+As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2019

Registration No. 333-

October 31, 2023

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933Registration No. 333-275123

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

BLINK CHARGING CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada 03-0608147

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S.IRS. Employer

Identification Number)

 

407605 Lincoln Road, Suite 7045th Floor

Miami Beach, Florida 33139-302433139

(305) 521-0200

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Michael D. FarkasBrendan S. Jones

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Blink Charging Co.

407605 Lincoln Road, Suite 7045th Floor

Miami Beach, Florida 33139-302433139

(305) 521-0200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 


Copies of all communications to:

Spencer G. Feldman, Esq.

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Telephone: (212) 451-2300

Facsimile: (212) 451-2222

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.Registration Statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [  ]

 

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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 Amount to be
registered(1)(2)(3)
  Proposed maximum
offering price
per unit(1)(2)
  Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(1)(3)
  Amount of
registration
fee(3)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share       —          
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share            
Warrants            
Rights            
Units (4)            
Total       $100,000,000  $12,120.00 

(1)There are being registered, pursuant to this registration statement, such indeterminate number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, and such indeterminate amount of warrants, rights and units as may be offered at various times and at indeterminate prices, pursuant to the prospectus contained in the registration statement, with an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $100,000,000. There are also being registered hereunder an indeterminate amount or number of shares of the securities as may be issuable upon conversion or exchange of preferred stock, warrants, rights or units or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions thereof. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable upon conversion of, or in exchange for, or upon exercise of, convertible or exchangeable securities.
(2)Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares of common stock and preferred stock being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be offered with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3)Pursuant to Rule 457(o) and Form S-3 General Instruction II.D., which permit the registration fee to be calculated on the basis of the maximum offering price of all securities listed, the table does not specify information as to the amount or proposed maximum aggregate offering price per unit of the securities to be registered.
(4)Each unit will represent an interest in other securities registered hereunder, which may or may not be separable from one another.

 

 

 

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This registration statement contains:

a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $400,000,000 in the aggregate of the securities identified herein from time to time in one or more offerings; and
an at-the-market offering prospectus supplement covering the offer, issuance and sale of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $213,471,838 of our common stock that may be issued and sold under our sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ThinkEquity LLC, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and Roth Capital Partners, LLC (each, a “Sales Agent” and collectively, the “Sales Agents”), dated September 2, 2022.

The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The at-the-market offering prospectus supplement immediately follows the base prospectus. The $213,471,838 of common stock that may be offered, issued and sold under the at-the-market offering prospectus supplement is included in the $400,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by us under the base prospectus. As of the date of this registration statement, we have sold $36,528,162 under the Sales Agreement. We are registering the offer and sale of the remaining $213,471,838 that has not been sold under the Sales Agreement. Upon termination of the Sales Agreement with the Sales Agents, any portion of the $213,471,838 included in the at-the-market offering prospectus supplement that is not sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement, and if no shares are sold under the Sales Agreement, the full $213,471,838 of securities may be sold in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. NoWe may not sell these securities may be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission isbecomes effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUSSubject to Completion, dated August 30, 2019

Blink Charging Co.

 

$100,000,000

Common Stock Preferred Stock Warrants Rights Units
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 31, 2023

 

PROSPECTUS

 

$400,000,000

COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES

SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES

WARRANTS

RIGHTS

UNITS

From time to time, we may offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. The securities we may offer may be convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for other securities. We may offer the securities separately or together, in separate classes or series and in amounts, at prices and on terms that will be determined at the time the securities are offered.

In addition, certain selling stockholders may from time to time:time offer and sell shares of our common stock. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by selling stockholders, if any, pursuant to this prospectus.

 

shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share;
shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share;
warrants to purchase any of the other securities that may be sold under this prospectus;
rights to purchase any of the other securities that may be sold under this prospectus; and
units comprised of the foregoing securities in any combination.

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities. Each time securities are sold, the specific terms and amounts of the securities being offered, and any other information relating to the specific offering will be set forth in a supplement to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. In any prospectus supplement relating to any sales by the selling stockholders, we will, among other things, identify the number of shares of our common stock that the selling stockholders will be selling. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as any documents incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of the securities being offered. This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

By meansOur shares of this prospectus, we are offering $100,000,000 of securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. As of August 29, 2019, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, ortrade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the public float, was $60,016,096, which was calculated based on 19,742,137 shares of outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates and on a price per share of $3.04,symbol “BLNK.” On October 27, 2023, the closing price of our common stock on July 31, 2019. Pursuantwas $2.34. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to General Instruction I.B.6any other listing, if any, of Form S-3, in no event will wethe securities covered by the applicable prospectus supplement.

We, or any selling stockholders as it only relates to shares of common stock, may offer and sell our securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on an immediate, continuous or delayed basis. The names of any underwriters, dealers or agents and the terms of the arrangements with such entities will be stated in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the 12-calendar months prior to and includingaccompanying prospectus supplement. See the datesections of this prospectus.prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information.

 

The

Investing in our securities we offer will have an aggregate public offering priceinvolves a high degree of up to $100,000,000. We will provide specific terms of any offering, including the price of the securities to the public, in supplements to this prospectus. These securities may be offered separately or together in any combination and as separate series.risk. You should readreview carefully the risks and uncertainties referenced under the heading “Risk Factors” on page 2 of this prospectus and anyas well as those contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, carefully before you invest in our securities.

We may sell these securities on a continuous or delayed basis directly, through agents, dealers or underwriters as designated from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” We reserve the sole right to accept, and together with any agents, dealers and underwriters, reserve the right to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of securities. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities, the applicableother documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable commissions or discounts. Our net proceeds from the sale of securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will also contain more specific information about the offering.

Our shares of common stock and warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols BLNK and BLNKW, respectively. On August 29, 2019, the last reported sale prices of our common stock and warrants were $2.57 and $0.40, respectively.

INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS.
SEE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 2 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacydetermined if this prospectus is truthful or accuracy of this prospectus.complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is             _______, 2019, 2023

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

About This ProspectusIIii
blink Charging co.ABOUT THE COMPANY1
Risk Factors2
Special NoteCAUTIONARY STATEMENT Regarding Forward-Looking Statements2
Use of Proceeds3
General Description of Securities That We May SellUSE Of proceeds34
dESCRIPTION OF OUR cAPITAL sTOCK5
dESCRIPTION OF oUR dEBT sECURITIES7
DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS13
DESCRIPTION OF OUR RIGHTS17
Description of Capital StockOUR UNITS318
Description of WarrantsPLAN OF DISTRIBUTION919
Description of RightsSELLING STOCKHOLDERS1022
Plan of DistributionLEGAL MATTERS1223
Legal MattersEXPERTS1423
ExpertsWHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION1423
Where You Can Find More InformationINCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE14
Incorporation of Documents by Reference1423

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About This Prospectus

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may from time to time, offer and sell to the public any or all of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings for an aggregate offering amount of up to $400,000,000. In addition, under this shelf registration process, selling stockholders may from time to time sell shares of our common stock in one or more offerings. Before purchasing any securities, you should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

This prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities we and/or the selling stockholders may offer. Each time we sell a type or series of securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of the offering, including the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities offered. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. Each such prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. If this prospectus is inconsistent with the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely upon the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

This prospectus incorporates by reference, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may contain and incorporate by reference, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any applicable free writing prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.

 

In this prospectus, except as otherwise indicated, the words “Blink,” “Blink Charging” or the “Registrant” refer to Blink Charging Co. and the words “company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “ours” refer to Blink Charging Co. together with its consolidated subsidiaries. In this prospectus, references to “common stock,” “preferred stock,” “warrants,” “rights” and “units” are to the“securities” collectively means our common stock, and preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, or any combination of Blink Charging, and warrants, rights or units issued by Blink Charging.the foregoing securities.

 

You should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. WeNeither we, any selling stockholders, nor any underwriters have not authorized any person to provide you with information that differs from what is contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If any person does provide you with information that differs from what is contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which it relates, or an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where offers or sales are not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, even though this prospectus may be delivered or shares may be sold under this prospectus on a later date. Our business, financial condition, results of operation and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

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About This Prospectusabout the company

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may from time to time, offer and sell to the public any or all of the securities in the registration statement in one or more offerings.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices, and terms of the securities we offer. The prospectus supplement will contain more specific information about the offering. The prospectus supplement also may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus, together with applicable prospectus supplements, includes all material information relating to this offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the information in the accompanying prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. Please carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described below under the section entitled “Incorporation of Documents by Reference.”

We may sell the securities to or through underwriters, dealers, or agents or directly to purchasers. We and our agents reserve the sole right to accept and to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. A prospectus supplement, which we will provide each time securities are offered, will provide the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of the securities, and any applicable fee, commission, or discount arrangements with them.

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Blink Charging Co.Overview

Overview of our Company

 

Blink Charging Co., through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a leading manufacturer, owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle (“EV”) charging equipment and networked EV charging services. We offer bothservices in the rapidly growing U.S. and international markets for EVs. Blink offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment and services, enabling EV drivers to easily recharge at various location types. OurBlink’s principal line of business is owning and operating publicly available EV charging stations. We also sell products and services including ouris its nationwide Blink EV charging network servicesnetworks (the “Blink Network”Networks”), and Blink EV charging equipment, also known as electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”), and other EV-related services.

We are a leading owner and operator of EV charging stations in the United States based on the steadily growing number of EV charging stations that we own and operate. The deployment locations for EV charging stations under our Blink owned model are chosen based on our management’s analysis of (i) areas where there is the greatest need for EV charging and (ii) areas where federal, state or local government grants or rebates are available for such deployments. The Blink owned model brings meaningful revenue to our company through the sale of electricity to our EV charging customers.

Our Blink Network isNetworks are a proprietary, cloud-based softwaresystem that operates, maintains and tracks themanages Blink EV charging stations and theirhandles the associated charging data.data, back-end operations and payment processing. The Blink Network providesNetworks provide property owners, managers, and parking companies, state and municipal entities, and other types of commercial customers (“Property Partners”) with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations and payment processing, and providesstations. The Blink Networks also provide EV drivers with vital station information, including station location, availability and applicable fees. We offer our

In order to capture more revenues derived from providing EV charging equipment to commercial customers and to help differentiate Blink in the EV infrastructure market, Blink offers Property Partners a comprehensive range of deployment business modelssolutions for EV charging equipment and services that generally fall into one of the three deploymentbusiness models below.below, differentiated by who bears the costs of installation, equipment and maintenance, and the percentage of revenue shared.

In our Blink-owned turnkey business model, we incur the costs of the charging equipment and installation. We own and operate the EV charging station and provide connectivity of the charging station to the Blink Networks. In this model, which favors recurring revenues, we incur most costs associated with the EV charging stations; thus, we retain substantially all EV charging revenues after deducting network connectivity and processing fees. Typically, our agreement with the Property Partner lasts seven years with extensions that can bring the term to a total of up to 21 years.
In our Blink-owned hybrid business model, we incur the costs of the charging equipment while the Property Partner incurs the costs of installation. We own and operate the EV charging station and provide connectivity to the Blink Networks. In this model, the Property Partner incurs the installation costs associated with the EV station; thus, we share a more generous portion of the EV charging revenues with the Property Partner generated from the EV charging station after deducting network connectivity and processing fees. Typically, our agreement with the Property Partner lasts five years with extensions that can bring the term up to 15 years.
In our host-owned business model, the Property Partner purchases, owns and operates the Blink EV charging station and incurs the installation costs. We work with the Property Partner by providing site recommendations, connectivity to the Blink Networks, payment processing and optional maintenance services. In this model, the Property Partner retains and keeps all the EV charging revenues after deducting network connectivity and processing fees.
In our Blink-as-a-Service model, we own and operate the EV charging station, while the Property Partner incurs the installation costs. The Property Partner pays us a fixed monthly fee for the service and keeps all the EV charging revenues after deducting network connectivity and processing fees. Typically, our agreement with the Property Partner lasts five years.

We also operate an EV based ride-sharing business through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Blink Mobility LLC (“Blink Mobility”). Blink Mobility operates a car sharing program in Los Angeles, California, through its subsidiary, BlueLA Rideshare, LLC, which allows customers the ability to rent electric vehicles through a subscription service and charge those cars through our charging stations. In April 2023, Blink Mobility acquired Envoy Technologies, Inc. (“Envoy Technologies”), a software and mobility services company offering shared EVs as an amenity for national real estate developers and owners. In connection with the acquisition of Envoy Technologies, our board of directors authorized our management to begin planning the spin-off and initial public offering of Blink Mobility. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have engaged an investment bank to assist with this process, but there is no guarantee the spin-off or initial public offering will occur.

 

● In

As part of our comprehensive turnkeymission to facilitate the adoption of EVs through the deployment model, we own and operate theoperation of EV charging station, undertake and manage the installation, maintenance and related services, andinfrastructure globally, we keep substantially all of the EV charging revenue.

● In our hybrid deployment model, the Property Partner shares in the deployment costs, while we provide the charging equipment, operate and manage the EV charging station. As a result, we share a greater portion of the EV charging revenue with the Property Partner.

● In our host-owned deployment model, the Property Partner purchases, owns and manages the Blink EV charging station and incurs the installation costs of the equipment, while we provide site recommendations, connectivity to the Blink Network and optional maintenance services, and the Property Partner keeps substantially all of the EV charging revenue. We receive processing fees and recurring monthly connectivity fees from the Property Partner.

We are dedicated to slowing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused by transportation. Weroad vehicles. With the goal of being a leader in the build-out of EV charging infrastructure and increasing our share of the EV charging market, we have established strategic commercial, municipal and retail partnerships across industry verticals and encompassing numerous transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medical, hotels, mixed-use, municipal locations,sites, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs and workplace locations.

 

Through June 30, 2019,In 2022 and 2023, through the acquisitions of SemaConnect, Inc., Envoy Technologies, Inc. and Electric Blue Limited, we had approximately 14,687 charging stations deployed,added new offices in Bowie, Maryland, St. Albans, United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, California, and manufacturing facilities in Bowie, Maryland and Bangalore, India. These new office and manufacturing facilities add to our expanding U.S. and international capacity to develop and manufacture hardware and innovate new software capabilities to better meet the needs of which 4,991 units were Level 2 commercial charging units, 97 units were DC Fast Charging EV chargers and 1,617 units were residential charging units in service on the Blink Network. Additionally, as of June 30, 2019, we had approximately 403 Level 2 commercial charging units deployed on other networks and 7,579 non-networked, residential Blinkan evolving EV charging stations. The non-networked, residential Blink EV charging stations are all owned by Property Partners.landscape, while also serving as a key hub for operations serving the Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. This expansion in footprint is part of our growth strategy to grow our global engineering teams and develop operational hubs to facilitate expansion into new international regions.

 

On February 16, 2018, we completed our underwritten initial public offering of an aggregate 4,353,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 8,706,000 shares of common stock at a combined public offering price of $4.25 per unit comprised of one share and two warrants. The public offering resulted in approximately $18.5 million of gross proceeds and approximately $14.9 million of net proceeds. Our shares of common stock and warrants were approved to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols BLNK and BLNKW, respectively, and began trading on February 14, 2018.Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated in Nevada in April 1998.October 2006. Our principal executive offices are located at 407605 Lincoln Road, Suite 704,5th Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139-3024,33139, and our telephone number is (305) 521-0200. We maintain a website at www.BlinkCharging.com. We make our periodic and current reports that are filed with the SEC available, free of charge, on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

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Risk Factors

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. The prospectus supplement applicable to each offering of our securities will contain a discussion of the risks applicable to an investment in our securities. Prior toBefore making a decision about investingto invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific factors discussedrisks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in theand any related free writing prospectus, supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under “Part I, Item 1A, “Risk1A. Risk Factors” contained in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in oursubsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019,filed subsequent to such Form 10-K, as well as any amendments thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference into this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety, together with other information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, and any free writing prospectus that we may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we fileauthorize for use in connection with the SEC in the future anda specific offering. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, any prospectus supplement and any related to a particular offering.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

free writing prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, provide a “safe harbor” for forward-lookingAct. Any statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their companies. Some of the statements in this document and any documents incorporated by reference constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements relate toour expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or our future financial performance are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our businessesbe forward-looking. These statements are often, but are not always, made through the use of words or our industries’ actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Such statements include statements about delays in product development and deployment, market acceptance of our electric vehicle charging products and related services, technological change in the electric vehicle charging equipment industry, competition in electric vehicle markets generally in the United States and abroad, results and costs associated with governmental investigations and litigation, intellectual property issues, and other aspects of our business identified in this prospectus, as well as other reports that we file from time to time with the SEC. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminologyphrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “tends,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” or “continue” or the negative of those termsthese words or other comparable terminology. TheseAccordingly, these statements are only predictions. Actualinvolve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them.

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as actual events or results may differ materially because of market conditionsfrom those projected in our industriesthe forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference therein or other factorsany free writing prospectus that are in some cases beyond our control. Allwe authorized. Our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements are subject to riskscontained in this prospectus, in the documents incorporated by reference herein and uncertainties. Thein any prospectus supplement by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements are madespeak only as of the date on which the statements were made and are not guarantees of this prospectusfuture performance. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or the dateupdate any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to review any additional disclosures we make in the documents we subsequently file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus as the case may be, and except as required by law, we do not undertake, and specifically decline, any obligation to update any of these statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to these statements to reflect future events or developments. Various factors, including but not limited to the risk factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and elsewhere herein, could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.supplement. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

If we offer preference equity securities under this prospectus, then we will, at that time, provide a ratio of earnings to fixed charges and/or ratio of combined fixed charges and preference dividends to earnings, respectively, in the applicable prospectus supplement for such offering.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

Unless otherwise indicated in any applicablea prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from any sale of securities by us will be used to supplement our operating cash flows to fund EV charging station deployment and our acquisition growth plan. We currently have no commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions. We also plan to utilize a smaller portion of the proceeds from any sale of securities by us to repay or reduce certain of our outstanding indebtedness, and use any remaining proceeds we receive for working capital and other corporate purposes. If we decideintend to use the net proceeds from a particular offeringthe sale of securities offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes. Until we apply the proceeds from a specific purpose other thansale of securities to their intended purposes, we may invest those proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade, securities or hold as set forth above, wecash.

We will describe that innot receive any of the related prospectus supplement.proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by selling stockholders, if any, pursuant to this prospectus.

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General Description of Securities That We May Sell

We may offer and sell, at any time and from time to time:

shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share;
shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share;
warrants to purchase any of the other securities that may be sold under this prospectus;
rights to purchase any of the other securities that may be sold under this prospectus; and
units comprised of the foregoing securities in any combination.

The terms of any securities offered will be determined at the time of sale. When particular securities are offered, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed with the SEC, which will describe the terms of the offering and sale of the offered securities.

Description of COMMONDESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK AND PREFERRED Stock AND CERTAIN OTHER

OUTSTANDING SECURITIES

 

The following summary of the material terms of our securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of our common stock and preferred stock and certain other outstandingsuch securities, convertible or exercisable into our common stock. While we believe that the following description covers the material terms of our capital stock and other securities, the description may not contain all of the information that is important to you and is subjectqualified by reference to and qualified in its entirety by our articlesthe Articles of incorporation, bylawsIncorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), the Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), and the other agreements and instrumentswarrant-related documents described below,herein, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus formsis a part, and by the provisions of applicable Nevada corporate law.part. We encourageurge you to read carefully this entire prospectus, our articleseach of incorporation, bylawsthe Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the other agreements and instrumentswarrant-related documents described belowherein in their entirety for a more complete understandingdescription of the rights and preferences of our capital stock.securities.

 

GeneralAuthorized Capital Stock

 

OurWe are authorized to issue 540,000,000 shares of capital stock, consistsconsisting of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 20,000,000 shares are designated as series A preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares are designated as series B preferred stock, 250,000 shares are designated as series C preferred stock, 13,000 shares are designated as series D preferred stock, and 9,737,000 shares are undesignated shares of preferred stock. As of August 29, 2019, 26,241,434 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and 5,125 shares of series D preferred stock (convertible into 1,642,628 shares of common stock) were issued and outstanding.

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In addition, as of August 29, 2019, there were an aggregate of 128,008 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and 6,835,811 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants.share.

 

Common Stock

Dividend Rights.Rights. Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of our common stock may, pursuant to Article VI of our bylaws,Bylaws, receive dividends out of funds legally available if our board, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our board may determine. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not contemplate doing so in the foreseeable future.

Voting Rights.Rights. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.350, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. We have not provided for cumulative voting for the election of directors in our articlesArticles of incorporation.Incorporation.

No Preemptive or Similar Rights.Rights. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.267, our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Right to Receive Liquidation Distribution.Distribution. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.565 to 78.620, if we become subject to a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributable among the holders of our common stock and our participating preferred stock outstanding at that time, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Fully Paid and Non-Assessable.Non-Assessable. In accordance with NRSNevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.195 and 78.211 and the assessment of our board,Board, all of the outstanding shares of our common stock are and the shares of our common stock to be issued pursuant to this offering will be, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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Nasdaq Capital Market.Market. Our shares of common stock tradeare traded on theThe Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol BLNK.“BLNK.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar.Registrar. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey.

 

Blank Check Preferred Stock

 

We are authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Pursuant to our articlesArticles of incorporation,Incorporation, our boardBoard of Directors (the “Board”) is authorized to authorize and issue preferred stock and to fix the designations, preferences and rights of the preferred stock pursuant to a board resolution. Our boardBoard may designate the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights, liquidation preference, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of any series.

 

The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of restricting dividends on our common stock, diluting the voting power of our common stock, impairing the liquidation rights of our common stock, or delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control. Such issuance could have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock. We will describe the particular terms of any preferred stock in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Series D Preferred Stock

The following is a summary of the material terms of the series D convertible preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. This summary is not complete. The following summary of the terms and provisions of the series D preferred stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the series D preferred stock certificate of designations, the form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

General.Our board of directors has authorized the designation of up to 13,000 shares of the 40,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock as series D preferred stock. Each share of series D preferred stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share.

Conversion.Each share of series D preferred stock is convertible into 320.51 shares of our common stock (subject to adjustment as provided in the certificate of designations) at any time at the option of the holder. Holders of series D preferred stock are prohibited from converting series D preferred stock into shares of our common stock if, as a result of such conversion, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 9.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding.

Liquidation Preference. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of series D preferred stock are entitled to receive the same amount that a holder of our common stock would receive if the series D preferred stock were fully converted into shares of our common stock at the conversion price (disregarding for such purposes any conversion limitations) which amounts will be paidpari passu with all holders of common stock.

Voting Rights. Shares of series D preferred stock generally have no voting rights, except as required by law and except that the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of series D preferred stock is required to, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the series D preferred stock, (ii) amend our articles of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that materially adversely affects any rights of the holders, (iii) increase the number of authorized shares of series D preferred stock, or (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Dividends.Shares of series D preferred stock will not be entitled to receive any dividends, unless and until specifically declared by our board of directors. The holders of the series D preferred stock participate, on an as-if-converted-to-common stock basis, in any dividends to the holders of common stock.

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Redemption.We are not obligated to redeem or repurchase any shares of series D preferred stock. Series D preferred stock is not otherwise entitled to any redemption rights or mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions.

Exchange Listing. The series D preferred stock does not trade on any national securities exchange or other recognized trading system.

2018 IPO Warrants

In February 2018, we issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,706,000 shares of our common stock as part of a unit sold in our initial public offering, having the following terms and provisions:

Exercisability.The warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance and at any time up to the date that is five years after their original issuance. The warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice and, at any time a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants under the Securities Act is effective and available for the issuance of such shares, or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available for the issuance of such shares, by payment in full in immediately available funds for the number of shares of common stock purchased upon such exercise. If a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants under the Securities Act is not effective or available and an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is not available for the issuance of such shares, the holder may, in its sole discretion, elect to exercise the warrant through a cashless exercise, in which case the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of shares of common stock determined according to the formula set forth in the warrant. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of a warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, we will pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the fractional amount multiplied by the exercise price.

Exercise Limitation. A holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the warrant if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrants. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days following notice from the holder to us.

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Exercise Price.The exercise price per whole share of common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants is $4.25 per share. The exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders.

Transferability.Subject to applicable laws, the warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.

Exchange Listing.Our warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BLNKW.”

Warrant Agent.The warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agency agreement between Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC, as warrant agent, and us.

Fundamental Transactions.In the event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power represented by our outstanding common stock, the holders of the warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the warrants the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction.

Rights as a Stockholder.Except as otherwise provided in the warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holder of a warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our common stock, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the warrant.

Governing Law.The warrants and the warrant agency agreement are governed by New York law.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Nevada Law and Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

Provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes and our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation and bylawsBylaws could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions, summarized below, would be expected to discourage certain types of takeover practices and takeover bids our boardBoard may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us will outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Blank Check Preferred.Preferred. Our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation permit our boardBoard to issue preferred stock with voting, conversion and exchange rights that could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our common stockholders. The issuance of our preferred stock could delay or prevent a change of control of our company.

Board Vacancies to be filled by Remaining Directors.Directors. Our bylawsBylaws provide that casual vacancies on the boardBoard may be filled by the remaining directors then in office.

Removal of Directors by Stockholders.Stockholders. Our bylawsBylaws and the Nevada Revised Statutes provide that directors may be removed with or without cause at any time by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.

Stockholder Action.Action. Our bylawsBylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the boardBoard or such person or persons authorized by the board.Board.

Amendments to our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation may not be amended by stockholder action alone. Amendments to our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation require a board resolution approved by the majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote. Our bylawsBylaws may only be amended by a majority vote of the stockholders at any annual meeting or special meeting called for that purpose. Subject to the right of stockholders as described in the immediately preceding sentence, the boardBoard has the power to make, adopt, alter, amend and repeal, from time to time, our bylaws.Bylaws.

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Nevada Anti-Takeover Statute.Statute. We may be subject to Nevada’s Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute (Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.411 to 78.444) which prohibits an “interested stockholder” from entering into a “combination” with the corporation, unless certain conditions are met. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns (or within the prior two years, did beneficially own) 10% or more of the corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote.

 

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors. Our bylawsBylaws include provisions that require the company to indemnify our directors or officers against monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of our company. We are also expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect our directors, officers, employees and agents for certain liabilities. Our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation do not contain any limiting language regarding director immunity from liability.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions under Nevada Revised Statutes and in our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation and bylawsBylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. However, these provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s fiduciary duties. Moreover, the provisions do not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

Authorized but Unissued Shares

 

Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuance without stockholder approval, except as may be required under the listing rules of any stock exchange on which our common stock is then listed. We may use additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of usour company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

 

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Description of WarrantsDESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES

 

The following description,This summary, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future debt securities we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.

The debt securities may be either secured or unsecured and will either be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. We will issue the senior notes under the senior indenture which we will enter into with one or more trustees. We will issue the subordinated notes under the subordinated indenture which we will enter into with one or more trustees. We have filed forms of these documents as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We use the term “indentures” to refer to both the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture.

The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (the “Trust Indenture Act”). We use the term “debenture trustee” to refer to either the senior trustee or the subordinated trustee, as applicable.

The following summaries of the material provisions of the senior notes, the subordinated notes and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the debt securities that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete indenture that contain the terms of the debt securities. Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture are identical.

General

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of debt securities, including, to the extent applicable:

the title;
the principal amount being offered and, if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;
any limit on the amount that may be issued;
whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form and, if so, the terms and who the depositary will be;
the maturity date;
the principal amount due at maturity and whether the debt securities will be issued with any original issue discount;
whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;
the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate, the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;
whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;

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whether or not the debt securities will be senior or subordinated, and the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;
the place where payments will be payable;
restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions, and any other applicable terms of those redemption provisions;
provisions for a sinking fund, purchase or other analogous fund, if any;
the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities;
whether the indenture will restrict our ability and/or the ability of our subsidiaries to:

incur additional indebtedness;
issue additional securities;
create liens;
pay dividends and make distributions in respect of our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries;
redeem capital stock;
place restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets;
make investments or other restricted payments;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
enter into sale-leaseback transactions;
engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates;
issue or sell stock of our subsidiaries; or
effect a consolidation or merger;

whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;
a discussion of any material or special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;
information describing any book-entry features;

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the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;
if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which the series of debt securities will be denominated; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any events of default that are in addition to those described in this prospectus or any covenants provided with respect to the debt securities that are in addition to those described above, and any terms which may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the debt securities.

Conversion or Exchange Rights

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplements the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours or a third party, including the conversion or exchange rate, as applicable, or how it will be calculated, and the applicable conversion or exchange period. We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of our securities or the securities of a third party that the holders of the series of debt securities receive upon conversion or exchange would, under the circumstances described in those provisions, be subject to adjustment, or pursuant to which those holders would, under those circumstances, receive other property upon conversion or exchange, for example in the event of our merger or consolidation with another entity.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

The indentures in the form initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part may contain covenants that restrict our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor of ours or acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures and the debt securities.

If the debt securities are convertible into our other securities, the person with whom we consolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion of the debt securities into securities which the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

Events of Default Under the Indentures

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been validly extended;
if we fail to pay the principal, or premium, if any, or to make payment required by any sinking fund or analogous fund when due and payable and the time for payment has not been validly extended;
if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 30 days after we receive notice from the debenture trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and
if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

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If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the debenture trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by notice to us in writing (and to the debenture trustee if notice is given by such holders), declare the unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each series of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the debenture trustee or any holder.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture.

Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the debenture trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the debenture trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the debenture trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and
subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act, the debenture trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

A holder of the debt securities of any series will only have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies, if:

the holder has given written notice to the debenture trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;
the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity to the debenture trustee, to institute the proceeding as trustee; and
the debenture trustee does not institute the proceeding and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions, within 60 days after the notice, request and offer.

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities.

We will periodically file statements with the debenture trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.

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Modification of Indenture; Waiver

We and the debenture trustee may modify an indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters, including, without limitation:

to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture or in the debt securities of any series;
to comply with the provisions described above under “Consolidation, Merger or Sale”;
to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the indenture by a successor trustee;
to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose; or
to change anything that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities of any series in any material respect.

In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of debt securities of any series may be changed by us and the debenture trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, we and the debenture trustee may only make the following changes with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

extending the fixed maturity of the debt securities of any series;
reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities; or
reducing the percentage of debt securities the holders of which are required to consent to any supplemental indenture.

Discharge

The indentures provide that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for certain obligations, including obligations to:

register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities of the series;
maintain paying agencies; and
compensate and indemnify the debenture trustee.

In order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must deposit with the debenture trustee money or government obligations, or a combination of both, sufficient to pay all of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

Information Concerning the Debenture Trustee

The debenture trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the debenture trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the debenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.

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Payment and Paying Agents

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

We will pay principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that, unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may make certain payments by check which we will mail to the holder or by wire transfer to certain holders. Unless we otherwise indicate in a prospectus supplement, we will designate an office or agency of the debenture trustee in the city of New York as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

All money we pay to a paying agent or the debenture trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities which remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

Governing Law

The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.

Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities

The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement. The indentures in the form initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part do not limit the amount of indebtedness which we may incur, including senior indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness, and do not limit us from issuing any other debt, including secured debt or unsecured debt. Additional or different subordination provisions may be described in a prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities.

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS

This summary, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer and sell under this prospectus, which consist of warrants to purchase our common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. Warrants may be offered independently or together with our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or rights offered by any prospectus supplement and any related warrant agreements and warrant certificates.may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply generally to any future warrants offered,we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants we offer under a prospectus supplement which may differ from the terms we describe below.

 

General

We maywill issue andthe warrants directly or under a warrant agreement which we may offer and sell, togetherwill enter into with other securities or separately,a warrant agent to be selected by us. Each series of warrants to purchase our common stock, preferred stock or other securities. Warrants maywill be issued directly to the purchasers of the warrants or under a separate warrant agreementsagreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Asupplement relating to the particular issue of offered warrants. We use the term “warrant agreement” to refer to any of these warrant agreements. We use the term “warrant agent” to refer to the warrant agent under any of these warrant agreements. The warrant agent will act solely as ouran agent of ours in connection with the warrants of the series being offered and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trustact as an agent for or with anythe holders or beneficial owners of the warrants.

The following summary of material provisions of the warrants Theand the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the warrant agreement applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplementsupplements related to the warrants that we sell pursuant to this prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements that contain the terms of the warrants.

General

We will describe among other things,in the applicable prospectus supplements the terms relating to a series of warrants.

If warrants for the purchase of our common stock or preferred stock are offered, the prospectus supplements will describe the following terms, where applicable, of warrants that we may offer:to the extent applicable:

 

 the titleoffering price and the aggregate number of the warrants;warrants offered;
   
 the total number of shares that can be purchased if a holder of the warrants exercises them and, in the case of warrants for preferred stock, the designation, amounttotal number and terms of the securities for which the warrants are exercisable and the procedures and conditions relating to the exerciseseries of such warrants;preferred stock that can be purchased upon exercise;
   
 the designation and terms of the other securities, if any series of preferred stock with which the warrants are to be issuedbeing offered and the number of warrants issuedbeing offered with each such security;share of common stock or preferred stock;
   
 the price or prices atdate on and after which the warrants will be issued and any terms for the adjustmentholder of the pricewarrants can transfer them separately from the related common stock or prices;series of preferred stock;
   
 the aggregate number of warrants;
shares of common stock or preferred stock that can be purchased if a holder exercises the warrant and the price at which such common stock or preferred stock may be purchased upon exercise, including, if applicable, any provisions for adjustment ofchanges to or adjustments in the numberexercise price and in the securities or amount of securitiesother property receivable upon exercise of the warrants;exercise;
   
 the price or prices at which the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased, including provisions for adjustment of the exercise price of the warrant;
if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;
if applicable, a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;
any other terms of any rights to redeem or call, or accelerate the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exerciseexpiration of, the warrants;
   
 the date on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence,begins and the date on which thethat right shall expire; andexpires;
   
 the maximum or minimum number of warrants which may be exercised at any time.

Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including the right to receive dividends, if any, or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.

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Exercise of Warrants

Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase for cash the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock at the exercise price as will in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the warrants offered thereby. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the purchased securities. If less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

Enforceability of Rights of Holders of Warrants

Each warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, that holder’s warrants.

DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

General

We may issue rights to our stockholders to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or the other securities described in this prospectus. We may offer rights separately or together with one or more additional rights, common stock, preferred stock, warrants or any combination of those securities, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the certificates relating to the rights of the series of certificates and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the rights to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the rights to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which the general provisions may apply to the rights so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the rights, rights agreement or rights certificates described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement. We encourage you to read the applicable rights agreement and rights certificate for additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of our rights.

We will provide in a prospectus supplement the following terms of the rights being issued:

the date of determining the stockholders entitled to the rights distribution;outstanding, if any;
   
 a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the aggregate number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;warrants;

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 the exercise price;
terms, if any, on which we may accelerate the aggregate number of rights issued;date by which the warrants must be exercised;
   
 whether the warrants are issued pursuant to a warrant agreement with a warrant agent or issued directly by us; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights are transferrableor limitations of, or restrictions on, the warrants.

Warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock will be in registered form only.

If warrants for the purchase of debt securities are offered, the prospectus supplement will describe the following terms, to the extent applicable:

the offering price and the date,aggregate number of warrants offered;
the currencies in which the warrants are being offered;
the designation, aggregate principal amount, currencies, denominations and terms of the series of debt securities that can be purchased if a holder exercises a warrant;
the designation and terms of any series of debt securities with which the warrants are being offered and the number of warrants offered with each such debt security;
the date on and after which the rightsholder of the warrants can transfer them separately from the related series of debt securities;
the principal amount of the series of debt securities that can be purchased if a holder exercises a warrant and the price at which and currencies in which such principal amount may be separately transferred;purchased upon exercise;
the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;
   
 the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence,warrants begins and the date on which thesuch right to exercise the rights will expire;expires;
   
 the method by which holdersnumber of rights will be entitled to exercise;

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the conditions to the completion of the offering,warrants outstanding, if any;
   
 a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the withdrawal, termination and cancellation rights,warrants;
the terms, if any;any, on which we may accelerate the date by which the warrants must be exercised;
   
 whether therethe warrants are any backstopissued pursuant to a warrant agreement with a warrant agent or standby purchaser or purchasersissued directly by us; and the terms of their commitment, if any;
whether stockholders are entitled to oversubscription rights, if any;
   
 any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the warrants.

Warrants for the purchase of debt securities will be in registered form only.

A holder of warrant certificates may exchange them for new certificates of different denominations, present them for registration of transfer and exercise them at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Until any warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock are exercised, holders of the warrants will not have any rights of holders of the underlying common stock or preferred stock, including any rights to receive dividends or to exercise any voting rights, except to the extent set forth under “Warrant Adjustments” below. Until any warrants to purchase debt securities are exercised, the holder of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt securities that can be purchased upon exercise, including any rights to receive payments of principal, premium or interest on the underlying debt securities or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture.

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Exercise of Warrants

Each holder of a warrant is entitled to purchase the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock or principal amount of debt securities, as the case may be, at the exercise price described in the applicable prospectus supplements. After the close of business on the day when the right to exercise terminates (or a later date if we extend the time for exercise), unexercised warrants will become void.

A holder of warrants may exercise them by following the general procedure outlined below:

delivering to us or to the warrant agent the payment required by the applicable material U.S. federal income tax considerations;prospectus supplements to purchase the underlying security;
properly completing and signing the reverse side of the warrant certificate representing the warrants; and
delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to us or to the warrant agent within five business days of receipt of payment of the exercise price.

If the holder complies with the procedures described above, the warrants will be considered to have been exercised when we receive or the warrant agent receives, as applicable, payment of the exercise price, subject to the transfer books for the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrant not being closed on such date. After the holder has completed those procedures and subject to the foregoing, we will, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver to such holder the common stock, preferred stock or debt securities that such holder purchased upon exercise. If the holder exercises fewer than all of the warrants represented by a warrant certificate, a new warrant certificate will be issued to such holder for the unexercised amount of warrants. Holders of warrants will be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with transferring the underlying securities in connection with the exercise of the warrants.

Amendments and Supplements to the Warrant Agreements

We may amend or supplement a warrant agreement without the consent of the holders of the applicable warrants to cure ambiguities in the warrant agreement, to cure, correct or supplement a defective provision in the warrant agreement, or to provide for other matters under the warrant agreement that we and the warrant agent deem necessary or desirable, so long as, in each case, such amendments or supplements do not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.

Warrant Adjustments

Unless the applicable prospectus supplements state otherwise, the exercise price of, and the number of securities covered by, a common stock warrant or preferred stock warrant will be adjusted proportionately if we subdivide or combine our common stock or preferred stock, as applicable.

In addition, unless the prospectus supplements state otherwise, if we, without payment therefor:

issue capital stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or preferred stock, or any rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, as a dividend or distribution to holders of our common stock or preferred stock;
pay any cash to holders of our common stock or preferred stock other than a cash dividend paid out of our current or retained earnings or other than in accordance with the terms of the preferred stock;
issue any evidence of our indebtedness or rights to subscribe for or purchase our indebtedness to holders of our common stock or preferred stock; or
issue common stock or preferred stock or additional stock or other securities or property to holders of our common stock or preferred stock by way of spinoff, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement;

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then the holders of common stock warrants and preferred stock warrants, as applicable, will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the warrants, in addition to the securities otherwise receivable upon exercise of the warrants and without paying any additional consideration, the amount of stock and other securities and property such holders would have been entitled to receive had they held the common stock or preferred stock, as applicable, issuable under the warrants on the dates on which holders of those securities received or became entitled to receive such additional stock and other securities and property.

Except as stated above, the exercise price and number of securities covered by a common stock warrant or preferred stock warrant, and the amounts of other securities or property to be received, if any, upon exercise of those warrants, will not be adjusted or provided for if we issue those securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for those securities, or securities carrying the right to purchase those securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for those securities.

Holders of common stock warrants and preferred stock warrants may have additional rights under the following circumstances:

certain reclassifications, capital reorganizations or changes of the common stock or preferred stock, as applicable;
certain share exchanges, mergers, or similar transactions involving us and which result in changes of our common stock or preferred stock, as applicable; or
certain sales or dispositions to another entity of all or substantially all of our property and assets.

If one of the above transactions occurs and holders of our common stock or preferred stock are entitled to receive stock, securities or other property with respect to or in exchange for their securities, the holders of the common stock warrants and preferred stock warrants then outstanding, as applicable, will be entitled to receive upon exercise of their warrants the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities or property that they would have received upon the applicable transaction if they had exercised their warrants immediately before the transaction.

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR RIGHTS

This summary, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the rights that we may offer under this prospectus, which consist of rights to purchase our common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. Rights may be offered independently or together with our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or warrants offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future rights we may offer pursuant to this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any rights that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplements. The terms of any rights we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.

The applicable prospectus supplements relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms of any offering of rights for which this prospectus is being delivered, including the following, to the extent applicable:

the date for determining the persons entitled to participate in the rights distribution;
the price, if any, per right;
the exercise price payable for each share of common stock, share of preferred stock or debt security upon the exercise of the rights;
the number of rights issued or to be issued to each holder;
the number and terms of the shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock or debt securities that may be purchased per each right;
the extent to which the rights are transferable;
   
 any other terms of the rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of the rights;
the respective dates on which the holder’s ability to exercise the rights as applicable.will commence and will expire;
the number of rights outstanding, if any;
a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the rights;
the extent to which the rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and
if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in connection with the offering of such rights.

 

Each right will entitle the holder of rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities at the exercise price providedThe description in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the closesupplements of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Holders may exercise rights as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities, as applicable, purchasable upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised,that we may offer any unsubscribed securities directlywill not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.rights agreement and/or rights certificate, which will be filed with the SEC in connection therewith.

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Rights AgentDESCRIPTION OF OUR UNITS

 

The rights agent for any rights we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

The following description,This summary, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement,supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. Unitsprospectus, which may be offered independentlyconsist of one or together withmore shares of our common stock, shares of our preferred stock, and/debt securities, warrants, rights or warrants offered by any prospectus supplement, and may be attached to or separate from thosecombination of such securities.

While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future units that we may offer underpursuant to this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.supplements. The terms of any units offeredwe offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms describedwe describe below.

 

WeThe applicable prospectus supplements relating to any units that we offer will incorporate by reference into the registration statementinclude specific terms of any offering of units for which this prospectus is a partbeing delivered, including the form of unit agreement, including a form of unit certificate that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering before the issuance of the related series of units. The following, summaries of material provisions of the units and the unit agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the units that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreements that contain the terms of the units.

General

We may issue units consisting of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights or any combination thereof. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time, or at any time before a specified date.

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We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units, including the following:extent applicable:

 

 the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;
   
 whether we will apply to have the units traded on a securities exchange or securities quotation system;
a discussion of any provisionsmaterial U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and
how, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the purchase price paid for the units is to be allocated among the component securities.

The description in the applicable prospectus supplements of any units that we may offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable unit agreement, which will be filed with the SEC in connection therewith.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Sales by Us

We may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

to or through underwriters;
on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
in the over-the-counter market;
in transactions other than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
in “at the market offerings,” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below;Securities Act, to or through market makers or into an existing market for the securities;
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
privately negotiated transactions;
an accelerated securities repurchase program;
a combination of any of these methods of sale; and
   
 any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer, or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units.other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The provisions describedWe will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or other purchasers, persons or entities, and any applicable compensation, in a prospectus supplement, in an amendment to the registration statement of which this section, as well as those describedprospectus is a part, or in other filings we make with the SEC under “Description of Common Stock,” “Description of Preferred Stock,” “Description of Warrants” and “Description of Rights” will apply to each unit and to any common stock, preferred stock, warrant or right included in each unit, respectively.the Exchange Act, which are incorporated by reference.

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Issuance in SeriesSales by Selling Stockholders

 

WeThe selling stockholders may issue unitsresell or redistribute shares of our common stock from time to time on any stock exchange or automated interdealer quotation system on which the shares of our common stock are listed, in such amounts andthe over-the-counter market, in such numerous distinct series as we determine.

Enforceabilityprivately negotiated transactions, or in any other legal manner, at fixed prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of Rights by Holders of Units

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligationsale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or relationship of agencyat negotiated prices. Persons who are pledgees, donees, transferees, or trust with any holderother successors in interest of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit, without the consent of the related unit agentnamed selling stockholders (including but not limited to persons who receive shares of our common stock from a named selling stockholder as a gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale-related transfer after the holderdate of any other unit,this prospectus) may enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any securityalso use this prospectus and are included when we refer to “selling stockholders” in the unit.

Title

We, the unit agent, and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purposes and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.

Plan of Distribution

Wethis prospectus. The selling stockholders may sell the securities in and outside the United States through underwritersshares of our common stock by one or dealers, directly to purchasers, including our affiliates, through agents, or through a combinationmore of any of these methods. The prospectus supplement will include the following information:methods, without limitation:

 

 block trades (which may include cross trades) in which the termsbroker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares of our common stock as agent but may position and resell a portion of the offering;block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
   
 purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by the namesbroker or dealer for its own account;
an exchange distribution or secondary distribution in accordance with the rules of any underwriters, dealersstock exchange on which the shares of our common stock may be listed;
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchases;
an offering at other than a fixed price on or through the facilities of any stock exchange on which the shares of our common stock are listed or to or through a market maker other than on that stock exchange;
privately negotiated transactions, directly or through agents;
   
 through the namewriting of options on the shares of our common stock, whether or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters;the options are listed on an options exchange;
   
 through the purchase pricedistribution of the securities;shares of our common stock by any selling stockholders to its partners, members or stockholders;
   
 the net proceeds from the saleone or more underwritten offerings;
agreements between a broker or dealer and any selling stockholder to sell a specified number of the securities;shares of our common stock at a stipulated price per share; and
   
 any delayed delivery arrangements;combination of any of these methods of sale or distribution, or any other method permitted by applicable law.

The selling stockholders may also transfer the shares of our common stock by gift.

The selling stockholders may engage brokers and dealers, and any brokers or dealers may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate in effecting sales of shares of our common stock. These brokers, dealers or underwriters may act as principals, or as an agent of a selling stockholder. Broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a specified number of shares of our common stock at a stipulated price per share. If the broker-dealer is unable to sell shares of our common stock acting as agent for a selling stockholder, it may purchase as principal any unsold shares of our common stock at the stipulated price. Broker-dealers who acquire shares of our common stock as principals may thereafter resell the shares of our common stock from time to time in transactions in any stock exchange or automated interdealer quotation system on which shares of our common stock are then listed, at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. Broker-dealers may use block transactions and sales to and through broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above.

From time to time, one or more of the selling stockholders may pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of our common stock owned by them. The pledgees, secured parties or persons to whom the shares of our common stock have been hypothecated will, upon foreclosure in the event of default, be deemed to be selling stockholders. The number of a selling stockholder’s shares of our common stock offered under this prospectus will decrease as and when it takes such actions. The plan of distribution for that selling stockholder’s shares of our common stock will otherwise remain unchanged.

The selling stockholders and any underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents that participate in the distribution of the shares of our common stock will be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any discounts, concessions, commissions or fees received by them and any profit on the resale of the shares of our common stock sold by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions.

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A selling stockholder may enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers that involve the delivery of the shares of our common stock offered hereby to the broker-dealers, who may then resell or otherwise transfer those shares of common stock. A selling stockholder may also loan or pledge the shares of our common stock offered hereby to a broker-dealer and the broker-dealer may sell the shares of our common stock offered hereby so loaned or upon a default may sell or otherwise transfer the pledged shares of our common stock offered hereby.

The selling stockholders and other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares of our common stock will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations adopted by the SEC, including Regulation M. This regulation may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders and any other person. The anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares of our common stock in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of our common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the particular shares of our common stock being distributed for a period of up to five business days before the distribution. These restrictions may affect the marketability of the shares of our common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of our common stock.

We may agree to indemnify the selling stockholders and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and any underwriter or other person who participates in the offering of the shares of our common stock, against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify us, the other selling stockholders and any underwriter or other person who participates in the offering of the shares of our common stock, against specified liabilities arising from information provided by the selling stockholders for use in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, including liabilities under the federal securities laws. In each case, indemnification may include each person who is an affiliate of or controls one of these specified indemnified persons within the meaning of the federal securities laws or is required to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any brokers, dealers or agents who participate in transactions involving sales of the shares of our common stock against specified liabilities arising under the federal securities laws in connection with the offering and sale of the shares of our common stock.

We will not receive any proceeds from sales of any shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

We cannot assure you that the selling stockholders will sell all or any portion of the shares of common stock offered hereby.

We will supply the selling stockholders and any stock exchange upon which the shares of our common stock are listed with reasonable quantities of copies of this prospectus. To the extent required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act in connection with any resale or redistribution by a selling stockholder, we will file a prospectus supplement setting forth:

The aggregate number of shares of common stock to be sold;
   
 any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;The purchase price;

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 anyThe public offering price;
   
 If applicable, the names of any discountsunderwriter, agent or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers;broker-dealer; and
   
 any applicable commissions, paiddiscounts, concessions, fees or other items constituting compensation to agents; and
underwriters, agents or broker-dealers with respect to the terms of any arrangement entered into with any dealerparticular transaction (which may exceed customary commissions or agent.compensation).

 

Sales through Underwriters or Dealers

If underwriters are used ina selling stockholder notifies us that a material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of anyshares of these securities, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in oneour common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange, distribution or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, atsecondary distribution or a fixed public offering pricepurchase by a broker or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in any prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers.

During and after an offering through underwriters, the underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open market. These transactions may include overallotment and stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short positions created in connection with the offering. The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, which means that selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers for the offered securities sold for their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if the offered securities are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue these activities at any time.

If dealers are used in the sale of securities, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities to the public at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. We will include indealer, the prospectus supplement the names of the dealers and the terms ofwill include any other facts that are material to the transaction.

Direct Sales and Sales through Agents

We If applicable, this may sell the securities directly, and not through underwriters or agents. Securities may also be sold through agents designated from time to time. In the prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities, and we will describe any commissions payableinclude a statement to the agent. Unless we inform you otherwiseeffect that the participating broker-dealers did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.this prospectus.

 

We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, as amended, or the Securities Act, with respect to any sale of those securities. We will describe the terms of any such sales in the prospectus supplement.

Delayed Delivery Contracts

If we so indicate in the prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.

 

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General InformationSELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

We may have agreementsIf the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part is used by selling stockholders for the resale of any shares of our common stock registered hereunder, information about such selling stockholders, their beneficial ownership of our securities and their relationship with us will be set forth in a prospectus supplement, in a post-effective amendment, or in filings we make with the agents, dealers and underwriters to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilitiesSEC under the SecuritiesExchange Act or to contribute with respect to payments that the agents, dealers or underwriters may be required to make. Agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of their businesses.are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Legal MattersLEGAL MATTERS

 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities being offered herebyby this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, New York. If the securities are distributed in an underwritten offering, certainAdditional legal matters willmay be passed upon for theus or any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel identifiedthat we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

ExpertsEXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Blink Charging Co. as of December 31, 20182022 and 20172021, and for each of the twothree years in the period ended December 31, 2018 incorporated by reference in this prospectus2022, and elsewhere in the registration statementBlink Charging Co.’s effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, have been so incorporatedaudited by reference in reliance upon the report of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Marcum LLP’s report on Blink Charging Co.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 expressed an adverse opinion because of the existence of material weaknesses identified therein. The consolidated financial statements of Blink Charging Co. are incorporated by reference in this registration statement in reliance on the report of such firm given upon thetheir authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.auditing.

 

Where You Can Find More Information

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC’s public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference facilities. SEC filings are also available at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the offering of these securities. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. You can obtain a copy ofWe encourage you to carefully read the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement.

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at prescribed rates, fromwww.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, at the address listed above.including us.

 

The registration statement and the documents referred to below under “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” are also available on our Internet website www.BlinkCharging.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.

 

Incorporation of Documents by Reference

 

The SEC and applicable law allows us to incorporate“incorporate by referencereference” the information from other documents we file with it,the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents.documents instead of having to repeat the information in this prospectus. The information we incorporateincorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings (including those made by usafter the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement) we will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act until the termination of 1934 (excluding any portionsthe registration statement of any Form 8-K that arewhich this prospectus is a part (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not deemed “filed” pursuant to the General Instructions of Form 8-K). The documents we are incorporating by reference are as follows:filed in accordance with SEC rules):

 

 Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182022 filed with the SEC on AprilMarch 14, 2023, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 1, 2019;2023;
   
 Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periodsquarters ended March 31, 2019,2023, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2019,10, 2023, and June 30, 2019,2023, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2019;

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Current Reports on Form 8-K, but only to the extent that the information set forth therein is “filed” rather than “furnished” under the SEC’s rules, filed on April 1, 2019, May 15, 20199, 2023; and August 14, 2019;
   
 the description of our common stock contained in our registration statementOur Current Reports on Form 8-A8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023 (Items 8.01), February 7, 2018 (File No. 001-38392)2023, April 24, 2023, April 27, 2023, May 5, 2023, June 23, 2023, July 25, 2023, September 1, 2023, and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating the description; and
the description of our common stock purchase warrants contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 7, 2018 (File No. 001-38392), and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating the description.September 15, 2023.

 

All documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14Any statement contained in this prospectus, or 15(d)in a document all or a portion of the Exchange Act, after the date of this registration statement and prior to the termination of the offering, shall be deemed to bewhich is incorporated by reference, into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, provided, however, that the registrant is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any current report on Form 8-K.

Any document, and any statement contained in a document, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein,in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such document or statement. Any such document or statement so modified or superseded shall not, be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

The documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus may be obtained from usUpon request, we will provide, without charge, and will be provided to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered. You may obtaindelivered a copy of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, and any exhibits we have specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit in this prospectus, at no cost by submitting an oralwriting or written request to:telephoning us at the following:

 

Blink Charging Co.

407605 Lincoln Road, Suite 7045th Floor

Miami Beach, Florida 33139-302433139

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: (305) 521-0200

Attn: Corporate Secretary

 

Additional information about us is available at our website located at www.BlinkCharging.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

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The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 31, 2023

Prospectus Supplement

Up to $213,471,838

BLINK CHARGING CO.

Common Stock

We previously entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ThinkEquity LLC, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and Roth Capital Partners, LLC (each, a “Sales Agent” and collectively, the “Sales Agents”) relating to shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. We originally filed a prospectus supplement, dated September 2, 2022 (the “Prior Prospectus Supplement”), for the offer and sale of up to $250,000,000 of shares of our common stock, from time to time through the Sales Agents pursuant to the Sales Agreement under the shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration Statement No. 333-251919). As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued and sold $36,528,162 of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement and the Prior Prospectus Supplement. The common stock remaining available to be sold under the Prior Prospectus Supplement as of the date of this prospectus will no longer be offered and sold under the Prior Prospectus Supplement, but will instead be offered and sold under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. Accordingly, we are filing this prospectus supplement for the offer and sale, from time to time through the Sales Agents, acting as our agents, or directly to the Sales Agents, acting as principals, of up to the remaining $213,471,838 of shares of our common stock that has not been sold under the Sales Agreement.

Upon our delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, the Sales Agents may sell the shares of common stock offered hereby in ordinary brokers’ transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, in block transactions, in negotiated transactions, in any manner permitted by applicable law or as otherwise agreed with the Sales Agents. The Sales Agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of shares, but will act as our sales agents using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with their normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between the Sales Agents and us. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

We will pay each of the Sales Agents a total commission for its services in acting as agent in the sale of common stock up to 3% of the gross sales price per share of all shares sold through it as agent under the Sales Agreement. The amount of proceeds we will receive from this offering, if any, will depend upon the actual number of shares of our common stock sold and the market price at which such shares are sold. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. See “Plan of Distribution” for information relating to certain expenses of the Sales Agents to be reimbursed by us.

In connection with the sale of common stock on our behalf, the Sales Agents may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation to the Sales Agents will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to the Sales Agents with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information.

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BLNK.” The closing price of our common stock on October 27, 2023, as reported by The Nasdaq Capital Market, was $2.34 per share.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement and page 2 of the accompanying base prospectus, as well as the information under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in the other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before investing in our common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Barclays

BofA Securities

HSBC
ThinkEquityH.C. Wainwright & Co.Roth Capital Partners

Prospectus Supplement dated            , 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prospectus Supplement

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About This Prospectus SupplementS-1
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsS-2
Prospectus Supplement SummaryS-3
The OfferingS-5
Risk FactorsS-6
Use of ProceedsS-12
Dividend PolicyS-13
DilutionS-14
Plan of DistributionS-15
Description of Capital StockS-16
Legal MattersS-18
ExpertsS-18
Where You Can Find More InformationS-18
Incorporation of Certain Information by ReferenceS-18

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relate to the offering of shares of our common stock. Before buying any shares of our common stock offered hereby, we urge you to carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein and therein by reference as described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” These documents contain important information that you should consider when making your investment decision.

This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering of common stock and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into the prospectus and this prospectus supplement. The second part, the accompanying base prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, gives more general information, some of which does not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer to this prospectus, we are referring to both parts of this document combined.

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated herein by reference in this prospectus supplement and contained or incorporated therein by reference in the accompanying base prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with any information that is different. If anyone provides you with different, additional or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it.

If the description of the offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in this prospectus supplement. However, if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date — for example, a document incorporated by reference — the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

We are offering to sell our securities only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus and the offering of the securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

We obtained statistical data, market data and other industry data, and forecasts used in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into the prospectus and this prospectus supplement from market research, publicly available information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information. Similarly, while we believe that the statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts used herein are reliable, we have not independently verified the data, and we do not make any representation as to the accuracy of the information.

The mark “Blink” is our registered trademark in the United States and, in the name of Ecotality, Inc. (whose assets we acquired in October 2013), in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, and is a trademark registered in the European Union under the Madrid Protocol. We have registered other trademarks and also use certain trademarks, trade names and logos that have not been registered. We claim common law rights to these unregistered trademarks, trade names and logos.

All references in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus to “Blink,” “Blink Charging,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar references refer to Blink Charging Co., except where the context otherwise requires or as otherwise indicated.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in these documents contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements present our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and include statements regarding, among other things, our projected revenue growth and profitability, our growth strategies and opportunity, anticipated trends in our market and our anticipated needs for working capital. They are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “potential,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “management believes,” “we believe,” “we intend” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

changes in the market acceptance of our products and services;
increased levels of competition;
changes in political, economic or regulatory conditions generally and in the markets in which we operate;
our relationships with key customers;
adverse conditions in the industries in which our customers operate;
our ability to retain and attract senior management and other key employees;
our ability to quickly and effectively respond to new technological developments;
our ability to protect our trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others and prevent others from infringing on our proprietary rights; and
other risks, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as amended, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all of those risks, nor can we assess the impact of all of those risks on our business or the extent to which any factor may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in these documents are based on assumptions management believes are reasonable. However, due to the uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.

Certain of the market data and other statistical information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in these documents are based on information from independent industry organizations and other third-party sources, including industry publications, surveys and forecasts. Some market data and statistical information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in these documents are also based on management’s estimates and calculations, which are derived from our review and interpretation of the independent sources listed above, our internal research and our knowledge of the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry. While we believe such information is reliable, we have not independently verified any third-party information and our internal data has not been verified by any independent source.

Except to the extent required by U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise.

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

This summary is not complete and may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus carefully, as well as the documents incorporated by reference, before making an investment decision.

The Company

Blink Charging Co., through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a leading manufacturer, owner, operator and provider of EV charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the rapidly growing U.S. and international markets for EVs. Blink offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment and services, enabling EV drivers to recharge at various location types. Blink’s principal line of products and services is its nationwide Blink EV charging networks (the “Blink Networks”) and Blink EV charging equipment, also known as electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”), and other EV-related services. The Blink Networks are a proprietary, cloud-based system that operates, maintains and manages Blink charging stations and handles the associated charging data, back-end operations and payment processing. The Blink Networks provide property owners, managers, parking companies, state and municipal entities, and other types of commercial customers (“Property Partners”) with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations. The Blink Networks also provide EV drivers with vital station information, including station location, availability and fees.

In order to capture more revenues derived from providing EV charging equipment to commercial customers and to help differentiate Blink in the EV infrastructure market, Blink offers Property Partners a comprehensive range of solutions for EV charging equipment and services that generally fall into one of the business models below, differentiated by who bears the costs of installation, equipment and maintenance, and the percentage of revenue shared.

In our Blink-owned turnkey business model, we incur the costs of the charging equipment and installation. We own and operate the EV charging station and provide connectivity of the charging station to the Blink Networks. In this model, which favors recurring revenues, we incur most costs associated with the EV charging stations; thus, we retain substantially all EV charging revenues after deducting network connectivity and processing fees. Typically, our agreement with the Property Partner lasts seven years with extensions that can bring the term to a total of up to 21 years.
In our Blink-owned hybrid business model, we incur the costs of the charging equipment while the Property Partner incurs the costs of installation. We own and operate the EV charging station and provide connectivity to the Blink Networks. In this model, the Property Partner incurs the installation costs associated with the EV station; thus, we share a more generous portion of the EV charging revenues with the Property Partner generated from the EV charging station after deducting network connectivity and processing fees. Typically, our agreement with the Property Partner lasts five years with extensions that can bring the term up to 15 years.
In our host-owned business model, the Property Partner purchases, owns and operates the Blink EV charging station and incurs the installation costs. We work with the Property Partner by providing site recommendations, connectivity to the Blink Networks, payment processing and optional maintenance services. In this model, the Property Partner retains and keeps all the EV charging revenues after deducting network connectivity and processing fees.
In our Blink-as-a-Service model, we own and operate the EV charging station, while the Property Partner incurs the installation costs. The Property Partner pays us a fixed monthly fee for the service and keeps all the EV charging revenues after deducting network connectivity and processing fees. Typically, our agreement with the Property Partner lasts five years.

We also operate an EV based ride-sharing business through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Blink Mobility LLC (“Blink Mobility”). Blink Mobility operates a car sharing program in Los Angeles, California, through its subsidiary, BlueLA Rideshare, LLC, which allows customers the ability to rent electric vehicles through a subscription service and charge those cars through our charging stations. In April 2023, Blink Mobility acquired Envoy Technologies, Inc. (“Envoy Technologies”), a software and mobility services company offering shared EVs as an amenity for national real estate developers and owners. In connection with the acquisition of Envoy Technologies, our board of directors authorized our management to begin planning the spin-off and initial public offering of Blink Mobility. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have engaged an investment bank to assist with this process, but there is no guarantee the spin-off or initial public offering will occur.

As part of our mission to facilitate the adoption of EVs through the deployment and operation of EV charging infrastructure globally, we are dedicated to slowing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused by road vehicles. With the goal of being a leader in the build-out of EV charging infrastructure and increasing our share of the EV charging market, we have established strategic commercial, municipal and retail partnerships across industry verticals and encompassing numerous transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medical, hotels, mixed-use, municipal sites, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs and workplace locations.

In 2022 and 2023, through the acquisitions of SemaConnect, Inc., Envoy Technologies, Inc. and Electric Blue Limited, we added new offices in Bowie, Maryland, St. Albans, United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, California, and manufacturing facilities in Bowie, Maryland and Bangalore, India. These new office and manufacturing facilities add to our expanding U.S. and international capacity to develop and manufacture hardware and innovate new software capabilities to better meet the needs of an evolving EV charging landscape, while also serving as a key hub for operations serving the Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. This expansion in footprint is part of our growth strategy to grow our global engineering teams and develop operational hubs to facilitate expansion into new international regions.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in Nevada in October 2006. Our principal executive offices are located at 605 Lincoln Road, 5th Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, and our telephone number is (305) 521-0200. We maintain a website at www.BlinkCharging.com. We make our periodic and current reports that are filed with the SEC available, free of charge, on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus.

THE OFFERING

The following summary contains basic information about this offering. The summary is not intended to be complete. You should read the full text and more specific details contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.

Common stock offered by usShares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $213,471,838.
Common stock to be outstanding after this offeringUp to 158,488,779 shares (as more fully described in the notes following this table), assuming sales of 91,227,281 shares of our common stock in this offering at an assumed price of $2.34 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on October 27, 2023. The actual number of shares issued, if any, will vary depending on the sales price under this offering.
Plan of Distribution“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time through the Sales Agents, acting as our agents, or directly to the Sales Agents, acting as principals. See the section titled “Plan of Distribution.”
Use of proceedsWe anticipate using the net proceeds from this offering to supplement our operating cash flows to fund EV charging station deployment and to finance the costs of acquiring or investing in competitive and complementary businesses, products and technologies as a part of our growth strategy. We also plan to use any remaining proceeds we receive for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Pending these uses, we intend to invest most of the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities. See the section titled “Use of Proceeds.”
Risk FactorsYou should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to purchase shares of our common stock.
Nasdaq Capital Market symbolBLNK

The number of shares of common stock that will be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on 67,261,498 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2023, and excludes, in each case as of October 27, 2023, 1,145,914 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants and 1,019,251 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under our 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan.

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes no exercise of the outstanding warrants or stock options described above.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, as well as any amendment or update to our risk factors reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, and all of the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, and incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes, before investing in our common stock. If any of the possible adverse events described below or in those sections actually occur, our business, business prospects, cash flow, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment in our common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our operations and results.

Risks Related to this Offering

It is not possible to predict the aggregate proceeds resulting from sales made under the Sales Agreement.

Subject to certain limitations in the Sales Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to the Sales Agents at any time throughout the term of the Sales Agreement. The number of shares that are sold through the Sales Agents, if any, after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the market price of our common stock during the sales period, the limits we set with the Sales Agents in any applicable placement notice, and the demand for our common stock during the sales period. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate during the sales period, it is not currently possible to predict the aggregate proceeds to be raised in connection with those sales.

The common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at the market offerings,” and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different levels of dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and number of shares sold in this offering. In addition, subject to the final determination by our Board of Directors (the “Board”), there is no minimum or maximum sales price for shares to be sold in this offering. Investors may experience a decline in the value of the shares they purchase in this offering as a result of sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of $213,471,838 of shares of our common stock are sold in this offering at an assumed offering price of $2.34 per share (the closing price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on October 27, 2023), and after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, you will experience immediate dilution of $0.60 per share, representing the difference between our as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2023 after giving effect to this offering and the assumed offering price. In addition, we are not restricted from issuing additional securities in the future, including shares of common stock, securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or substantially similar securities. The issuance of these securities may cause further dilution to our stockholders. The exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options may also result in further dilution of your investment. See the section entitled “Dilution” below for a more detailed illustration of the dilution you may incur if you participate in this offering.

We may allocate our cash and cash equivalents, including the net proceeds from this offering, in ways that you and other stockholders may not approve.

Our management has broad discretion in the application of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, including the net proceeds from this offering. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of our cash and cash equivalents, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. Our management might not apply our cash and cash equivalents in ways that ultimately increase the value of your investment. We expect to use our cash and cash equivalents to finance the costs of acquiring or investing in competitive and complementary businesses, products and technologies as part of our growth strategy, as well as working capital and other general corporate purposes. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may invest our cash and cash equivalents in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders. If we do not invest or apply our cash and cash equivalents, including the net proceeds from this offering, in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Risks Related to our Business

We have a history of substantial net losses and expect losses to continue in the future; if we do not achieve and sustain profitability our financial condition could suffer.

We have experienced substantial net losses, and we expect to continue to incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future. We incurred net losses of $91.6 million, $55.1 million and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and a net loss of approximately $71.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, we had net working capital of $100.5 million and an accumulated deficit of $405.3 million. We have not yet achieved profitability.

If our revenue grows slower than we anticipate, or if our operating expenses are higher than we expect, we may not be able to achieve profitability and our financial condition could suffer. We can give no assurance that we will ever achieve profitable operations. Even if we achieve profitability in the future, we may not be able to sustain profitability in subsequent periods. Whether we can achieve cash flow levels sufficient to support our operations cannot be accurately predicted. We may need to borrow additional funds or sell our equity or debt securities, or some combination of both, to provide funding for our operations in the future. Such additional funding may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

We will need additional capital to fund our growing operations but cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain sufficient capital from this offering or from other potential sources, and we may have to limit the scope of our operations or take actions that may dilute your financial interest.

We currently need additional capital to fund our growing operations. The proceeds from this offering, if any, and funds from other potential sources, along with our cash and cash equivalents, may not be sufficient to fund our operations for the near future and we may not be able to obtain additional financing. If adequate additional financing is not available on commercially reasonable terms or available at all, we may not be able to undertake expansion or continue our marketing efforts and we would have to modify our business plans accordingly. The extent of our capital needs will depend on numerous factors, including (i) our profitability; (ii) the release of competitive products and/or services by our competition; (iii) the level of our investment in research and product development; (iv) the amount of our capital expenditures, including acquisitions; and (v) our growth. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future to meet these needs. We cannot be certain the amount of proceeds that will be generated from this offering or that additional funding and incremental working capital will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all, or that it will exist in a timely and/or adequate manner to allow for the proper execution of our near and long-term business strategy. If sufficient funds are not available on terms and conditions acceptable to management and stockholders, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate further development of our business operations.

Even if we obtain requisite financing, it may be on terms not favorable to us, it may be costly and it may require us to agree to covenants or other provisions that will favor new investors over existing stockholders or other restrictions that may adversely affect our business. Additional funding, if obtained, may also result in significant dilution to our stockholders.

Our revenue growth ultimately depends on consumers’ willingness to adopt electric vehicles in a market that is still in its early stages.

Our growth is highly dependent upon the adoption by consumers of EVs, and we are subject to a risk of any reduced demand for EVs. If the market for EVs does not gain broader market acceptance or develops slower than we expect, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results will be harmed. The market for alternative fuel vehicles is relatively new, rapidly evolving, characterized by rapidly changing technologies, price competition, additional competitors, evolving government regulation and industry standards, frequent new vehicle announcements, long development cycles for EV original equipment manufacturers, and changing consumer demands and behaviors. Factors that may influence the purchase and use of alternative fuel vehicles, specifically EVs, include:

perceptions about EV quality, safety (in particular with respect to lithium-ion battery packs), design, performance and cost, especially if adverse events or accidents occur that are linked to the quality or safety of EVs;
the limited range over which EVs may be driven on a single battery charge and concerns about running out of power while in use;

concerns regarding the stability of the electrical grid;
improvements in the fuel economy of the internal combustion engine;
consumers’ desire and ability to purchase a luxury automobile or one that is perceived as exclusive;
the environmental consciousness of consumers;
volatility in the cost of oil and gasoline;
consumers’ perceptions of the dependency of the United States on oil from unstable or hostile countries and the impact of international conflicts;
government regulations and economic incentives promoting fuel efficiency and alternate forms of energy;
access to charging stations, standardization of EV charging systems and consumers’ perceptions about convenience and cost to charge an EV; and
the availability of tax and other governmental incentives to purchase and operate EVs or future regulation requiring increased use of nonpolluting vehicles.

The influence of any of the factors described above may negatively impact the widespread consumer adoption of EVs, which would materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

We received an SEC subpoena and are cooperating with the SEC.

In July 2023, we received a subpoena from the SEC requesting the production of documentation and other information since January 1, 2020, relating to various subjects, including executive departures, related-party transactions, number of EV charging stations, and other discrete disclosure matters. We intend to fully cooperate with the SEC and are in the process of responding to the subpoena. At this point, we are unable to predict what the timing or the outcome of the SEC investigation may be or what, if any, consequences the SEC investigation may have on us. We can provide no assurances as to the outcome of the SEC investigation.

Changes to corporate average fuel economy standards may negatively impact the EV market, which would adversely affect our business.

As regulatory initiatives have required an increase in the consumption of renewable transportation fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, consumer acceptance of electric and other alternative vehicles is increasing. To meet higher fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for passenger vehicles, automobile manufacturers are increasingly using technologies, such as turbocharging, direct injection and higher compression ratios, which require high octane gasoline. If fuel efficiency of vehicles continues to rise, and affordability of vehicles using renewable transportation fuels increases, the demand for electric and high energy vehicles could diminish. If consumers no longer purchase EVs, it would materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly.

We expect that our operating results may be subject to substantial quarterly fluctuations. If our quarterly operating results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our common stock could decline substantially. We believe that quarterly comparisons of our financial results are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of our future performance.

We have global operations and face risks related to health crises that could interrupt our distribution system and disrupt our supply chains.

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 like the recent COVID-19 pandemic. A significant component supplier of our Blink IQ 200 charging station is located in Taiwan and it, in turn, sources assembly parts from China, which has been particularly impacted. A significant or prolonged outbreak of contagious diseases like COVID-19 and its variants 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 EV 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.

The enactment of legislation implementing changes in tax legislation or policies in different geographic jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, the United States and several European countries could materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We conduct business globally and file income tax returns in multiple jurisdictions. Our consolidated effective income tax rate could be materially adversely affected by several factors, including: changing tax laws, regulations and treaties, or the interpretation thereof (such as the United States Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 which, among other changes, introduced a 15% corporate minimum tax on certain United States corporations and a 1% excise tax on certain stock redemptions by United States corporations); tax policy initiatives and reforms under consideration (such as those related to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (“OECD”) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, or BEPS, project, the European Commission’s state aid investigations and other initiatives); the practices of tax authorities in jurisdictions in which we operate; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits or examinations and any related interest or penalties. Such changes may include (but are not limited to) the taxation of operating income, investment income, dividends received or (in the specific context of withholding tax) dividends, royalties and interest paid.

We are unable to predict what tax reforms may be proposed or enacted in the future or what effect such changes would have on our business, but such changes, to the extent they are brought into tax legislation, regulations, policies or practices in jurisdictions in which we operate, could increase the estimated tax liability that we have expensed to date and paid or accrued on our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and otherwise affect our future results of operations, cash flows in a particular period and overall or effective tax rates in the future in countries where we have operations, reduce post-tax returns to our shareholders and increase the complexity, burden and cost of tax compliance.

War, terrorism, other acts of violence or natural or man-made disasters may affect the markets in which we operate, our customers, our delivery of products and customer service, and could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

Our business may be adversely affected by instability, disruption or destruction in a geographic region in which we operate, regardless of cause, including war, terrorism, riot, civil insurrection or social unrest, and natural or man-made disasters, including famine, flood, fire, earthquake, storm or pandemic events and spread of disease. Such events may cause customers to suspend their decisions on using our services, make it impossible for us to render our services, cause restrictions, and give rise to sudden significant changes in regional and global economic conditions and cycles. These events also pose significant risks to our personnel and to physical facilities and operations, which could materially adversely affect our financial results.

Further, the current Israel-Hamas and Ukraine-Russia conflicts have created extreme volatility in the global financial markets and is expected to have further global economic consequences, including disruptions of the global supply chain and energy markets and heightened volatility of commodity and raw material prices. We have a subsidiary located in Israel. In addition, recently there has been increasing geopolitical tension between China and Taiwan that may affect future shipments from Taiwan based electronics suppliers for certain of our EV chargers. Any such volatility or disruptions may have adverse consequences on us or the third parties on whom we rely. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, including as a result of political unrest or war, it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult to obtain in a timely manner or on favorable terms, more costly or more dilutive. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or commodity and raw material prices resulting from the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, the recent geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan or any other geopolitical tensions.

We may be unable to successfully integrate recent acquisitions in a cost-effective and non-disruptive manner.

Our success depends on our ability to grow our business and enhance and broaden our product offerings in response to changing customer demands, competitive pressures and advances in technologies. We continue to search for viable acquisition candidates or strategic alliances that would expand our market opportunity and/or global presence. Accordingly, we have previously and may in the future pursue the acquisition of, investments in or joint ventures relating to, new businesses, products or technologies as a part of our growth strategy instead of developing them internally. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to manage the expanded business following these transactions, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of new operations and associated increased costs and complexity associated with our acquisitions of SemaConnect, Envoy Technologies and Electric Blue, as well as future acquisitions. Other risks involving potential future and completed acquisitions and strategic investments include:

risks associated with conducting due diligence;
problems integrating the purchased businesses, products and technologies;
inability to achieve the anticipated synergies and overpaying for acquisitions or unanticipated costs associated with acquisitions;
invalid sales assumptions for potential acquisitions;
issues maintaining uniform standards, procedures, controls and policies;
diversion of management’s attention from our core business;
adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers, distributors and customers;
risks associated with entering new markets in which we have limited or no experience;
potential loss of key employees of acquired businesses; and
increased legal, accounting and compliance costs.

We compete with other companies for these opportunities, and we may be unable to consummate such acquisitions or joint ventures on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. In addition, acquired businesses may have ongoing or potential liabilities, legal claims (including tort and/or personal injury claims) or adverse operating issues that we fail to discover through due diligence prior to the acquisition.

Even if we are aware of such liabilities, claims or issues, we may not be able to accurately estimate the magnitude of the related liabilities and damages. In particular, to the extent that prior owners of any acquired businesses or properties failed to comply with or otherwise violated applicable laws or regulations, failed to fulfill their contractual obligations to their customers, or failed to satisfy legal obligations to employees or third parties, we, as the successor, may be financially responsible for these violations and failures and may suffer reputational harm or otherwise be adversely affected. Acquisitions also frequently result in the recording of goodwill and other intangible assets which are subject to potential impairment in the future that could harm our financial results. If we were to issue additional equity in connection with such acquisitions, this may dilute our stockholders.

The risk of loss of our intellectual property, trade secrets or other sensitive business or customer confidential information, and disruption of operations due to cyberattacks or data breaches could negatively impact our financial results.

Cyberattacks or data breaches could compromise confidential, business-critical information, cause disruptions in our operations, expose us to potential litigation or harm our reputation. We have important assets, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and other sensitive business-critical and/or confidential information which may be vulnerable to such incidents. While we have a comprehensive cybersecurity program that is continually reviewed, maintained and upgraded, we cannot assure that we are invulnerable to cyberattacks and data breaches which, if significant, could negatively impact our business and financial results.

Risks Associated with Our Securities

We have a significant number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options, and the issuance of such shares could have a significant dilutive impact on our stockholders.

As of June 30, 2023, we had outstanding warrants to purchase 1,145,914 shares of common stock and stock options to purchase 946,685 shares of common stock. Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of common stock, which would permit us to issue up to an additional approximately 430.6 million authorized, unissued shares of common stock, after giving effect to the approximate number of shares of common stock currently outstanding and the number of shares reserved for issuance under warrants and stock options. Accordingly, we have the ability to issue a substantial number of additional shares of common stock in the future, which would dilute the percentage ownership held by existing stockholders.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. If there are more shares of common stock offered for sale than buyers are willing to purchase, then the market price of our common stock may decline to a market price at which buyers are willing to purchase the offered shares of common stock and sellers remain willing to sell the shares.

Our Articles of Incorporation grant our Board the power to issue additional shares of common and preferred stock and to designate additional series of preferred stock, all without stockholder approval.

We are authorized to issue 540,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 40,000,000 shares are authorized as preferred stock. Our Board, without any action by our stockholders, may designate and issue shares of preferred stock in such series as it deems appropriate and establish the rights, preferences and privileges of such shares, including dividends, liquidation and voting rights, provided it is consistent with Nevada law.

The rights of holders of our preferred stock that may be issued could be superior to the rights of holders of our shares of common stock. The designation and issuance of shares of capital stock having preferential rights could adversely affect other rights appurtenant to shares of our common stock. Further, any issuances of additional stock (common or preferred) will dilute the percentage of ownership interest of then-current holders of our capital stock and may dilute our book value per share.

Certain provisions of our corporate governing documents and Nevada law could discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition at a premium price.

Certain provisions of our organizational documents and Nevada law could discourage potential acquisition proposals, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, or limit the price that investors may be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. For example, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws permit us to issue, without any further vote or action by stockholders, up to 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and, with respect to each series, to fix the number of shares constituting the series and the designation of the series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of the series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional, and other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the shares of the series.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research reports about our business, our share price and/or trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will, to some extent, depend on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us from time to time should downgrade our shares or change their opinion of our business prospects, our share price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our company or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We may issue and sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $213,471,838 from time to time. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions, expenses, and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time but will be reported in our periodic reports.

We anticipate using the net proceeds, if any, from the sale of our shares of common stock offered by us to supplement our operating cash flows to fund EV charging station deployment and to finance the costs of acquiring or investing in competitive and complementary businesses, products and technologies as a part of our growth strategy. We currently have no definitive commitments or agreements with respect to any such acquisitions or investments.

We also plan to use any remaining proceeds we receive for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Other corporate purposes include amounts required to pay for continuing product development expenses, salaries, professional fees, public reporting costs, office-related expenses and other corporate expenses, including interest and overhead.

Pending use of the proceeds as described above, we intend to invest most of the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities.

The amounts and timing of our use of the net proceeds from this offering, if any, will depend on a number of factors, such as the timing and progress of our EV charging station deployment efforts, the timing and progress of any partnering and collaboration efforts and technological advances. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received by from this offering. Accordingly, our management will have broad discretion in the timing and application of these proceeds.

Any portion of the $213,471,838 included in this prospectus supplement not previously sold or included in an active placement notice pursuant to the Sales Agreement, may be later made available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the accompanying base prospectus, and if no shares have been sold under the Sales Agreement, the full $213,471,838 of shares of common stock may be later made available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the accompanying base prospectus.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions, contractual limitations and other factors that our Board may deem relevant.

DILUTION

If you invest in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering. We calculate net tangible book value per share by dividing the net tangible book value, which is the total tangible assets less total liabilities, by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. Dilution represents the difference between the portion of the amount per share paid by purchasers of shares in this offering and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after giving effect to this offering. Our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2023 was approximately $61.3 million, or $0.96 per share.

After giving effect to the sale of our common stock during the term of the Sales Agreement with the Sales Agents in the aggregate amount of $213,471,838 at an assumed offering price of $2.34 per share, the closing price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on October 27, 2023, and after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, on an as-adjusted basis assuming 63,994,317 outstanding shares of common stock, consisting of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023, our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2023 would have been approximately $270.4 million, or approximately $1.74 per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of approximately $0.78 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of approximately $0.60 per share to new investors.

The following table illustrates this per share dilution based on shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023:

Assumed public offering price per share     $2.34 
Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2023 $0.96    
Increase per share attributable to the offering $0.78     
As adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering     $1.74 
Dilution per share to investors participating in this offering    $0.60 

The above discussion and tables excludes 1,145,914 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, and 946,685 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under our 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan, each as of June 30, 2023.

To the extent that any of these warrants or stock options are exercised, new options are issued under our 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan and subsequently exercised or we issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible and exercisable into shares of common stock in the future, there will be further dilution to investors participating in this offering.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We have entered into a Sales Agreement with the Sales Agents under which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $250,000,000 of our common stock through the Sales Agents, acting as our agents, or directly to the Sales Agents, acting as principals. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued and sold $36,528,162 of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement and the Prior Prospectus Supplement. We are filing this prospectus supplement for the offer and sale, from time to time through the Sales Agents, acting as our agents, or directly to the Sales Agents, acting as principals, of up to the remaining $213,471,838 of shares of our common stock that has not been sold under the Sales Agreement. The Sales Agreement was previously filed with the SEC on a Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The shares of common stock offered hereby will be sold in ordinary brokers’ transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, in block transactions, in negotiated transactions, in any manner permitted by applicable law or as otherwise agreed with the Sales Agents.

Upon delivery of a placement notice, the Sales Agent receiving the notice may offer the common stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement on a daily basis or as otherwise agreed upon by us and the Sales Agent. We will designate the maximum amount of common stock to be sold through the Sales Agent on a daily basis or otherwise determine such maximum amount together with the Sales Agent. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, the Sales Agents will use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell on our behalf all of the shares of common stock requested to be sold by us. We may instruct a Sales Agent not to sell common stock if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated by us in any such instruction. We or the Sales Agent may suspend the offering of the common stock being made through the Sales Agent under the Sales Agreement at any time.

We will pay each of the Sales Agents a total commission, for its services in acting as agent in the sale of our common stock up to 3% of the gross sales price per share of all shares sold through it as Sales Agent under the Sales Agreement. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. In addition, we have agreed to reimburse the Sales Agents for the fees and disbursements of their counsel, payable upon execution of the Sales Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, in addition to certain ongoing disbursements of their legal counsel. We estimate that the total expenses of the offering payable by us, excluding commissions payable to the Sales Agents under the Sales Agreement, will be approximately $300,000.

Settlement for sales of common stock will occur on the second business day following the date on which any sales are made, or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and the Sales Agent in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. Sales of our common stock as contemplated in this prospectus supplement will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and the Sales Agent may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

The Sales Agents are not required to sell any specific amount of securities, but will act as our sales agents using commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with their sales and trading practices under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sales Agreement. In connection with the sales of the common stock on our behalf, the Sales Agents may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation to them will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed in the Sales Agreement to provide indemnification and contribution to the Sales Agents with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The offering of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate automatically upon the sale of all shares of our common stock subject to the Sales Agreement or as otherwise permitted therein. We or the Sales Agents may terminate the Sales Agreement at any time upon written notice to the other party.

Any portion of the $213,471,838 included in this prospectus supplement not previously sold or included in an active placement notice pursuant to the Sales Agreement, may be later made available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the accompanying base prospectus, and if no shares have been sold under the Sales Agreement, the full $213,471,838 of securities may be later made available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the accompanying base prospectus.

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “BLNK.” The transfer agent for our common stock is Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC.

The Sales Agents and/or their respective affiliates have in the past and may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking, financial advisory and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they have received and may in the future receive customary fees. In the course of their business, the Sales Agents may actively trade our securities for their own account or for the accounts of customers, and, accordingly, the Sales Agents may at any time hold long or short positions in such securities. The Sales Agents and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by the Sales Agents, who may distribute this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus electronically.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description is a summary of the terms of our common stock, which is registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. The following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Articles of Incorporation, and Bylaws, each of which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and certain applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

General

Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of October 27, 2023, 67,261,498 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.

Dividend Rights. Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of our common stock may, pursuant to Article VI of our Bylaws, receive dividends out of funds legally available if our board, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our board may determine. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not contemplate doing so in the foreseeable future.

Voting Rights. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.350, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. We have not provided for cumulative voting for the election of directors in our Articles of Incorporation.

No Preemptive or Similar Rights. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.267, our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Right to Receive Liquidation Distribution. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.565 to 78.620, if we become subject to a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributable among the holders of our common stock and our participating preferred stock outstanding at that time, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Fully Paid and Non-Assessable. In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.195 and 78.211 and the assessment of our Board, all of the outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

Nasdaq Capital Market. Our shares of common stock are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BLNK.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey.

Blank Check Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Pursuant to our Articles of Incorporation, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) is authorized to authorize and issue preferred stock and to fix the designations, preferences and rights of the preferred stock pursuant to a board resolution. Our Board may designate the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights, liquidation preference, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of any series.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Nevada Law and Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

Provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions, summarized below, would be expected to discourage certain types of takeover practices and takeover bids our Board may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us will outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Blank Check Preferred. Our Articles of Incorporation permit our Board to issue preferred stock with voting, conversion and exchange rights that could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our common stockholders. The issuance of our preferred stock could delay or prevent a change of control of our company.

Board Vacancies to be filled by Remaining Directors. Our Bylaws provide that casual vacancies on the Board may be filled by the remaining directors then in office.

Removal of Directors by Stockholders. Our Bylaws and the Nevada Revised Statutes provide that directors may be removed with or without cause at any time by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.

Stockholder Action. Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board or such person or persons authorized by the Board.

Amendments to our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, our Articles of Incorporation may not be amended by stockholder action alone. Amendments to our Articles of Incorporation require a board resolution approved by the majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote. Our Bylaws may only be amended by a majority vote of the stockholders at any annual meeting or special meeting called for that purpose. Subject to the right of stockholders as described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Board has the power to make, adopt, alter, amend and repeal, from time to time, our Bylaws.

Nevada Anti-Takeover Statute. We may be subject to Nevada’s Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute (Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.411 to 78.444) which prohibits an “interested stockholder” from entering into a “combination” with the corporation, unless certain conditions are met. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns (or within the prior two years, did beneficially own) 10% or more of the corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote.

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

The Nevada Revised Statutes limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors. Our Bylaws include provisions that require the company to indemnify our directors or officers against monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of our company. We are also expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect our directors, officers, employees and agents for certain liabilities. Our Articles of Incorporation do not contain any limiting language regarding director immunity from liability.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions under Nevada Revised Statutes and in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. However, these provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s fiduciary duties. Moreover, the provisions do not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuance without stockholder approval, except as may be required under the listing rules of any stock exchange on which our common stock is then listed. We may use additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

LEGAL MATTERS

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the issuance of the common stock offered by this prospectus supplement as our counsel. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the Sales Agents by Latham & Watkins LLP.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Blink Charging Co. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and Blink Charging Co.’s effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Marcum LLP’s report on Blink Charging Co.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 expressed an adverse opinion because of the existence of material weaknesses identified therein. The consolidated financial statements of Blink Charging Co. are incorporated by reference in this registration statement in reliance on the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement, of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus are a part, under the Securities Act, to register the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. However, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus do not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. We encourage you to carefully read the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement.

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us.

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BLNK.” General information about our company, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our website at www.blinkcharging.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. Information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated into this prospectus supplement or other securities filings and is not a part of these filings.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

We “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus supplement the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement and information that we file subsequently with the SEC will automatically update this prospectus supplement. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after initial filing of the registration statement that contains the prospectus and prior to the time that we sell all the securities offered by this prospectus supplement (in each case, except for the information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A):

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2023, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 1, 2023;
Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2023, and June 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2023;
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023 (Item 8.01 only), February 7, 2023, April 24, 2023, April 27, 2023, May 5, 2023, June 23, 2023, July 25, 2023, September 1, 2023, and September 15, 2023; and
The description of our common stock contained or incorporated by reference in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on February 7, 2018, including any amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating this description.

You may request a copy of these filings (other than an exhibit to a filing unless that exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into that filing) at no cost, by writing to or telephoning us at the following address:

Blink Charging Co.

605 Lincoln Road, 5th Floor

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

(305) 521-0200

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Up to $213,471,838

Common Stock

 

Blink Charging Co.

 

$100,000,000

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Warrants

Rights

 

UnitsProspectus Supplement

 

 

 

ProspectusBarclays

BofA Securities

HSBC

ThinkEquity

H.C. Wainwright & Co.

Roth Capital Partners

 

___________, 2019             , 2023

 

 
 

 

PART II

 

Information Not Required In Prospectus

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and DistributionDistribution.

 

The following is a statement of the estimated expenses, in connection withto be paid solely by the registrant, of the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered are set forth in the following table (all amounts except the registration fee are estimated)hereby (the selling stockholders will not be responsible for any such expenses):

 

SEC registration fee $12,120  $59,040 
Legal fees and expenses *  12,000 
Accounting fees and expenses *  2,500 
Printing fees and expenses *  1,500 
Legal fees and expenses (1)
Accounting fees and expenses (1)
Printing fees and expenses (1)
Transfer agent fees and expenses  1,000  (1)
Miscellaneous expenses  880   (1)
Total expenses $30,000  $(1)

 

*Does not include expenses in connection with preparing prospectus supplements(1)These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and offering securities pursuant thereto.the number of issuances and, accordingly, cannot be estimated at this time.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and OfficersOfficers.

 

Nevada Corporate Law

The Nevada Revised Statutes limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors. Our bylaws include provisions that require the company to indemnify our directors or officers against monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of our company. We are also expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect our directors, officers, employees and agents for certain liabilities. Our articles of incorporation do not contain any limiting language regarding director immunity from liability.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions under Nevada Revised Statutes and our bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. However, these provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s fiduciary duties. Moreover, the provisions do not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

Indemnification Agreements

We have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in our bylaws. These agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of our directors and executive officers for certain expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts, among others, incurred by such person in any action or proceeding arising out of such person’s services as a director or executive officer in any capacity. We believe that these provisions in our bylaws and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers.

 

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The above description of the indemnification provisions of our bylaws and our indemnification agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to these documents, each of which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this prospectus.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our Companycompany pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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Item 16. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
1.11.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
1.2Sales Agreement, dated September 2, 2022, between Blink Charging Co. and the Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on September 2, 2022).
   
3.1 Articles of Incorporation, as amended most recently on August 17, 2017.(1)2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Registrant on April 17, 2018).
   
3.2 Bylaws, as amended most recently on January 29, 2018.(1)2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Registrant on April 17, 2018).
4.1*Form of Common Stock Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.
4.2*Form of Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.
4.3*Form of Debt Securities Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.
4.4^Form of Senior Indenture between the Registrant and one or more trustees to be named.
   
3.34.5^ CertificateForm of Designations for Series D Preferred Stock.(2)Subordinated Debt Indenture between the Registrant and one or more trustees to be named.
   
4.14.6* Warrant Agency Agreement by and between the Company and Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC and formForm of Warrant Certificate for Registered Offering.(2)Senior Note.
   
4.24.7* Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated April 9, 2018.(3)Subordinated Note.
4.8*Form of Rights Agreement and Rights Certificate.
4.9*Form of Unit Agreement.
   
5.1** Opinion of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.LLP relating to the base prospectus.
   
12.15.2** ComputationOpinion of Ratio/Deficiency of EarningsOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP relating to Fixed Charges.*the at-the-market offering prospectus supplement.
   
23.123.1** Consent of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
   
23.2** Consent of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2).
23.3**Consent of Marcum LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
   
24.124.1^ Power of Attorney (included on signature page of the Registration Statement).
25.1***Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee.
107^Filing Fee Table.

 

*To the extent required, to be filed with a current report on Form 8-K or a post-effectiveeither by an amendment to the registration statement.Registration Statement or as an exhibit to a report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
**Filed herewith.
(1)***IncorporatedTo be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and incorporated herein by reference from Form 10-K filed on April 17, 2018.reference.
(2)^Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2018.
(3)Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2018.

Previously Filed.

 

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Item 17. UndertakingsUndertakings.

 

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 II-2(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
 
(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the CommissionSEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i)Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii)Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(i) If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

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(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

(ii) If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrantregistrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrantregistrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrantregistrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrantregistrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

 II-3(i)Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
 
(ii)Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii)The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv)Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’sregistrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(7) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrantregistrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, described in Item 15 above, or otherwise, the Registrantregistrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrantregistrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrantregistrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrantregistrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrantregistrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Miami Beach, Florida, on August 30, 2019.

October 31, 2023.

 

 BLINK CHARGING CO.
   
 By:/s/ Michael D. FarkasBrendan S. Jones
  

Michael D. Farkas

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

Brendan S. Jones
  
By:/s/ Jonathan New

Jonathan New

President and Chief FinancialExecutive Officer

(principal financial and accounting (principal executive officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael D. Farkas and Jonathan New, and each or either of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments including pre- and post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statementregistration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature Title Date
/s/ Michael D. FarkasBrendan S. Jones Chairman of the BoardPresident and Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) August 30, 2019October 31, 2023
Michael D. FarkasBrendan S. Jones (principal executive officer)  
     
/s/ Jonathan NewMichael P. Rama Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) August 30, 2019October 31, 2023
Jonathan NewMichael P. Rama accounting officer)  
     
/s/ James Christodoulou* President, Chief Operating Officer and DirectorChairman August 30, 2019October 31, 2023
James ChristodoulouRitsaart J.M. van Montfrans    
     
/s/ Donald Engel* Director August 30, 2019October 31, 2023
Donald EngelAviv Hillo    
     
/s/ Grant Fitz* Director August 30, 2019October 31, 2023
Grant E. FitzJack Levine    
     
/s/Robert C. Schweitzer* Director August 30, 2019October 31, 2023
Robert C. SchweitzerKristina A. Peterson
*DirectorOctober 31, 2023
Mahidhar Reddy
*DirectorOctober 31, 2023
Cedric L. Richmond    

 

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/s/ Michael P. Rama

Name: Michael P. Rama
Title:Attorney-in-Fact 

 

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