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Microvision, Inc. (MVIS)

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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) February 28, 2023

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.)

18390 NE 68^th^ Street

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)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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 February 28, 2023, MicroVision, Inc. issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2022 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 February 28, 2023
104 Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are 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: February 28, 2023

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

MicroVision Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

REDMOND, WA / ACCESSWIRE / February 28, 2023 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in MEMS-based solid-state automotive lidar and ADAS solutions, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results.

“2022 was a transformational year for MicroVision. We announced the joining of forces with Ibeo Automotive which closed in January 2023 and uniquely positions us in the market.” said Sumit Sharma, MicroVision’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our expanded product portfolio now includes the dynamic view MEMS-based scanning lidar for long-range highway pilot, flash-based short-range lidar for automotive and non-automotive applications, and a validation software suite for OEMs and Tier 1s.”

Buoyed by actions taken in the fourth quarter, the Company is now the only lidar company in the market able to offer hardware and software solutions ready to deliver to the ADAS market; sensors for non-automotive markets including industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure; and a software suite for automotive customers in their ADAS validation work.

“MicroVision continues to strategically deploy capital, emerging as one of the strongest lidar companies on the market,” continued Sharma. “I am pleased with how quickly our engineering teams from the U.S. and Germany came together to integrate MAVIN^TM^ DR with mature perception software. This early demonstration of synergies, combining MAVIN with perception, advances our positioning in existing RFIs and RFQs as well as others that are expected this year and beyond from several OEMs across the globe. We expect to accelerate our 2023 revenue in the range of $10-15 million from our expanded product suite. Our very competitive cost structure combined with our superior design and technology positions us well relative to our peers.”

Key Financial Highlights for Q4 and Full Year 2022

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $0, compared to $0.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. As<br>stated in prior quarters, the revenue was recognized against cash that had been received in an earlier period.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $13.5 million, or $0.08 per share, which includes<br>$3.5 million of non-cash, share-based compensation expense, compared to a net loss of $12.6 million, or $0.08 per share, which includes $2.9 million of<br>non-cash, share-based compensation expense, for the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2022 was a $9.7 million loss, compared to a $9.3 million loss<br>for the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Cash used in operations in the fourth quarter of 2022 remained flat at $8.4 million, compared to cash used<br>in operations in the fourth quarter of 2021 of $8.2 million.
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The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with $82.7 million in cash and cash equivalents including<br>investment securities, compared to $115.4 million at December 31, 2021.
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Conference Call and Webcast: Q4 and Full Year 2022 Results

MicroVision will host a conference call and webcast, consisting of prepared remarks by management, a slide presentation, and a question-and-answer session at 2:00 PM PT/5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 to discuss the financial results and provide a business update. Analysts and investors may pose questions to management during the live webcast on February 28, 2023.

The live webcast and slide presentation can be accessed on the Company’s Investor Relations website under the Events tab at https://ir.microvision.com/events. The webcast will be archived on the website for future viewing.

About MicroVision

With over 350 employees and offices in Redmond, Detroit, Hamburg, and Nürnberg, 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 today to develop automotive lidar sensors and provide solutions for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), leveraging its experience building 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 www.facebook.com/microvisioninc, follow MicroVision on Twitter at @MicroVision, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/microvision/.

MicroVision and MAVIN are trademarks 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.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release, including the Company’s plans regarding benefits of the acquisition, market position, product portfolio, product capabilities, and expected revenue, expenses and cash usage 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.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 20,536 $ 82,647
Investment securities,<br>available-for-sale 62,173 32,720
Inventory 1,861 1,780
Advance to IBEO 4,132
Other current assets 2,306 2,283
Total current assets 91,008 119,430
Property and equipment, net 6,830 3,026
Operating lease<br>right-of-use asset 14,579 5,577
Restricted cash 1,418 1,092
Intangible assets, net 75 115
Other assets 1,086 985
Total assets $ 114,996 $ 130,225
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 2,061 $ 3,584
Accrued liabilities 2,058 1,170
Contract liabilities 4,601 5,265
Other current liabilities 839 1,181
Current portion of long-term debt 392
Current portion of operating lease liability 1,846 849
Current portion of finance lease obligations 21 21
Total current liabilities 11,426 12,462
Operating lease liability, net of current portion 13,829 4,983
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion 26
Total liabilities 25,255 17,471
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock at par value 171 164
Additional paid-in capital 772,221 742,042
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (127 ) (19 )
Accumulated deficit (682,524 ) (629,433 )
Total shareholders’ equity 89,741 112,754
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 114,996 $ 130,225

MicroVision, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended December 31, Twelve months ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Product revenue $ $ $ $
License and royalty revenue 557 664 2,500
Total revenue 557 664 2,500
Cost of product revenue 33 48 100 2
Total cost of revenue 33 48 100 2
Gross margin (33 ) 509 564 2,498
Research and development expense 7,585 6,482 30,413 24,111
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense 6,377 6,648 24,041 22,256
Total operating expenses 13,962 13,130 54,454 46,367
Loss from operations (13,995 ) (12,621 ) (53,890 ) (43,869 )
Gain on debt extinguishment 692
Other income (expense), net 520 (4 ) 799 (23 )
Net income (loss) $ (13,475 ) $ (12,625 ) $ (53,091 ) $ (43,200 )
Net income (loss) per share—basic and diluted $ (0.08 ) $ (0.08 ) $ (0.32 ) $ (0.27 )
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic and diluted 168,308 164,220 165,958 160,662

MicroVision, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Twelve months ended December 31,
2022 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss $ (53,091 ) $ (43,200 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:
Depreciation and amortization 2,246 1,464
Impairment of property and equipment 64 882
Share-based compensation expense 15,461 15,284
Non-cash interest expense (10 )
Inventory write-downs 87 48
Net accretion of premium on short-term investments 21 86
Gain on debt extinguishment (692 )
Change in
Inventory (168 ) (1,828 )
Other current and non-current assets (217 ) (2,552 )
Accounts payable (1,737 ) 2,520
Accrued liabilities 888 675
Contract liabilities and other current liabilities (293 ) (1,319 )
Operating lease liabilities (1,280 ) (762 )
Net cash used in operating activities (38,019 ) (29,404 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Sales of investment securities 60,576
Purchases of investment securities (90,158 ) (32,825 )
Advance to IBEO (4,132 )
Purchases of property and equipment (4,359 ) (2,493 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (38,073 ) (35,318 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Principal payments under finance leases (26 ) (28 )
Principal payments under long-term debt (392 ) (488 )
Payments received on subscriptions receivable 6,135
Proceeds from stock option exercises 726 2,654
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 13,999 122,891
Net cash provided by financing activities 14,307 131,164
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (61,785 ) 66,442
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 83,739 17,297
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 21,954 $ 83,739

MicroVision, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Measure

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended December 31, Twelve months ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
GAAP net loss $ (13,475 ) $ (12,625 ) $ (53,091 ) $ (43,200 )
Add Interest (net) (554 ) (2 ) (954 ) 7
Add Income taxes
Add Depreciation & amorization 821 424 2,246 1,464
Add Share-based compensation expense 3,526 2,939 15,461 15,284
Adjusted EBITDA $ (9,682 ) $ (9,264 ) $ (36,338 ) $ (26,445 )

Investor Relations Contact

Jeff Christensen

Darrow Associates Investor Relations

MVIS@darrowir.com

Media Contact

Robyn Komachi

Marketing@MicroVision.com

SOURCE: MicroVision, Inc.