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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): October 4, 2021
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| PureCycle Technologies, Inc. | |
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Delaware | | 001-40234 | | 86-2293091 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5950 Hazeltine National Drive, | Suite 650, | Orlando | | 32822 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 648-3565
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | PCT | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | | PCTTW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and three quarters of one warrant | | PCTTU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Sec.230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Sec.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 8.01 Other Events.
After conducting necessary laboratory testing and reviewing results with our consultants over a number of months, PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") filed for a FDA Letter of No Objection ("LNO") on September 10, 2021, for conditions of use A – H. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) confirmed receipt of the submission on September 13, 2021. The LNO submission also defines the feedstock sources for the Company’s planned commercial recycling process to include curbside post-consumer recycled and food grade post-industrial recycled feedstocks. While PureCycle has reviewed the LNO approach with the FDA, it is possible that the FDA may not agree with our findings and/or take longer to review our request than is customary for these types of submissions.
Forward-Looking Statements
This contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the financial condition, results of operations, earnings outlook and prospects of PCT. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "continue," "could," "may," "might," "possible," "potential," "predict," "should," "would" and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of PCT and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in "Risk Factors," those discussed and identified in public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by PCT and the following: PCT's ability to meet, and to continue to meet, applicable regulatory requirements for the use of PCT's UPRP in food grade applications (both in the United States and abroad); PCT's ability to comply on an ongoing basis with the numerous regulatory requirements applicable to the UPRP and PCT's facilities (both in the United States and abroad); expectations and changes regarding PCT's strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans, expansion plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and PCT's ability to invest in growth initiatives; PCT's ability to scale and build the Ironton, Ohio plant in a timely and cost-effective manner; PCT’s ability to build its first U.S. cluster facility, located in Augusta, Georgia (the “Augusta Facility”), in a timely and cost-effective manner; PCT's ability to maintain exclusivity under the P&G license (as described below); the implementation, market acceptance and success of PCT's business model and growth strategy; the success or profitability of PCT's offtake arrangements; the ability to source feedstock with a high polypropylene content; PCT's future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash; PCT's ability to obtain funding for its operations and future growth; developments and projections relating to PCT's competitors and industry; the outcome of any legal proceedings to which PCT is, or may become a party, including recently filed securities class action cases; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; unexpected costs related to the business combination; geopolitical risk and changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that PCT may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; operational risk; and the risk that the COVID-19 pandemic, including any variants and the efficacy and distribution of vaccines, and local, state, federal and international responses to addressing the pandemic may have an adverse effect on PCT’s business operations, as well as PCT’s financial condition and results of operations.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of PCT prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, PCT undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
101 | XBRL Document |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Brad S. Kalter____________________
Name: Brad S. Kalter
Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date: October 4, 2021