| Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 2, 2025, Markforged Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release relating to a complaint filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery in connection with its pending merger with Nano Dimension Ltd. (“Nano”) in which the Company is named as a defendant. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this communication about the Company’s future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to the pending litigation against the Company and Nano, the proposed transaction between the Company and Nano, the ability of the Company and Nano to complete the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company, Nano and Nano US II, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nano (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), including the parties’ ability to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Merger contemplated thereby and the other conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals by applicable governmental authorities, and all other statements other than statements of historical fact that address activities, events or developments that the Company intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management. All statements in this communication, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements that may be identified by the use of the words “outlook,” “guidance,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “should,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “projects,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “plan,” “target,” or the negative of these words or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company’s actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors and risks that may cause the Company’s or Nano’s actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the effect of the announcement of the proposed transaction on the ability of the Company to operate its business and retain and hire key personnel and to maintain favorable business relationships; (iii) the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (v) the satisfaction (or waiver) of closing conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals; (vi) the response of competitors, suppliers and customers to the proposed transaction; (vii) risks associated with the disruption of management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; (viii) significant costs associated with the proposed transaction; (ix) potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction; (x) restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact the Company’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities; and (xi) other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed and described in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by the Company and Nano from time to time, including those under the heading “Risk Factors” in their respective most recently filed reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 20-F, as applicable, and subsequent filings with the SEC.
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