UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2023
Commission File Number 000-18730
DARKPULSE, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 87-0472109 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
815 Walker Street, Suite 1155, Houston, TX 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
800-436-1436
(Issuer’s telephone number)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 7, 2023, DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of Global System Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSD) (“GSD”) has approved its request for an additional one-month extension to complete the initial business combination. Per the terms of the agreement, DarkPulse deposited $83,947.13 (representing an additional $0.0625 per public share) into GSD’s trust account for the benefit of its public stockholders. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The furnishing of the press release is not an admission as to the materiality of any information therein. The information contained in the press release is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of more complete information included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public announcements that the Company has made and may make from time to time by press release or otherwise. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the press release shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 7, 2023 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DarkPulse, Inc.
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| Date: April 7, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dennis O’Leary |
| Dennis O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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