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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

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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2021

 

BROADWIND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34278

 

88-0409160

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

3240 South Central Avenue, Cicero, Illinois 60804

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (708) 780-4800

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.001 par value

BWEN

The NASDAQ Capital Market

 

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 ☐

 

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 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Equity Distribution Agreement

 

On March 9, 2021, Broadwind, Inc. (“Broadwind” or the “Company”), entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (the “Manager”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company may sell from time to time through the Manager shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), with an aggregate sales price of up to $10.0 million (the “Shares”).

 

Any sales of Shares pursuant to the Agreement will be made under the Company’s effective “shelf” registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-248107), including the related prospectus, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2020 and declared effective on October 13, 2020, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated March 9, 2021.

 

Under the Agreement, the Company may sell Shares through the Manager by any method permitted by law that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Sales of the Shares, if any, may be made at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, subject to such other terms as may be agreed upon at the time of sale, including a minimum sales price that may be stipulated by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company or the Manager, under certain circumstances and upon notice to the other, may suspend the offering of the Shares under the Agreement. The offering of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement will terminate upon the sale of Shares in an aggregate offering amount equal to $10.0 million, or sooner if either the Company or the Manager terminates the Agreement pursuant to its terms.

 

The Company will pay a commission to the Manager of 2.75% of the gross offering proceeds of the Shares sold pursuant to the Agreement and will pay the Manager all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under the Agreement. The Company has also provided the Manager with customary indemnification rights. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of Shares under the Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Agreement is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

 

A copy of the opinion of Thompson Coburn LLP relating to the legality of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

 

The above disclosure shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

 

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

 

Description

1.1

 

Equity Distribution Agreement, dated March 9, 2021, by and between the Company and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Thompson Coburn LLP

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Thompson Coburn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

BROADWIND, INC.

 

 

March 9, 2021

By:

/s/ Eric B. Blashford

Eric B. Blashford

 

 

 

President, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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