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): February 6, 2024
REKOR SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38338 | 81-5266334 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6721 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 400, Columbia, MD 21046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (410) 762-0800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | REKR | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Underwriting Agreement
On February 7, 2024, Rekor Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, in a registered public offering by the Company (the “Public Offering”), 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an offering price of $2.50 per share of Common Stock.
In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option (the “Underwriters’ Option”) to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional shares of Common Stock.
The Underwriting Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company that are customary for transactions of this type. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company and its executive officers and directors and their affiliates have entered into agreements providing that each of these persons and entities may not, without the prior written approval of the Underwriters, subject to limited exceptions, offer, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Company’s securities for a period of 90 days following the date of the Underwriting Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Closing of Public Offering
On February 9, 2024, the Public Offering closed and the Company issued and sold 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, are expected to be approximately $22.9 million.
The shares of Common Stock were sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-259447) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that became effective on September 23, 2021. On February 8, 2024, a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus were filed with the SEC in connection with the Public Offering.
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Financial Update
While the Company has not finalized its full financial results as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the Company expects to report total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to be between $10.6 and $11.1 million, and for the year ended December 31, 2023 to be between $34.5 and $35.0.
This financial information is preliminary and subject to change in connection with the completion of the Company’s financial statements for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to this unaudited preliminary financial information and does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on this information. Additional information and disclosures would be required for a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial condition, liquidity and results of operations as of December 31, 2023.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 6, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the launch of the Public Offering, and on February 7, 2024, the Company issued a separate press release announcing the pricing of the Public Offering, and on February 9, 2024 the Company issued a separate press release announcing the closing of the Public Offering. Copies of these press releases are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, and are each incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press releases contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects or strategies of the Company. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press releases are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the management of the Company in light of their respective experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and their potential effects on the Company as well as other factors they believe are appropriate in the circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the parties) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions being made prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2024, by and between Rekor Systems, Inc. and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the several underwriters named therein. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Crowell & Moring LLP. | |
23.1 | Consent of Crowell & Moring LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1 | Press Release dated February 6, 2024. | |
99.2 | Press Release dated February 7, 2024. | |
99.3 | Press Release dated February 9, 2024. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document). |
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.
REKOR SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||
Date: February 9, 2024 | /s/ Robert A. Berman | |||||
Name: Robert A. Berman Title: Chief Executive Officer |