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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 06, 2022

 

 

Giga-tronics Incorporated

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

California

001-14605

94-2656341

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

5990 Gleason Drive

 

Dublin, California

 

94568

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (925) 328-4650

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, No par value

 

GIGA

 

OTCQB Market

Preferred Share Purchase Rights

 

N/A

 

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 6, 2022, Giga-tronics Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Rights Agreement dated October 12, 2020 with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The Amendment accelerates the expiration of the rights from October 22, 2025 to September 7, 2022. At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement on September 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, all rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement will expire. A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this report and is incorporated hereto.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

Number

Description

4.1

Rights Agreement between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC dated as of October 12, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 13, 2020).

4.2

Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 6, 2022 between Giga-tronics Incorporated and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 7, 2022

By:

/s/ LUTZ P. HENCKELS

 

 

 

Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer