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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): March
28, 2024
SmartKem, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
000-56181 |
85-1083654 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation) |
(Commission
File
Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
Manchester
Technology Center, Hexagon Tower
Delaunays
Road, Blackley
Manchester,
M9 8GQ U.K.
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
011-44-161-721-1514
(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) |
¨ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR§230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
growth company x
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. |
On
March 28, 2024, SmartKem, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the Company’s financial results for
its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto
and is incorporated by reference herein.
The
information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto 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 such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01. |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
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.
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SMARTKEM, INC. |
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Dated:
March 28, 2024 |
By: |
/s/
Barbra Keck |
|
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Barbra
Keck |
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|
Chief
Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Smartkem Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
Manchester, England – Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Smartkem
(OTCQB: SMTK), the developer of a new class of semiconductor polymer transistors that have the capability of powering the next generation
of displays, today provides a business update and reports financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
Recent Business Highlights
During and since 2023, Smartkem:
| · | Commenced a project with RiTdisplay, with whom it entered into a joint development
agreement in 2021, to develop the world’s first commercially ready active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) display using OTFT technology. This
new project is funded by Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)), as part of the Taiwan-UK Research & Development
Collaboration. |
| · | Entered into a technology collaboration agreement with the Industrial Technology
Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan. |
| · | Began collaborating with FlexiIC to develop low-cost, rapid turnaround custom
circuits using OTFT technology. |
| · | Entered into a joint development agreement with Tianma to develop OTFT biosensors. |
| · | Joined the Hi-Accµracy
Project to develop active-matrix printed Q-LED displays. |
2023 Financial Highlights:
| · | Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023, were $8.8 million
compared to $4.2 million as of December 31, 2022. |
| · | Operating expenses as of December 31, 2023, were $10.8 million compared
to $10.9 million as of December 31, 2022. |
| · | Revenues were $27.0 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023,
compared to $40.0 thousand for the same period of 2022. |
| · | In June 2023, Smartkem completed a private placement of its preferred stock
and warrants resulting in net proceeds of $12.4 million with an additional $1.8 million related to the issuance of warrants. Smartkem
incurred $1.5 million in issuance costs in connection with this private placement. |
2023 Results:
Smartkem’s loss before income taxes was $8.5 million and $11.5
million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, its accumulated deficit
was $95.1 million. Substantially all operating losses have resulted from expenses incurred in connection with research and development
activities and from general and administrative costs associated with our operations.
Research and development expense, which represents 51.3% and 53.4%
of total operating expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, decreased by $0.2 million
to $5.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $5.8 million for the same period of 2022. The decrease is
mainly due to lower personnel costs related to reductions in force effected in December 2022 and September 2023 and lower technical research
and development costs, including consulting, testing and lab supplies.
Smartkem Ltd Manchester Technology Center, Hexagon Tower, Delaunays Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8GQ UK +44 (0) 161 721 1514 enquiries@smartkem.com |
Selling, general and administrative expense, which represents 47.9%
and 46.6% of total operating expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, increased by $0.1
million to $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $5.1 million for the same period of 2022. There was an increase
in personnel costs due to severance costs and the accrual of bonus payments in 2023. This was offset by a reduction in investor relations
cost and other professional service fees.
Operating expenses decreased by $0.1 million to $10.8 million for the
year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $10.9 million for the comparable period of 2022.
The loss before income taxes was $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023,
a decrease of $3.0 million, compared to a loss before income taxes of $11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease
in the 2023 period was attributable to increases in gains on foreign currency transactions and lower operating expenses as described in
the preceding paragraphs.
Revenues were $27.0 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023,
compared to $40.0 thousand for the same period of 2022. Cost of revenue was $23.0 thousand for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023,
compared to $33.0 thousand for the same period of 2022. The decrease is mainly the results of less unit sales in 2023 compared to 2022,
reflecting the largely one-off nature of these sales, consistent with our current stage of commercialization.
Net cash flows provided by financing activities was $12.7 million for
the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $10.9
million.
CEO Outlook Commentary:
Smartkem Chairman and CEO, Ian Jenks, comments,
“2023 was an important year for Smartkem as we sought additional
funding via a private placement for net proceeds of $12.4 million. We also effected a reverse stock split of 1:35 in order to advance
our steps to uplist to a national stock exchange.”
“In the last quarter of 2023 we accelerated our efforts to secure
strategic collaborations with partners to deliver against our commercialization strategy, involving continuous improvement of our proprietary
materials, the development of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, and access to foundry services. We believe that our technology
collaboration agreement with ITRI will be pivotal in enabling product prototyping on ITRI’s Gen2.5 line, advancing our roadmap to
mass commercialization of a product using Smartkem’s technology.”
“As we continue at pace into 2024, Smartkem intends to increase
its marketing efforts with exhibitions and keynote presentations at major technology conferences including Touch Taiwan, Display Week
and TechBlick. We anticipate further announcements of collaborations with existing and new partners, an increase in revenue from the sale
of our single layer materials, and we anticipate that we will announce the first commercially ready product using our technology.”
Smartkem’s OTCQB information can be found on the OTC Markets
website: www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SMTK/overview
About Smartkem
Smartkem is seeking to reshape the world of electronics with its disruptive
organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) that have the potential to drive the next generation of displays. Smartkem’s patented TRUFLEX®
semiconductor and dielectric inks, or liquid electronic polymers, can be used to make a new type of transistor that has the potential
to revolutionize the display industry. Smartkem’s inks enable low temperature printing processes that are compatible with existing
manufacturing infrastructure to deliver low-cost displays that outperform existing models. The company’s electronic polymer platform
can be used in a number of display technologies including microLED, miniLED and AMOLED displays for next generation televisions, laptops,
augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets, smartwatches and smartphones.
Smartkem Ltd Manchester Technology Center, Hexagon Tower, Delaunays Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8GQ UK +44 (0) 161 721 1514 enquiries@smartkem.com |
Smartkem develops its materials at its research and development facility
in Manchester, UK and its semiconductor manufacturing processes at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) at Sedgefield, UK, It has a
field application office in Taiwan. The company has an extensive IP portfolio including 125 granted patents across 19 patent families
and 40 codified trade secrets. For more information, visit: www.smartkem.com and follow us on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/smartkem-limited
and Twitter @SmartkemOTFT.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-looking
statements, including, among other things, statements relating to the Smartkem’s expectations regarding its market position and
market opportunity, expectations and plans as to its product development, manufacturing and sales, and relations with its partners and
investors. These statements are not historical facts but rather are based on Smartkem Inc.’s current expectations, estimates, and
projections regarding its business, operations and other similar or related factors. Words such as “may,” will,” “could,”
“would,” “should,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,”
“expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,”
and other similar or elated expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements
contain these words. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and assumptions that are difficult or impossible to predict and, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control. Actual results may
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the Company’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update information in this release
to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available.
Contact Details:
Barbra Keck, Chief Technology Officer, Smartkem
b.keck@smartkem.com
Selena Kirkwood, Head of Communications, Smartkem
s.kirkwood@smartkem.com
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