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Microvision, Inc. (MVIS)

8-K 2021-10-28 For: 2021-10-28
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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

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) October 28, 2021

MicroVision, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-34170 91-1600822
(State or other jurisdiction<br> <br>of incorporation) (Commission<br> <br>File Number) (I.R.S. Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)

6244 185^th^ Avenue NE, Suite 100

Redmond, Washington 98052

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(425) 936-6847

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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

Title of each class Trading<br> <br>symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br> <br>on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share MVIS The NASDAQ Stock 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On October 28, 2021, MicroVision, Inc. issued a press release announcing its Third Quarter 2021 results. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, the attached exhibit is deemed to have been furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC.

Exhibit<br>No. Description
99.1 Press Release of MicroVision, Inc. dated October 28, 2021.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

MICROVISION, INC.
By: /s/ Drew G. Markham
Drew G. Markham
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: October 28, 2021

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

MicroVision Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results

REDMOND, Wash., October 28, 2021 — MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in MEMS based solid state automotive lidar and micro-display technology for augmented reality, today announced its third quarter 2021 results.

Revenue for the third quarter of 2021 was $0.7 million, compared to $0.6 million for the third quarter of 2020. MicroVision’s net loss for the third quarter of 2021 was $9.4 million, or $0.06 per share, which includes $2.8 million of non-cash, share-based compensation expense, compared to a net loss of $2.8 million, or $0.02 per share, which includes $0.5 million of non-cash, share-based compensation expense, for the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2021 was negative $6.2 million, compared to negative $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2020.

Cash used in operations in the third quarter of 2021 was $10.0 million, compared to cash used in operations in the third quarter of 2020 of $3.5 million. The Company ended the third quarter of 2021 with $125.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $16.9 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020.

“Following our participation in the IAA Mobility Show in Munich, Germany last month, I remain confident that we are on the right path,” said Sumit Sharma, MicroVision’s Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve received very encouraging feedback from potential customers citing, in particular, the low cost and compact size of our automotive lidar sensor, the maturity of MicroVision’s core technology, and our software capabilities, leading to a number of requests for additional information and proposals from OEMs. With this positive response, combined with our healthy balance sheet and talented team, I remain bullish on MicroVision’s ability to succeed in the evolving ADAS and autonomous driving market.”

Financial Results Webcast

MicroVision will host a webcast which will start at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, October 28, 2021. The webcast can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of MicroVision’s website on the Investor Relations Events Calendar page at https://ir.microvision.com/news-events/ir-calendar/detail/9875/q3-2021-financial-and-operating-results-call . Investors may submit questions for management in advance to IR@MicroVision.com or beginning 10 minutes before or during the live webcast on October 28, 2021, from the webcast link. The webcast will be available for rebroadcast from the Investor Relations section of MicroVision’s website on the Investor Relations Calendar page.

About MicroVision

MicroVision is a pioneering company in MEMS based laser beam scanning technology that integrates MEMS, lasers, optics, hardware, algorithms and machine learning software into its proprietary technology to address existing and emerging markets. The Company’s integrated approach uses its proprietary technology to provide solutions for automotive lidar sensors, augmented reality micro-display engines, interactive display modules and consumer lidar modules.

For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.microvision.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/microvisioninc or follow MicroVision on Twitter at @MicroVision.

MicroVision is a trademark of MicroVision, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Non-GAAP information

To supplement MicroVision’s condensed financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company presents investors with the non-GAAP financial measure “adjusted EBITDA.” Adjusted EBITDA consists of GAAP net income (loss) excluding the impact of the following: interest income and interest expense; income tax expense; depreciation and amortization; and share-based compensation.

MicroVision believes that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends, provides consistency and comparability with MicroVision’s past financial reports, and facilitates comparisons with other companies in the Company’s industry, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. Internally, management uses this non-GAAP measure when evaluating operating performance because the exclusion of the items described above provides an additional useful measure of the Company’s operating results and facilitates comparisons of the Company’s core operating performance against prior periods and its business objectives. Externally, the Company believes that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in their assessment of MicroVision’s operating performance and the valuation of the Company.

Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of MicroVision’s business as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company expects to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from its non-GAAP financial measure should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent. The Company compensates for limitations of the measure by prominently disclosing GAAP net income (loss), which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and providing investors with a reconciliation from GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA.

MicroVision has included a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA for the relevant periods in the financial tables of its earnings press release, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release, including the Company’s plans for product sales, progress on development, ability to meet and exceed customer expectations, cost effectiveness and statements using words such as “expect” “will” and “believe” are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements include the risk its ability to operate with limited cash or to raise additional capital when needed; market acceptance of its technologies and products or for products incorporating its technologies; the failure of its commercial partners to perform as expected under its agreements, including from the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus); its financial and technical resources relative to those of its competitors; its ability to keep up with rapid technological change; government regulation of its technologies; its ability to enforce its intellectual property rights and protect its proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain customers and develop partnership opportunities; the timing of commercial product launches and delays in product development; the ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products; dependence on third parties to develop, manufacture, sell and market its products; potential product liability claims; its ability to maintain its listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the general or specific factors that may affect the Company. It should be recognized that other factors, including general economic factors and business strategies, may be significant, now or in the future, and the factors set forth in this release may affect the Company to a greater extent than indicated. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in circumstances or any other reason.

MicroVision, Inc.
Balance Sheet
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
September 30, December 31,
2021 2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 125,135 $ 16,862
Inventory 1,182
Other current assets 2,780 698
Total current assets 129,097 17,560
Property and equipment, net 2,780 1,883
Operating lease<br>right-of-use asset 652 946
Restricted cash 435 435
Intangible assets, net 127 164
Other assets 974 18
Total assets $ 134,065 $ 21,006
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,394 $ 630
Accrued liabilities 885 495
Contract liabilities 5,822 7,765
Other current liabilities 1,884
Current portion of long-term debt 685 431
Current portion of operating lease liability 691 676
Current portion of finance lease obligations 23 31
Total current liabilities 11,384 10,028
Long term debt, net of current portion 1,151
Operating lease liability, net of current portion 307 774
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion 27 44
Total liabilities 11,718 11,997
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock at par value 164 153
Additional paid-in capital 738,991 601,224
Subscriptions receivable (6,135 )
Accumulated deficit (616,808 ) (586,233 )
Total shareholders’ equity 122,347 9,009
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 134,065 $ 21,006

MicroVision, Inc.

Statement of Operations

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Product revenue $ $ 100 $ $ 1,347
License and royalty revenue 718 539 1,943 1,323
Contract revenue 25
Total revenue 718 639 1,943 2,695
Cost of product revenue (10 ) (46 ) 1,394
Cost of contract revenue 4
Total cost of revenue (10 ) (46 ) 1,398
Gross margin 728 639 1,989 1,297
Research and development expense 5,791 1,972 17,629 7,262
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense 5,006 1,485 15,608 4,536
Gain on disposal of fixed assets (450 )
Total operating expenses 10,797 3,457 33,237 11,348
Loss from operations (10,069 ) (2,818 ) (31,248 ) (10,051 )
Gain on debt extinguishment 692 692
Other expense, net (5 ) (8 ) (19 ) (13 )
Net loss $ (9,382 ) $ (2,826 ) $ (30,575 ) $ (10,064 )
Net loss per share—basic and diluted $ (0.06 ) $ (0.02 ) $ (0.19 ) $ (0.07 )
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic and diluted 163,985 143,685 159,452 137,027

MicroVision, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Measure

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

(Unaudited) ****

Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
GAAP net loss $ (9,382 ) $ (2,826 ) $ (30,575 ) $ (10,064 )
Add Interest (net) (1 ) 4 8 10
Add Income taxes
Add Depreciation & amorization 375 238 1,040 726
Add Share-based compensation expense 2,810 450 12,345 839
Adjusted EBITDA $ (6,198 ) $ (2,134 ) $ (17,182 ) $ (8,489 )

Investor Relations Contact

David H. Allen

Darrow Associates, Inc.

408.427.4463

dallen@darrowir.com