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): May 31, 2023
AERWINS Technologies Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40734 | | 86-2049355 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Shiba Koen Annex 6 f, 1-8, Shiba Koen 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105-0011
(Address of principal executive offices)
+813-6409-6761
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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, $0.000001 par value per share | | AWIN | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | | AWINW | | 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.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2023 (the “May 19th 8-K”) by AERWINS Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), on May 15, 2023, appointed Kiran Sidhu as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and as Chairman of the Board. Also as reported in the May 19th 8-K, Mike Sayama and Marehiko Yamada resigned as members of the Board, effective May 18, 2023 and May 15, 2023, respectively. Also as previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2023 by the Company, on May 22, 2023, the Board appointed Katie Field and Pavan Gill as independent members of the Board.
On May 31, 2023, the Board appointed members of its committees as follows:
| | Audit Committee: |
| | | Kiran Sidhu (Chair) |
| | | Katie Field |
| | | Pavan Gill |
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| | Compensation Committee: |
| | | Katie Field (Chair) |
| | | Kiran Sidhu |
| | | Pavan Gill |
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| | Nominating and ESG Committee: |
| | | Pavan Gill (Chair) |
| | | Kiran Sidhu |
| | | Katie Field |
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.
| | AERWINS Technologies Inc. |
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| Dated: June 6, 2023 | By: | /s/ Taiji Ito |
| | Name: | Taiji Ito |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
