Form 8-K - Current report

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 05, 2024

 

 

Meta Materials Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Nevada			001-36247	74-3237581
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
60 Highfield Park Dr
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada				B3A 4R9
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 902 482-5729

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐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))

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 8.01.	Other Events.

As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2024, due to ongoing liquidity issues, Meta Materials Inc. (the “Company”) continues to evaluate all available strategic alternatives for the Company, including, but not limited to, the divestiture of assets, additional financing and/or the sale of the Company. There can be no assurance regarding the outcome of this process. Without an influx of cash to support operations, the Company faces financial hardship that may result in shuttering facilities and/or bankruptcy proceedings.

On June 5, 2024, Nanotech Security Corp. (“NSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, received a deposit in the amount of $2.0 million (the “Deposit”) under a deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) contemplated by a non-binding term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) that NSC entered into with a U.S.-based authentication and information services company (“Buyer”) regarding the potential acquisition by Buyer of all of the assets used by NSC in connection with operation of the Company’s authentication business (the “Proposed Asset Sale”). The Deposit will be applied to the final purchase price of the assets involved in the Proposed Asset Sale, and the Deposit may be used for working capital purposes by the Company prior to the closing of the Proposed Asset Sale. The Deposit must be repaid to Buyer upon certain triggering events, and the repayment of the Deposit, if applicable, is secured by a security interest on the personal and real property of NSC.

The Term Sheet represents a mutual indication of interest regarding the Proposed Asset Sale and the terms of the Proposed Asset Sale are subject to contingencies, including the completion of customary due diligence by Buyer, the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements between the parties, and approval by Buyer, NSC and the Company of the Proposed Asset Sale. Pursuant to the Term Sheet and the Deposit Agreement, NSC granted Buyer a customary exclusivity period to negotiate in good faith toward entering into definitive agreements related to the Proposed Asset Sale. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Asset Sale will be completed on the terms contemplated in the Term Sheet or otherwise.

There can be no assurance that the Proposed Asset Sale, if completed, would be sufficient to resolve the Company’s ongoing liquidity issues.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report includes forward-looking information or statements regarding the Company and its subsidiaries, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Proposed Asset Sale and the Company’s review and evaluation of potential strategic alternatives. Often but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “pursuing”, “potential”, “predicts”, “projects”, “seeks”, “plans”, “expect”, “intends”, “anticipated”, “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events of the management of the Company and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Although the management of the Company believes that the assumptions underlying these statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting the Company. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

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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.

			META MATERIALS INC.
Date:	June 11, 2024	By:	/s/ Uzi Sasson
			Uzi Sasson President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Document And Entity Information	Jun. 05, 2024
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