Delaware
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0-21121
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06-1456680
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission file number)
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(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
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One Hamden Center
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2319 Whitney Ave, Suite 3B, Hamden, CT
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06518
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common stock, par value $.01 per share
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TACT
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NASDAQ Global Market
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events.
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supply chain disruptions, including delayed product shipments from two contract manufacturers located
in China and Thailand that conduct approximately 80% and 19%, respectively, of our printer and terminal manufacturing, which, if sustained, could lead to insufficient inventory levels and harm our ability to deliver products to our
customers on time or at all;
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continuing shutdowns of operations of our customers in the casino industry and restrictions on the
operations of our customers in the food service industry, which have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, reduced demand for our products in the two primary markets that we serve;
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an inability of our customers to make payments in a timely fashion or at all, which may continue even
after operating restrictions are lifted in the event that the downturn in economic conditions persists;
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devotion of significant time, management attention and resources to monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic
and its impacts, and anticipated impacts, on our business, and seeking to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on our business and workforce, which diverts management’s attention and resources away from strategic initiatives, new business
opportunities, the transition of our business toward the food service and casino and gaming markets, and the overall profitability of our business;
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necessary modifications to our business practices and operations, including suspension of employee
travel, cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences and social distancing measures, including work-from-home policies, and such further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we
determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers and suppliers, which may adversely impact efficiency and productivity and may increase operational risks, including cybersecurity risks, and have affected the way that we
conduct our product development, marketing, customer support and other activities;
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a furlough of workers and an across-the-board 10% salary reduction, as well as other cost-cutting
measures we have taken to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on our business, which may, along with any additional such measures that may be taken in the future, impair our ability to operate and have a negative effect on
employee loyalty and our reputation and, if furloughed employees do not return following the crisis, or if employees seek higher-paying jobs, may limit our ability to restart operations following the crisis and to grow our food service
technology business as planned;
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a possible future reduction in the value of goodwill or other intangible assets causing the carrying
value of such assets to exceed their fair value, which could require us to recognize asset impairment;
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difficulty predicting our manufacturing requirements accurately due to volatile economic conditions
and uncertainty as to when our customers may resume operations, which could result, in the case of an underestimate, in inadequate manufacturing capacity or inventory, interruptions in production and delayed deliveries to customers (with
resulting losses in orders or customers lowering our net sales), or in the case of an overestimate, in an excess inventory of component parts or manufactured products;
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increases in prices and/or decreases in availability of component parts and raw materials needed to
produce our products;
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foreign exchange rate fluctuations due to volatile global economic conditions, which could negatively
affect earnings and the value of our assets held outside the United States, and if we increase prices to absorb a portion of the currency impact, could cause demand to decrease;
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volatility of, and decreases in, trading prices of our common stock;
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decreased borrowing capacity under our credit facility due to decreases in the borrowing base caused
by reductions in eligible (i) accounts receivable from lower sales levels or increases in overdue balances and/or (ii) inventory due to increases in slow moving or declining overall inventory levels could cause our borrowing base to be
below our outstanding borrowings, which would require us to either prepay borrowings and/or cash collateralize letters of credit sufficient to eliminate the excess, or obtain a waiver from the lender;
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an inability to maintain the minimum EBITDA required by the financial covenant under our credit
facility, which would result in an inability to borrow under the facility and could require the repayment of any outstanding borrowings or permit the lender to foreclose on the collateral securing our obligations if we are unable to
secure a waiver from the lender; and
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the possibility that we may need to raise additional capital through an equity or debt financing to
support operations but are unable to do so due to, among other things, global economic conditions, conditions in the global financing markets, trading prices of our common stock and the outlook for the industries that we serve, all of
which could be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, such that there can be no assurance that such financing would be available to us.
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TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
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By:
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/s/ Steven A. DeMartino
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Steven A. DeMartino
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President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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