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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May
22, 2023
AULT DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-41171 |
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86-2279256 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1141 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las
Vegas, NV 89141
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 444-5464
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and three-fourths of one Redeemable Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock |
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ADRU |
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NYSE American |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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ADRT |
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NYSE American |
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).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 4.02 |
Non-reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review |
| (a) | On May 22, 2023, the management of Ault Disruptive Technologies
Corporation (the “Company” or “ADRT”) concluded that the Company’s previously issued financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2022, (the “Restated Period”), which was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 4, 2023, should no longer be relied upon because of
errors in classification with respect to 11,500,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock subject to possible redemption, (the “Redeemable Shares”) and the corresponding asset, cash and marketable securities
held in a trust account (“Cash”). The Redeemable Shares were erroneously
recorded in temporary equity and have been reclassified to correct the error within current liabilities and Cash has been reclassified
to current assets to correspond with the current liability classification of the Redeemable Shares. Additionally, the Company’s
earnings and press releases and similar communications should no longer be relied upon to the extent that they relate to our financial
statements for the Restated Period. The errors described above resulted in the restatement of our financial statements for the Restated
Period. |
The restated balance sheet, specifically current
assets and current and total liabilities, as of December 31, 2022, included in the Amended Form 10-K, differ from the amounts reported
in the original filings due to the reclassifications noted above. The previously reported amounts have been reclassified for the Restated
Period. No correction was needed for the statements of operations, statements of changes in stockholders’ equity or statements of
cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022. The restated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Due to the
restatement described above, the Company's management and Audit Committee reevaluated its Controls and Procedures in the original filings
and concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting were not properly
designed to analyze financial instruments for proper classification in the financial statements. The Company has been actively engaged
in developing a remediation plan to address the identified ineffective controls that existed during the Restated Period. Implementation
of the remediation plan is in process.
The Company’s management
has concluded that in light of the restatement described above, a material weakness exists in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting and that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The Company’s remediation
plan with respect to such material weakness will be described in more detail in the Amended Form 10-K.
The audit committee of the board of
directors has discussed the matters disclosed herein with Marcum, LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Note about forward-looking statements
This Current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements
by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “can,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,”
“predict,” “should” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These
statements are only predictions; uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, levels or activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Our expectations are as of the date this Form 8-K is filed, and we do
not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date this Form 8-K is filed to confirm these statements to actual
results, unless required by law.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
and Financial Statements.
| (b) | Pro forma financial information |
The unaudited restated balance
sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2022 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Unaudited restated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 |
101 |
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Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). |
104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101). |
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.
Dated: May 22, 2023 |
AULT DISTRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
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/s/ Kenneth S. Cragun |
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Kenneth S. Cragun
Chief Financial Officer |
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