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): April 21, 2020 

Lantronix, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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 Exchange Act. ☐

On April 21, 2020, Lantronix, Inc. (the “Company”) executed a promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $2,437,714 as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) administered by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The PPP Loan is being made through Silicon Valley Bank (the “Lender”).

The term of the PPP Loan is two years. The annual interest rate is 1.00%. Payments of principal and interest on the PPP Loan will be deferred for the first six months of the loan term. Commencing one month after the expiration of the deferral period, the Company is required to pay the Lender equal monthly payments of principal and interest as required to fully amortize by the second anniversary of the effective date of the PPP Loan the principal amount outstanding on the PPP Loan as of the end of the deferral period. The Company may prepay the PPP Loan at any time without payment of any penalty or premium. The Note contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, making materially false and misleading representations to the SBA or the Lender, or breaching the terms of the Note. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the Lender requiring the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from the Company, or filing suit and obtaining judgment against the Company.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds by the Company to retain its workers and maintain its payroll or make its mortgage payments, lease payments, and utility payments. No assurance can be given that the Company will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

The foregoing description of the PPP Loan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

(d) Exhibits.

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.

Date: April 23, 2020