UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 11, 2022
| BLINK CHARGING CO. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada | | 001-38392 | | 03-0608147 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
605 Lincoln Road, 5th Floor Miami Beach, Florida | | 33139 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 521-0200
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock | | BLNK | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Common Stock Purchase Warrants | | BLNKW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Blink Charging Co.
February 11, 2022
On January 25, 2022, the Eighth Judicial District Court for Clark County, Nevada (the “Court”) entered an order providing for preliminary approval of a settlement (the “Settlement”) in connection with a shareholder derivative action captioned Mark Wolery, derivatively on behalf of Blink Charging Co. v. Louis R. Buffalino et al., Case No. A-21-829395-C. In its order, the Court also approved the form of notice relating to the Settlement, and set a hearing date of April 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. PST to consider whether to grant final approval of the Settlement.
As required by the Court’s order, a copy of the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action (the “Notice”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The procedure for filing a stockholder objection to the settlement is set forth in the Notice, and any description of the Notice set forth herein is qualified in its entirety by the attached exhibit.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | BLINK CHARGING CO. |
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| Dated: February 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Farkas |
| | Name: | Michael D. Farkas |
| | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
