Poet Technologies Inc 6-K, filed Mar 27, 2020
Poet Technologies Inc. (POET)
About this 6-K
Poet Technologies Inc filed this 6-K on March 27, 2020.
UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2020
Commission File Number: 000-55135
POET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
120 Eglinton Avenue East, Ste 1107
Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1E2, Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
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On March 27, 2020, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated March 27, 2020
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| POET TECHNOLOGIES INC. | |
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| (Registrant) | |
| Date: March 27, 2020 | /s/ THOMAS MIKA |
| Thomas Mika | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.1
POET Technologies to Webcast atVirtualInvestorConferences.com on April 2^nd^
Company invites individual and institutional investors, aswell as advisors and analysts, to attend live, interactive presentation on VirtualInvestorConferences.com
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,March 27, 2020 -- POET Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX: POETF; TSX Venture: PTK), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer™ and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for the data center and tele-communication markets, today announced that Thomas Mika, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will present live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on April 2^nd^.
DATE: Thursday, April 2^nd^
TIME: 12:00 PM EDT | 9:00 AM PDT
LINK: https://tinyurl.com/April2TechVIC
This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an archived webcast will also be made available after the event.
It is recommended that investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates.
Learn more about the event at www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.
Company Highlights
| • | Developing disruptive solution to address key integration challenges in photonics |
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| • | Demonstrated proof of concept for POET Optical Interposer platform |
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| • | In active discussions with prospective customers about designing POET solutions into commercial<br>products |
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| • | Strengthened balance sheet and lowered cash burn with the sale of Singapore-based wafer fab for<br>US$26M |
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| • | Added nine senior photonics executives and senior engineers, bringing the company’s total<br>headcount to 25 |
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| • | Opened office and lab operations in Allentown, PA and Singapore |
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About POET Technologies, Inc.
POET Technologies is a design and development company offering integration solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer™, a novel platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques and packaging methods. POET’s Optical Interposer eliminates costly components and labor-intensive assembly, alignment, burn-in and testing methods employed in conventional photonics. The cost-efficient integration scheme and scalability of the POET Optical Interposer brings value to any device or system that integrates electronics and photonics, including some of the highest growth areas of computing, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles and high-speed networking for cloud service providers and data centers. POET is headquartered in Toronto, with operations Allentown, PA and Singapore. More information may be obtained at www.poet-technologies.com.
About Virtual InvestorConferences®
Virtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly-traded companies to meet and present directly with investors.
A real-time solution for investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences is part of OTC Market Group's suite of investor relations services specifically designed for more efficient Investor Access. Replicating the look and feel of on-site investor conferences, Virtual Investor Conferences combine leading-edge conferencing and investor communications capabilities with a comprehensive global investor audience network.
| Shareholder Contact:<br><br>Shelton Group<br><br>Brett L. Perry<br><br>sheltonir@sheltongroup.com | Company Contact:<br><br>Thomas R. Mika, EVP & CFO<br><br>tm@poet-technologies.com |
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Virtual Investor Conferences
John M. Viglotti
SVP Corporate Services, Investor Access
OTC Markets Group
(212) 220-2221
johnv@otcmarkets.com
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