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    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2017-07-12</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001620179</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Exela Technologies, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>XELA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001102771</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MENDOZA ROBERTO G</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O QUINPARIO PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>12935 N. FORTY DRIVE, SUITE 201</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ST. LOUIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>63141</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-07-12</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>29500</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>20500</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">To facilitate a business combination involving the Issuer, SourceHOV Holdings, Inc. and Novitex Holdings Inc., which closed July 12, 2017 (the &quot;Business Combination&quot;), Mr. Mendoza forfeited to the Issuer 29,500 shares of common stock.  No consideration was received by Mr. Mendoza for the disposition. Also in connection with the Business Combination, Mr. Mendoza resigned his position as a director of the company effective the closing date, and as such, Mr. Mendoza is no longer subject to the reporting obligations under Section 16 with respect to the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Roberto Mendoza</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-07-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
