UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 30, 2020

 

BLINK CHARGING CO.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-38392   03-0608147

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

407 Lincoln Road, Suite 704

Miami Beach, Florida

  33139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 521-0200

 

N/A

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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   BLNK   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock Purchase Warrants   BLNKW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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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).

 

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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

 

Blink Charging Co.

 

March 30, 2020

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Modifying Exemptions from the Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies, SEC Release No. 34-88465, dated March 25, 2020 (the “Order”), Blink Charging Co. (the “Company”) will be relying on the relief provided by the Order to delay the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Annual Report”) by up to 45 days. The Company expects to file the Annual Report on or before May 14, 2020. The Company’s operations and business have experienced disruption due to the unprecedented conditions surrounding the recent global outbreak of COVID-19. The Company has been following the recommendations of local government and health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its employees, including the temporary closures of its offices and having employees work remotely. As a result, the Company will not be able to timely review and prepare the Company’s financial statements for the 2019 fiscal year.

 

The Company is supplementing the risk factors previously disclosed in its most recent periodic reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with the following risk factor:

 

We have global operations and face risks related to health crises that could negatively impact our financial condition.

 

Our business, the businesses of our customers and the businesses of our charging equipment suppliers could be materially and adversely affected by the risks, or the public perception of the risks, related to a pandemic or other health crisis, such as the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. A significant component supplier of our Blink IQ 200 charging station is located in Taiwan and it, in turn, sources assembly parts from China. A significant outbreak of contagious diseases in the human population could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could affect demand for our electric vehicle supply equipment and related networked services and likely impact our operating results. Such events could result in the complete or partial closure of our Taiwan supplier’s manufacturing facility, the interruption of our distribution system, temporary or long-term disruption in our supply chains from Asia and other international suppliers, disruptions or restrictions on our employees to work or travel, delays in the delivery of our charging stations to customers, and potential claims of exposure to diseases through contact with our charging stations. If the impact of an outbreak continues for an extended period, it could materially adversely impact our supply chain, access to capital and the growth of our revenues.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond the Company’s control, and which may cause its actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. For example, forward-looking statements include statements regarding the projected impact of the recent outbreak of COVID-19 on the Company’s business, operating results, cash flows and/or financial condition. The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to, the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic’s impact on the U.S. and global economies, the effect of the pandemic on the Company’s supply chain, the Company’s ability to implement cost containment and business recovery strategies, the adverse effects of the pandemic on the Company’s business or the market price of the Company’s common stock, U.S. and foreign governmental responses to the pandemic, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, and expressly disclaims any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  BLINK CHARGING CO.
     
Dated: March 30, 2020 By: /s/ Michael D. Farkas
  Name: Michael D. Farkas
  Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer