UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 30, 2021 (September 28, 2021)
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 000-06890 | 14-1462255 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
325 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, New York | 12205 | |
(Address of registrant's principal executive office) | (Zip code) |
(518) 218-2550
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Preferred Offering Over-Allotment Option Closing
As previously disclosed, on August 23, 2021, Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (the “Company”) issued and sold pursuant to a firm commitment public offering (the “Offering”) 720,000 shares of the Company’s 9.0% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, with a $25.00 liquidation preference per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). In connection with the Offering, the underwriter was provided with a 45-day option and right to purchase up to an additional 108,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Option Shares”), on the same terms as the securities sold in the Offering, including the public offering price of $25.00 per share (the “Over-Allotment Option”).
On September 28, 2021, the Company issued and sold to the underwriter 86,585 Option Shares, pursuant to its partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, resulting in additional aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.16 million, less applicable underwriter discounts and estimated offering expenses. The Company expects the initial dividend with respect to the Option Shares, along with the regular monthly dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock, will be paid on or about October 31, 2021, including for the period from issuance through September 30, 2021, if and when declared by the Board of Directors to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock as of a record date to be determined by the Board of Directors.
On September 28, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the issuance and sale of the Option Shares, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Appointment of Mary O’Reilly as Chief People Officer
On September 29, 2021, EcoChain Inc. (“EcoChain”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, announced the appointment of Mary O’Reilly as Chief People Officer.
Ms. O’Reilly has spent the last 20 years in operations and organizational development roles helping build startups and transform large media organizations. Ms. O’Reilly holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from Antioch University and is pursuing her M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Harvard University.
On September 29, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. O’Reilly as Chief People Officer, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express the Company's intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to the Company's future activities, or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guaranties of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks that may be included in documents that the Company files from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K, except as required by law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1* | Press Release of Mechanical Technology, Incorporated dated September 28, 2021. |
99.2* | Press Release of the Mechanical Technology, Incorporated, dated September 29, 2021 |
*Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 30, 2021 | MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED | ||
By: | /s/ Jessica L. Thomas | ||
Name: Jessica L. Thomas Title: Chief Financial Officer |