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.
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.