8-K

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): March 14, 2023

Nuburu, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-39489	85-1288435
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7442 S Tucson Way Suite 130
Centennial, Colorado		80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (720) 767-1400

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	BURU	NYSE American LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50	BURU WS	NYSE American LLC

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 5.08 Shareholder Director Nominations.

To the extent applicable, the information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 5.08 by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Board of Directors of Nuburu, Inc. (the “Company”) has scheduled its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) for 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time on June 16, 2023, to be conducted virtually via live audio webcast.

The Company has set a deadline of March 24, 2023 for the receipt of any stockholder proposals for inclusion in the proxy materials to be distributed in connection with the 2023 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which the Company believes to be a reasonable time before it expects to begin to print and distribute its proxy materials for the 2023 Annual Meeting. Any Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 proposal received after this date will be considered untimely. Stockholders should send any such proposal to the Company’s Secretary at Nuburu, Inc., 7442 S Tucson Way, Suite 130, Centennial, CO 80112, Attention: Corporate Secretary, and such proposal must comply with all applicable requirements set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) in order to be eligible for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Pursuant to the Bylaws, any stockholder seeking to raise a proposal outside the processes of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 or make a nomination for consideration at the 2023 Annual Meeting, but not included in the proxy materials for the 2023 Annual Meeting, must comply with the requirements of the Bylaws, including by delivering notice of such stockholder’s proposal or nomination to the Company’s Secretary at Nuburu, Inc., 7442 S Tucson Way, Suite 130, Centennial, CO 80112, Attention: Corporate Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m., Mountain time, on March 24, 2023. Any proposal or nomination received after such date will be considered untimely and will not be considered at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Please note that an adjournment, rescheduling or postponement of the 2023 Annual Meeting date, or any announcement of such action, will not commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for giving such notice under the Bylaws or submitting a proposal pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

Description

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


			Nuburu, Inc.

Date:	March 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Brian Knaley
		Name: Title:	Brian Knaley Chief Financial Officer

Tailwind Acquisition Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Shareholder Director Nominations, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits