, and the term of office of the third class to expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the initial classification of directors. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire, other than directors elected by the holders of any series of preferred stock under specified circumstances, will be elected for a three-year term of office. All directors elected to our classified board of

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directors will serve until the election and qualification of their respective successors or their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Members of the board of directors may only be removed for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting as a single class. These provisions are likely to increase the time required for stockholders to change the composition of the board of directors. For example, at least two annual meetings will be necessary for stockholders to effect a change in a majority of the members of the board of directors.

Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Proposals and Stockholder Nominations of Directors

Our bylaws provide that, for nominations to the board of directors or for other business to be properly brought by a stockholder before a meeting of stockholders, the stockholder must first have given timely notice of the proposal in writing to our Secretary. For an annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice generally must be delivered not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting date. For a special meeting, the notice must generally be delivered not earlier than the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the meeting is first made. Detailed requirements as to the form of the notice and information required in the notice are specified in the bylaws. If it is determined that business was not properly brought before a meeting in accordance with our bylaw provisions, such business will not be conducted at the meeting.

Special Meetings of Stockholders

Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the Chairman of the board of directors, the Chief Executive Officer or President, or our board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors.

No Stockholder Action by Written Consent

Any action to be effected by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws provide that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he or she is or was one of our directors or officers or, while one of our directors or officers, is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, or employee or agent of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by us to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify any director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action (i.e., one brought by or on behalf of the corporation), indemnification may be provided only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any director or officer in connection with the defense or settlement of such an action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be provided if such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Chancery Court or the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.

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Pursuant to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Article Eighth of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation eliminates the liability of a director to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for such a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liabilities arising:

from any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
from acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and
from any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain officers, in addition to the indemnification provided in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, and intend to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future. We have purchased and intend to maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, subject to certain exclusions.

The foregoing discussion of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws, indemnification agreements, indemnity agreement, and Delaware law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws, indemnification agreements, indemnity agreement, or law.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

LEGAL MATTERS

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the issuance of the securities to be offered by this prospectus.

EXPERTS

The financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC’s public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference facilities. SEC filings are also available at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

This prospectus is only part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and therefore omits certain information contained in the registration statement. We have also filed exhibits and schedules with the registration statement that are excluded from this prospectus, and you should refer to the applicable exhibit or schedule for a complete description of any statement referring to any contract or other document. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules, without charge, at the public reference room or obtain a copy from the SEC upon payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC.

We also maintain a website at www.togrp.com, through which you can access our SEC filings. The information set forth on our website is not part of this prospectus.

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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them. Incorporation by reference allows us to disclose important information to you by referring you to those other documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We filed a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the SEC with respect to the securities we may offer pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus omits certain information contained in the registration statement, as permitted by the SEC. You should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us and the securities we may offer pursuant to this prospectus. Statements in this prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. Copies of all or any part of the registration statement, including the documents incorporated by reference or the exhibits, may be obtained upon payment of the prescribed rates at the offices of the SEC listed above in “Where You Can Find More Information.” The documents we are incorporating by reference are:

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015, and as amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2015;

the portions of our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2015 that are deemed “filed” with the SEC under the Exchange Act;
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that we filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015;
our Current Reports on Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on January 12, 2015, March 16, 2015, March 31, 2015, April 21, 2015, May 7, 2015, May 14, 2015 and May 19, 2015 (except for the information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 and the exhibits furnished thereto);
the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 6, 2015, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
all reports and other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination or completion of the offering of securities under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such reports and other documents.

The SEC file number for each of the documents listed above filed prior to May 4, 2015 is 000-52651 and filed on or after May 4, 2015 is 001-37379.

In addition, all reports and other documents filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

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You may request, orally or in writing, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference. These documents will be provided to you at no cost, by contacting:

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.
411 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10014
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (646) 624-2400

You may also access these documents on our website, http://www.togrp.com.

You should rely only on information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We are not making offers to sell the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.

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