<HTML>
<HEAD>
     <TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Current Report</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)
of the</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): October 4, 2012</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>VRINGO, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in its Charter)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>001-34785</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>20-4988129</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>780 Third Avenue, 15<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10017</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices
and Zip Code)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number,
including area code: (212) 309-7549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
        Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
        Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
        the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85px">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 1 -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Registered Direct Financing</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 4, 2012, Vringo, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
entered into Subscription Agreements with several investors with respect to the registered direct offer and sale by the Company
of an aggregate of 10,344,998 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Shares&rdquo;),
at a purchase price of $4.35 per share in a privately negotiated transaction in which no party is acting as an underwriter or placement
agent.&nbsp;The sale of the Shares is expected to settle on or about October 9, 2012. The net proceeds to the Company are expected
to be approximately $44.9 million after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use
the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate working capital purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The sale and issuance of the Shares is being
made pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated October 4, 2012 and an accompanying prospectus dated August&nbsp;2, 2012, pursuant
to the Company&rsquo;s existing effective &ldquo;shelf&rdquo; registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-182823),
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on July&nbsp;24, 2012 and declared effective
by the Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
hereto. A copy of the form of Subscription Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the sale of the Shares by the Company and the documentation related thereto does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 27pt">This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state
or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with the sale
of the Shares as described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, the Company issued a press release. A copy of
the press release is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Exhibit</B><BR>
</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>5.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>10.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Subscription Agreement, dated October 4, 2012, by and between Vringo, Inc. and each of the investors</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>23.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Press release, dated October 5, 2012, announcing the sale of shares of common stock by the company in a registered direct offering</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 2; Options: NewSection; Value: 2 -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%"><!-- Field: Sequence; Type: Arabic; Name: PageNo -->2<!-- Field: /Sequence --></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 23.1pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 23.1pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold">VRINGO, INC.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Dated: October 5, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Andrew D. Perlman</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 56%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%">Andrew D. Perlman</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 3; Options: Last -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%"><!-- Field: Sequence; Type: Arabic; Name: PageNo -->3<!-- Field: /Sequence --></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

</BODY>
</HTML>
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "v325151_8k.htm", "description": "FORM 8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 17938}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "Vringo Inc", "cik": "0001410428", "assigned-sic": "4899", "irs-number": "000000000", "state-of-incorporation": "DE"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-34785", "film-number": "121132588"}, "business-address": {"street1": "780 THIRD AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR", "city": "NEW YORK", "state": "NY", "zip": "10017", "phone": "(212) 309-7549"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "780 THIRD AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR", "city": "NEW YORK", "state": "NY", "zip": "10017"}}
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): October 4, 2012
VRINGO, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in its Charter)
Delaware
001-34785
20-4988129
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
780 Third Avenue, 15
th
Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices
and Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code: (212) 309-7549
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
        Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
        Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
        the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Registered Direct Financing
On October 4, 2012, Vringo, Inc. (the "Company")
entered into Subscription Agreements with several investors with respect to the registered direct offer and sale by the Company
of an aggregate of 10,344,998 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"),
at a purchase price of $4.35 per share in a privately negotiated transaction in which no party is acting as an underwriter or placement
agent. The sale of the Shares is expected to settle on or about October 9, 2012. The net proceeds to the Company are expected
to be approximately $44.9 million after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use
the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate working capital purposes.
The sale and issuance of the Shares is being
made pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated October 4, 2012 and an accompanying prospectus dated August 2, 2012, pursuant
to the Company's existing effective "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-182823),
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 24, 2012 and declared effective
by the Commission on August 2, 2012.
A copy of the opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1
hereto. A copy of the form of Subscription Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the sale of the Shares by the Company and the documentation related thereto does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibits.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state
or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Item 8.01 Other Events
In connection with the sale
of the Shares as described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company issued a press release. A copy of
the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
10.1
Form of Subscription Agreement, dated October 4, 2012, by and between Vringo, Inc. and each of the investors
23.1
Consent of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
99.1
Press release, dated October 5, 2012, announcing the sale of shares of common stock by the company in a registered direct offering
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VRINGO, INC.
Dated: October 5, 2012
By:
/s/ Andrew D. Perlman
Name:
Andrew D. Perlman
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
3