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 14, 2023
EXELA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-36788 | | 47-1347291 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
2701 East Grauwyler Road Irving, Texas | | 75061 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(844) 935-2832
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | XELA | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| 6.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | XELAP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
¨ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operation and Financial Condition. |
On August 14, 2023, Exela Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and they shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The Company is making reference to non-GAAP financial information in the press release. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached press release.
| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On August 11, 2023, the Company received a notice of non-compliance from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 (the “Form 10-Q”), the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”), which requires listed companies to timely file all periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Under Nasdaq’s listing rules, the Company has 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted by Nasdaq, the Company can be granted up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-Q due date, or until or until February 5, 2024, to regain compliance.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
* Furnished herewith
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: August 14, 2023
| | EXELA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Erik Mengwall |
| | | Name: | Erik Mengwall |
| | | Title: | Secretary |
