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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 13, 2024, Polished.com Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release in which it provided updated guidance regarding its expected financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which differs from the Company’s previously issued guidance. The Company’s press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 13, 2024, the Company issued a press release in which it provided updated guidance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as discussed under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K above.
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is conducting an investigation (the “SEC Investigation”) related to issues disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2022, including the findings of the Company’s Audit Committee investigation, as described therein, and the subsequent restatement of the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The SEC staff has subpoenaed documents and information, including documents and information related to the Audit Committee’s investigation and restated financials. The SEC Investigation is a non-public, fact-finding inquiry to determine whether there were any violations of the federal securities laws. The Company is fully cooperating and will continue to cooperate with the SEC.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will”, “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 12, 2024, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the Company’s other reports filed with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 13, 2024 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and not deemed filed). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| POLISHED.COM INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ J.E. “Rick” Bunka | |
| Name: | J.E. “Rick” Bunka | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: February 13, 2024
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