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): | August 26, 2014 |
TASER International, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16391 | 86-0741227 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 17800 N 85th St, Scottsdale, Arizona | 85255 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (480) 991-0797 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 26, 2014, Marcus Womack, General Manager of EVIDENCE.com, and Hadi Partovi, board member of TASER International, Inc. (the "Company" or "TASER"), were interviewed on the GeekWire radio show which was subsequently published on www.geekwire.com.
During the interview, Mr. Womack addressed the number of agencies that are currently using the Company’s camera technology. In this interview, Mr. Womack disclosed that the TASER has about 1,200 law enforcement agencies using the Company’s cameras today and 25 agencies using over 100 cameras. Mr. Womack also discussed the Company’s pilot program with the London Metropolitan Police where over 600, and soon to be around 1,000 cameras, are currently being used. As previously disclosed, the London Metropolitan program is a pilot program from which no revenue has been recognized by the Company at this point in time.
For more information regarding the interview, certain textual excerpts and a full audio version is currently available to the public on the GeekWire website.
The Company is furnishing the information contained in this Report pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). This information shall not be deemed to be "filed" with the SEC or incorporated by reference into any other filing with the SEC.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including statements regarding the Company’s pilot program with the London Metropolitan Police. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking information is based upon current information and expectations regarding TASER International, Inc. These estimates and statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, are not guarantees of future performance, and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. TASER International assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this report.
These statements are qualified by important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: market acceptance of our products; our dependence on sales of our TASER X26, X26P and X2 Conducted Electrical Weapons; the acceptance of our EVIDENCE.com software model; our ability to design, introduce and sell new products; delays in development schedules; rapid technological change and competition; product defects; breach of our security measures resulting in unauthorized access to customer data; outages and disruptions relating to ourEVIDENCE.com service; budgetary and political constraints of prospects and customers; the long-term revenue recognition cycle for our SaaS EVIDENCE.com product; the length of our sales cycle and our ability to realize benefits from our marketing and selling efforts; our exposure to cancellation of government contracts due to appropriate clauses; litigation risks resulting from alleged product-related injuries and media publicity concerning allegations of deaths occurring after use of the TASER device and the negative impact this publicity could have on sales; the outcome of pending or future litigation; our ability to protect our intellectual property; intellectual property infringement claims and related litigation costs; competition in foreign countries relating to foreign patents; our successful identification of existing intellectual property rights that might infringe on our developments; risks of governmental regulations, including regulations of our products by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, regulation of our products as a "crime control" product by the Federal government, state and local government regulation and foreign regulation and the adverse effects that could result from our products being classified as firearms by the United States Bureau of Alcohol and Firearms; our compliance with regulations governing the environment, including but not limited to, regulations within the European Union; new regulations relating to conflict minerals; our dependence on third party suppliers for key components of our products; component shortages; rising costs of raw materials and transportation relating to petroleum prices; our ability to manage our growth and increase manufacturing production to meet demand; establishment and expansion of our direct and indirect distribution channels; our ability to pursue sales directly with customers; risks relating to acquisitions and joint ventures; catastrophic events; fluctuations in quarterly operating results; foreign currency fluctuations; counterparty risks relating to cash balances held in excess of FDIC insurance limits; employee retention risks and other factors identified in documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our Form 10-K.
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.
| TASER International, Inc. | ||||
| August 27, 2014 | By: | Daniel M. Behrendt | ||
| Name: Daniel M. Behrendt | ||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||