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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 30, 2021 

 

PCTEL, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

000-27115

 

77-0364943

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

471 Brighton Drive,

Bloomingdale, Illinois

 

60108

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (630) 372-6800

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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(b))

 

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

 

PCTI

 

Nasdaq Global Select market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 7.01 Reg FD Disclosure

 

On April 30, 2021, PCTEL, Inc. (“PCTEL”) acquired all the outstanding stock of Smarteq Wireless Aktiebolag, a Swedish company based in Kista, Sweden that designs antennas for specialized industrial IoT and vehicular applications (“Smarteq”), pursuant to a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement between PCTEL and Allgon Aktiebolag, a Swedish company and holder of the outstanding stock of Smarteq (the “Agreement”). Smarteq owns all the outstanding stock of SAS Smarteq France, which engages in sales of Smarteq products. PCTEL paid cash consideration of SEK 56,763,000 at the close of the transaction, all of which was provided from PCTEL’s existing cash.

The press release announcing the purchase of Smarteq is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference hereto.  The Company will discuss the Smarteq acquisition during the earnings conference call on May 6, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished solely pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K.  Consequently, it is not deemed “filed” for the 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.  It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1

 

104

  

Press release dated May 3, 2021 announcing the acquisition of Smarteq Wireless.

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 


 

 

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 3, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCTEL, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Kevin J. McGowan

 

 

Kevin J. McGowan, Chief Financial Officer