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): July 23, 2021
Meta Materials Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 001-36247 | 74-3237581 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 Research Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4M9
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(902) 482-5729
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, par value $0.001 per share | MMAT | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 23, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the hiring of Mr. Dahrren Ihmels as Vice President Business Development Ophthalmics. Mr. Ihmels brings over 30 years of experience in ophthalmic products, sales, manufacturing, equipment, and services for prescription lenses and smart augmented reality (AR) applications. He will be focused on growing META’s ARfusion™ technology, which combines precision cast lens fabrication tools and functional metamaterials and volume holograms, to provide META’s AR wearable developers with a platform for seamlessly integrating smart technologies into thin lightweight prescription glasses.
A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Exhibit Title | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated July 23, 2021 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
META MATERIALS INC. | ||||||
Date: July 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ken Rice | ||||
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |