6-K 1 form6k-privateplacementsep.htm 6-K SEPT PRIVATE PLACEMENT Document





UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K


Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October 2023


Commission File Number: 001-35135


Sequans Communications S.A.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

15-55 boulevard Charles de Gaulle
92700 Colombes, France
Telephone : +33 1 70 72 16 00
(Address of Principal Executive Office)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F R Form 40-F £
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Yes £ NoR
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
 
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.  

The information in this report furnished on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into each of the following Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the registrant: Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-187611, 333-194903, 333-203539, 333-211011, 333-214444, 333-215911, 333-219430, 333-226458, 333-233473, 333-239968, 333-259914 and 333-266481) and Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-250122, 333-255865 and 333-271884).








EXPLANATORY NOTE


On September 26, 2023, Sequans Communications S.A. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with 272 Capital Master Fund, LTD, a fund affiliated with Wes Cummins, a director of the Company, to issue an aggregate of 2,120,141 American Depositary Shares at a price of $2.83 per ADS for a total capital increase of $5,999,999. The pricing, which reflects the New York Stock Exchange minimum price rule for private placements with insiders or greater than 5% shareholders, was equal to the closing price on September 25, 2023. The private placement closed on September 29, 2023. The proceeds of the private placement will be used to partially fund operations.



















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.

     
 
SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: October 2, 2023By:   /s/ Deborah Choate 
  Deborah Choate  
  Chief Financial Officer