Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): March 11, 2022

EXELA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36788

47-1347291

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2701 East Grauwyler Road

Irving, Texas

75061

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(844) 935-2832

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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)

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

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	XELA	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 (§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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Information in Item 8.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 11, 2022, Exela Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Company is making reference to non-GAAP financial information in the press release. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached press release.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws. Words such as “expect” and “intend” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous evolving risks and uncertainties that we may not be able to accurately predict or assess, including those in our risk factors that we identify in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 22, 2021, and any updates thereto in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as the “Risk Factors” section of our prospectus supplements and tender offer documents filed with the SEC. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their date, and we undertake no obligation to update this information.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description

99.1		Press release dated March 11, 2022
104		The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: March 11, 2021