Clean Energy Technologies, Inc 8-K, filed Mar 30, 2020

UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

FORM8-K

CURRENTREPORT

PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2020

CLEANENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

2990Redhill Avenue

CostaMesa, CA 92626

(Address of principal executive offices)

Phone:(949) 273-4990

(Company’s Telephone Number)

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Item8.01 Other Events.

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) will be relying on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Order under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Exchange Act and Certain Rules Thereunder dated March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465) (the “Order”) to delay the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Report”) due to the circumstances related to COVID-19. In particular, COVID-19 has caused severe disruptions in its operations and the operations of its professional advisors. This has, in turn, delayed the Company’s ability to complete the Report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company expects to file the Report no later than May 14, 2020 (which is 45 days from the Report’s original filing deadline of March 30, 2020).

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will be including the following Risk Factor in its Report:

AnOccurrence Of An Uncontrollable Event Such As The COVID-19 Pandemic May Negatively Affect Our Operations.

The occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations. A pandemic typically results in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this may limit access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These factors, in turn, may not only impact our operations, financial condition and demand for our goods and services but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, it may hamper our efforts to comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

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

CleanEnergy Technologies, Inc.