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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 8, 2022
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Desktop Metal, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-38835
83-2044042
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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63 Third Avenue
Burlington
,
Massachusetts
01803
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
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(
978
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224-1244
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
DM
New York Stock Exchange
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 8, 2022, Desktop Metal, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company" or "DM"), issued a press release announcing its preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this report furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references such information.
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Item 9.01.
Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
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Press release dated March 8, 2022.
104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Desktop Metal, Inc.
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Date: March 8, 2022
By:
/s/ Meg Broderick
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Name:
Meg Broderick
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Title:
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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