Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported, onFebruary 10, 2023 ,Meta Materials Inc. (also referred to herein as the "Company," "we," "us," or "our"),Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. ("Ladenburg"),B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("B. Riley") andRoth Capital Partners, LLC (Roth") entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the "Original Agreement"), relating to the offering of up to$100,000,000 of our common stock, par value$0.001 ("Common Stock") (the "ATM Program"). By written notice datedJune 16, 2023 ,B. Riley and Roth terminated their participation as Sales Agents under the Original Agreement. Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to the ATM Program, dated as ofJune 20, 2023 by and between the Company andLadenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. reaffirmed our relationship with Ladenburg as the sole Sales Agent of the ATM Program. The Amendment also adjusted the Original Agreement to reduce the fixed commission rate from 3.0% to 2.25% on the gross proceeds from each sale of Common Stock under the ATM Program. OnJune 20, 2023 , we filed prospectus supplement no. 1 to our prospectus supplement datedFebruary 10, 2023 and our prospectus datedNovember 18, 2022 relating to the ATM Program to describe the changes summarized above. The Amendment is filed as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
As an interim update, we are presenting preliminary estimated financial
information below based on currently available information. It has been prepared
by, and is the responsibility of, our management, and
Our preliminary unaudited estimates for the month ending
• Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as ofMay 31, 2023 is expected to be$15.3 million . • Working capital as ofMay 31, 2023 is expected to be between$6.7 million and$7.4 million .
Please note that we believe substantial doubt remains about our ability to
continue as a going concern. For more information, please see Note 3 in the
Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of our most recent Form 10-Q
for the period ending
Item 2.05. Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On
Item 2.06. Material Impairments.
In connection with the revised operational plan addressed in Item 2.05 above, we
expect to incur non-cash impairment charges related to our current carrying
value of goodwill of approximately
In addition, we are currently evaluating the impact on the other long-term assets in connection with the revised operational plan, and we may recognize additional impairment loss of the other long-term assets based on our assessment.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including,
but not limited to, statements regarding estimated costs associated with the
revised operational plan, the expected timing of implementing and completing the
revised operational plan, our ability to preserve capital and the expected
timing for incurring costs associated with the revised operational plan, which
are based on our current expectations and inherently involve significant risks
and uncertainties. Our preliminary estimates of these financial results are
based solely on information available to us as of the date of this Current
Report on Form 8-K and are inherently uncertain and subject to change. Our
actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and
uncertainties, including the risk that we may not be able to implement the
revised operational plan as currently anticipated or within the timing currently
anticipated, the risk that our cost saving initiatives may not be successful,
unanticipated difficulties with preserving capital, unanticipated difficulties
in terminating certain contracts and arrangements, unanticipated charges not
currently contemplated that may occur as a result of the revised operational
plan. A further description of the risks and uncertainties relating to our
business is contained in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto reflected in
subsequent filings with the
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 1.1 Amendment No. 1 to At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated as ofJune 20, 2023 by and between the Company andLadenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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