UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark one)
☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 |
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number 001-31895
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 84-1018684 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
205 S. Hoover Blvd, Suite 210, Tampa FL 33609
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(813) 876-1776
(Registrants telephone number including area code)
Securities registered pursuant Section 12(b) of the Act:
(Title of each class) |
(Trading symbol) |
(Name of each exchange on which registered) | ||
Common Stock, $.0001 par value | OMEX | NASDAQ Capital Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the 8.5 million shares of voting stock held by non-affiliates of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. as of June 30, 2019, was approximately $49.4 million. As of March 8, 2020, the Registrant had 9,478,009 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The information required by Part III of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrants Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 3, 2020.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (the Company) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this Amendment) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 30, 2020 (the Original Form 10-K), solely to disclose (a) that the Company had filed the information required in Part III, Items 10 through 14 of Form 10-K (the Part III Information), which is incorporated by reference into the Original Form 10-K, after the April 29, 2020 deadline applicable to such Part III Information (the Original Deadline) in reliance on the 45-day extension provided by an order issued by the SEC under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), dated March 4, 2020 (Release No. 34-88318), as modified and superseded by a SEC order issued on March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465) (collectively, the Order); and (b) the reasons why the Company could not file the Part III information on a timely basis before the Original Deadline, as described below.
On April 22, 2020, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC (the Form 8-K) to disclose, among other things, its intention to rely on the Order for a filing extension in connection with the Companys filing of the Part III Information. Consistent with the Companys statements made in the Form 8-K, the Company was unable to file the Part III Information prior to the Original Deadline due to circumstances related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In particular, the pandemic caused the Companys office in Tampa, Florida to close due to a stay at home order in place for Florida residents and issued a work from home policy to protect its employees and their families from potential virus transmission among co-workers. The office closures and work from home policy in turn caused a delay in the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement as a result of more limited support from and access to key personnel, as well as communications and similar delays among such persons.
In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, new certifications by the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed herewith as exhibits to this Amendment pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. The Company is not including the certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as no financial statements are being filed with this Amendment.
Except as described above, this Amendment does not modify or update disclosures in, or exhibits to, the Original Form 10-K. Furthermore, this Amendment does not change any previously reported financial results, nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and the Companys filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 10-K.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. | ||||||
Dated: June 30, 2020 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Gordon | ||||
Chief Executive Officer |
By: | /s/ Jay A. Nudi | |||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Mark D. Gordon, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.: |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
Date: June 30, 2020
/S/ Mark D. Gordon |
Mark D. Gordon President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jay A. Nudi, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.: |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
Date: June 30, 2020
/S/ Jay A. Nudi |
Jay A. Nudi Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |