Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K 

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December 2024

 

Commission File Number: 001-40588

 

 

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

Buyukdere Cd. No:237

Maslak, 34485

Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye

(Address of principal executive office) 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

 

Form 20-F ☒       Form 40-F ☐ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

On December 19, 2024, Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) at the Company’s offices at Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye, at 9:00 a.m. New York time / 5:00 p.m. Istanbul time. Holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), were entitled to one vote per share held as of the close of business on November 22, 2024 (the “Record Date”). A total of 36,081,284 shares of the Class A Ordinary Shares were present at the Meeting or represented by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business and represented approximately 61.056% percent of the voting power of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares as of the Record Date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company’s 2024 Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26, 2024.

 

Proposals — Election of three (3) Class II directors to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders.

 

Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Cankut Durgun		36,074,835		4,415		2,034		0
Kerry Healey		36,075,015		4,369		1,900		0
Alexander Spiro		36,078,080		1,873		1,331		0

 

Based on the foregoing votes, each of Cankut Durgun, Kerry Healey and Alexander Spiro was elected to serve as a Class II director until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders.

 

On December 20, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Alexander Spiro to its Board of Directors. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release of Marti Technologies, Inc., dated December 20, 2024.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: December 20, 2024	By:	/s/ Oguz Alper Öktem
		Name:	Oguz Alper Öktem
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Marti Announces Election of Alex Spiro to Its Board of Directors

 

Accomplished Corporate Attorney with Significant Experience Advising Innovative Growth Companies Joins Board

 

Istanbul, Türkiye, December 20, 2024 -(BUSINESS WIRE)- Marti Technologies, Inc. (“Marti” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: MRT), Türkiye’s leading mobility super app, today announced the election of Alex Spiro to its Board of Directors as a Class II director at the Company’s 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders.

 

In additon to being a well known litigator and partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Mr. Spiro serves as Chairman of Glassbridge Enterprises and is a board member and strategic advisor to a number of innovative companies. Mr. Spiro is a former prosecutor and the former director of an autism children’s program at McLean Hospital, Harvard’s psychiatric hospital. Mr. Spiro is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he continues to teach. He has lectured and written on a variety of subjects related to psychology and the law.

 

“I am very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Alex on Marti’s Board. His experience with a broad range of clients across the fields of business and politics in the U.S., and, most notably, with leading global technology entrepreneurs, gives me confidence that he will contribute to our Company and mission,” said Marti’s Founder and CEO, Oguz Alper Oktem.

 

“I have had the good fortune of working with some of the greatest entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Alper and his team are among the best I’ve seen. I am pleased to support them and the Company as we reach scale and achieve profitability in 2025,” said Alex Spiro.

 

About Marti:

 

Founded in 2018, Marti is Türkiye’s leading mobility app, offering multiple transportation services to its riders. Marti operates a ride-hailing service that matches riders with car, motorcycle, and taxi drivers, and operates a large fleet of rental e-mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters. All of Marti’s offerings are serviced by proprietary software systems and IoT infrastructure. For more information, visit www.marti.tech.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

 

Certain statements made in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements related to the Company’s ability to reach scale and achieve profitability in 2025. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the risks discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. Marti undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Investor Contact

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

Turgut Yilmaz

[e-mail]

 

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