Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On November 9, 2020, MicroVision, Inc. (the Company) entered into an
At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the Sales Agreement) with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) pursuant to which the Company may
sell, at its option, up to an aggregate of $10 million in shares of its common stock through Craig-Hallum, as sales agent. Sales of the common stock made pursuant to the Sales Agreement, if any, will be made under the Companys previously
filed and currently effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement). Prior to any sales under the Sales Agreement, the Company will deliver a placement notice to
Craig-Hallum that will set the parameters for such sale of shares, including the number of shares to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of shares that may be sold in any one trading
day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Craig-Hallum may sell the shares, if any, only by methods deemed to be an at the market offering as defined in Rule
415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including without limitation sales made directly through The NASDAQ Global Market, by means of ordinary brokers transactions, in negotiated transactions, to or through a market
maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices and/or any other method permitted by law. Craig-Hallum will use commercially
reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell the shares in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement and any applicable placement notice. The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will issue any
shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
The Company will pay Craig-Hallum a commission equal to 2.35% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares of
the Companys common stock under the Sales Agreement, if any. Pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company also provided Craig-Hallum with customary indemnification rights. The offering of common stock pursuant to the Sales
Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the sale of all of the common stock subject to the Sales Agreement and (b) the termination of the Sales Agreement by the Company or Craig-Hallum. Either party may terminate the agreement in
its sole discretion at any time upon written notice to the other party.
The Company currently anticipates that the net proceeds from the sale of the
securities offered under this prospectus supplement will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, working capital and capital expenditures, as the Company pursues a potential strategic transaction.
In order to furnish certain exhibits for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement, the Company is filing the Sales Agreement and an opinion
the Company received from its counsel regarding the validity of the shares to be sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such exhibit.
Certain statements contained in this filing, including those relating to amounts sold under the Sales Agreement and the use of proceeds
therefrom, the value of the Companys technology, timing of products coming to market, management of finances, exploration of strategic alternatives with third parties and the Companys future products and product applications are
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected in such forward-looking statements include the risk that the Company may not succeed in finding licensing or other strategic solutions, including a potential sale of the Company, with acceptable timing, benefits or costs; the
Companys ability to operate with limited cash or to raise additional capital when needed; market acceptance of the Companys technologies and products or for products incorporating the Companys technologies; the failure of the
Companys commercial partners to perform as expected under the Companys agreements, including from the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus); the Companys ability to identify parties interested
in paying any amounts or amounts the Company deems desirable for the purchase or license of intellectual property assets; the Companys or its customers failure to perform under open purchase orders; the Companys financial and
technical resources relative to those of its competitors; the Companys ability to keep up with rapid technological change; government regulation of its technologies; the Companys ability to enforce its intellectual property rights and
protect its proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain additional contract awards and develop partnership opportunities; the timing of commercial product launches and delays in product development; the ability to achieve key technical
milestones in key products; dependence on third parties to develop, manufacture, sell and market the Companys products; potential product liability claims; the Companys ability to maintain its listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, and
other risk factors identified from time to time in the Companys SEC reports, including the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. These factors are not intended to represent a
complete list of the general or specific factors that may affect the Company. It should be recognized that other factors, including general economic factors and business strategies, may be significant, now or in the future, and the factors set forth
in this release may affect the Company to a greater extent than indicated. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, changes in circumstances or any other reason.