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): May 17, 2021

IDEANOMICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-35561

(Commission File Number)

1441 Broadway, Suite 5116, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

212-206-1216

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

On May 17, 2021, Ideanomics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filings of the Company made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On May 17, 2021, Ideanomics, Inc. (the “Company”) held a conference call to discuss the Company's financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021. A copy of the conference call transcript is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. An archived version of the conference call webcast is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.

Also, a copy of the presentation used for the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished under Item 7.01 and Item 9.01, including Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 hereto, of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filings of the Company made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the transcript is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the transcript includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. While the Company believes its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, these plans, intentions or expectations may not be achieved. The Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For information about the factors that could cause such differences, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, including the information discussed under the captions “Item 1 Business,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, including the information discussed under the captions “Item 1 Financial Statements,” “Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” as well as the Company’s various other filings with the SEC. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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.