UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2023
Commission File Number: 001-41639
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Mespil Business Centre, Mespil House
Sussex Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353-1-920-1000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Between September 19, 2023 and November 28, 2023, SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (the “Company”) issued an aggregate of 1,178,680 ordinary shares of the Company upon the conversion of an aggregate of approximately $1,406,760 principal amount of outstanding convertible promissory notes. As of November 30, 2023, the Company has 3,946,081 ordinary shares issued and outstanding.
None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. The issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (or Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated thereunder) as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 1, 2023
| SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Haggai Alon | |
| Name: | Haggai Alon | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
