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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2023

EXELA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36788

47-1347291

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2701 E. Grauwyler Rd.

Irving, TX

75061

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 935-2832

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
6.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	XELAP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

x	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

¨	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

On May 3, 2023, Exela Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release encouraging its stockholders to vote at the upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on May 4, 2023. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

On May 2 and 3, 2023, the Company issued social media posts in connection with its special meeting of shareholders with the following text:

Facebook and LinkedIn

We need your yes vote! We can't stay on NASDAQ without your support, and there are many more positives to staying listed than being delisted. For many shareholders, they would have received an email from proxyvote.com. If you need any assistance voting please contact XELA@info.morrowsodali.com or your broker directly.

Twitter

We need your yes vote! We can't stay on NASDAQ without your support, and there are many more positives to staying listed than being delisted. If you need any assistance voting please contact XELA@info.morrowsodali.com or your broker directly.

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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: May 3, 2023