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): March 16, 2012
QUANTUM FUEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-49629 | | 33-0933072 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
17872 Cartwright Road
Irvine, California 92614
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 399-4500
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Officers of Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) used this investor presentation as a part of the marketing efforts related to its recently announced public offering. A copy of the investor presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The investor presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 contains certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expectation that we will be able to raise a sufficient level of debt or equity capital to fund our operations, our belief that our current operating plan will allow us to achieve profitability, our expectations of future revenue, expenses, gross margin and operating profit (loss), the level of growth in the hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell and alternative fuel industries, when ourQ-Drive powertrain architecture and other products and technologies will be commercialized, our plans to develop new lower cost technologies, when Fisker Automotive will go to production, the number of vehicles that Fisker Automotive expects to sell, our belief that we will be a supplier to Fisker Automotive on a long-term basis, our expectation of liquidity requirements to fund our operations and debt, our intentions to commission a solar manufacturing facility in southern California, our expectation that the US, state and local governments will continue to support the advancement of alternative fuel technologies through loans, grants and tax credits, our belief that we have a competitive advantage over our competitors, our intentions to support the growth of our subsidiary, Schneider Power, Inc., and our German affiliate, Asola, our and Asola’s intentions to establish joint development programs and strategic alliances with leaders in the alternative energy industry, our relationship with General Motors and the impact such relationship will have on our ability to develop our products, the impact that new accounting pronouncements will have on our financial statements, and the effect that an adverse result in Asola’s dispute with its solar cell supplier could have on our financial statements.
Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “assume,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “predict,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms, and other comparable terminology. Although we believe the expectations and intentions reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations and intentions will prove to be correct. Various risks and other factors, including those identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results, and actual events that occur, to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements.
Many of the risk factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. You should not unduly rely on any of our forward-looking statements. These statements are made only as of the presentation. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| | 99.1 | Investor Presentation |
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.
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| | | | | QUANTUM FUEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE, INC. |
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Date: March 16, 2012 | | | | By: | | /s/ W. Brian Olson |
| | | | Name: | | W. Brian Olson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
