UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): |
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: |
|
(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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
|
|
Trading |
|
|
|
|
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.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Nuburu, Inc. (the “Company”) has established July 23, 2024 as the new record date for the previously announced reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-40 (the “Reverse Split”). The Company anticipates that the Reverse Split will become effective on July 23, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) after the close of market and that the Common Stock would begin trading on a split-adjusted basis at the commencement of trading on the next trading day under the Company’s existing trading symbol “BURU.” The Common Stock will be assigned a new CUSIP number, 67021W301, in connection with the Reverse Split.
Split Adjustment; Treatment of Fractional Shares
On the Effective Date, the total number of shares of Common Stock held by each stockholder of the Company will be exchanged for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Split, divided by (ii) 40, with such resulting number of shares rounded up to the nearest whole share. As a result, no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Split. Each certificate, or book entry, that immediately prior to the Reverse Split represented shares of Common Stock, will, following the Reverse Split, represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by such certificate or book entry shall have been combined, subject to the treatment of fractional shares as described above. Also on the Effective Date, all equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Split will be adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.
Delaware State Filing
The Reverse Stock Split will be effected pursuant to the Company’s filing of a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to be effective on the Effective Date. A copy of the Certificate was filed with the Company’s prior announcement of the Reverse Split.
Capitalization
The Company is authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). There will be no change to the number of authorized capital stock of the Company. The Reverse Split will have no effect on the par value of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock. Immediately after the Reverse Split, each stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company and proportional voting power will remain unchanged, except for minor changes and adjustments that will result from the treatment of fractional shares. The rights and privileges of the holders of shares of Common Stock will be unaffected by the Reverse Split.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The information set forth in Item 3.03 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the Company’s press release regarding the Reverse Split is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements concern the Company’s operations, economic performance and financial condition and the anticipated effect of the Reverse Stock Split and are based largely on the Company’s beliefs and expectations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, among others, the following: the Company’s ability to successfully effect the Reverse Split or realize the anticipated benefits of the Reverse Split; the Company’s ability to continue its listing on NYSE American LLC; and the effect on our stock price and ability to raise equity capital through future sales of shares of Common Stock. Certain of these factors and risks, as well as other risks and uncertainties, are stated in more detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Current Report
on Form 8-K, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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.
|
|
|
NUBURU, INC. |
|
|
|
|
Date: |
July 22, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Brian Knaley |
|
|
Name: Title: |
Brian Knaley |