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): April 24, 2024

Knightscope, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1070 Terra Bella Avenue

Mountain View, California 94043

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 924-1025

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On April 24, 2024, Knightscope, Inc. (the “Company”) received a delisting determination letter (the “Delisting Determination Letter”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company has not regained compliance with the requirement that the bid price for the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), close above $1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). As previously disclosed, on October 26, 2023, the Company was listed on The Nasdaq Global Market and received written notice (the “Notice”) from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was no longer in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) and had 180 calendar days, or until April 23, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company transferred to The Nasdaq Capital Market effective as of March 4, 2024 and was afforded the remainder of the compliance period to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

As the Company did not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by April 23, 2024, and it was determined that the Company is not eligible for another 180 calendar-day extension because it did not meet the minimum stockholders’ equity initial listing requirements for The Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth under listing Rule 5505(b), the Company received the Delisting Determination Letter.

The Delisting Determination Letter stated that unless the Company requests a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearing Panel (“Panel”) to appeal Nasdaq’s delisting determination by May 1, 2024, trading of the Company’s Class A Common Stock will be suspended at the opening of business on May 3, 2024, and the Company’s Class A Common Stock will be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market.

The Company intends to request a hearing before the Panel at which it will request a suspension of delisting pending its return to compliance. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(a)(1)(B), the Company expects that its hearing request will stay the suspension of trading and delisting of the Company’s Class A Common Stock pending the conclusion of the hearing process. Consequently, the Company expects its Class A Common Stock to remain listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market at least until the Panel renders a decision following the hearing.

The Company intends to provide to the Staff a plan to regain compliance to the Panel, including, subject to approval of the Company’s Board of Directors and its stockholders, implementing a reverse stock split, should it be necessary.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or will otherwise be in compliance with other applicable Nasdaq listing rules, that the Company will be able to successfully implement a reverse stock split if it decides to pursue one, that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for a suspension of delisting on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or that the Company’s appeal of the delisting determination will be successful.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “should,” “may,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “plans,” “proposes” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report include statements regarding its intent and ability to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or will otherwise be in compliance with other applicable Nasdaq listing rules, successfully implement a reverse stock split, or successfully appeal the delisting determination, and regarding the Panel’s grant of the Company’s request for a suspension of delisting on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Although Knightscope believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, including the risk that the Company may not be successful in its appeal to a Panel, the risk that the Company may not otherwise meet the requirements for continued listing under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the risk that Nasdaq may not grant the Company relief from delisting if necessary, and the risk that the Company may not ultimately meet applicable Nasdaq requirements if any such relief is necessary, among other risks, uncertainties, and important factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Knightscope’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are contained, and Knightscope does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.

SIGNATURES

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.