Form 8-K - Current report

 

 

 

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):

September 25, 2024

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MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-34887		86-3289406
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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1405 Pioneer Street, Brea, California 92821

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

[phone]

 

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐	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		MULN		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)
Rights to Purchase Series A-1 Junior Participating Preferred Stock		None		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On September 25 and 27, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 14, 2024 between Mullen Automotive Inc. (the “Company”) and certain investors (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), which was previously disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”), certain investors partially exercised the additional investment right and purchased additional 5% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Notes that are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in the initial aggregate principal amount of approximately $12.5 million (or $11.9 million excluding the 5% original issue discount) (the “Notes”) and also received five-year warrants exercisable on a cash basis for an aggregate of 46,664 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). The Warrants may also be exercised on a cashless basis pursuant to the formula set forth therein and as further described in the Form 10-Q. The Notes and Warrants have the same terms and conditions as the previously issued notes and warrants as described in the Form 10-Q.

 

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure required by this Item is included above in Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Notes and Warrants issued to the investors pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, and upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, the shares of Common Stock will be issued pursuant to the exemption from registration for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Date: October 1, 2024	By:	/s/ David Michery
		David Michery
		Chief Executive Officer

 

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Cover	Sep. 25, 2024
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 25, 2024
Entity File Number	001-34887
Entity Registrant Name	MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001499961
Entity Tax Identification Number	86-3289406
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	1405 Pioneer Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Brea
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92821
City Area Code	(714)
Local Phone Number	613-1900
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Common Stock, par value $0.001
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001
Trading Symbol	MULN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Rights to Purchase Series A-1 Junior Participating Preferred Stock
Title of 12(b) Security	Rights to Purchase Series A-1 Junior Participating Preferred Stock
Trading Symbol	None
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ

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