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): October 9, 2018
MAGNEGAS APPLIED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35586 | 26-0250418 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employee Identification No.) |
11885 44th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33762
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (727) 934-3448
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 9, 2018, MagneGas Applied Technology Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company successful closed a €6.0 million ($7.0 million USD) European Commission grant together with its partner Infinite Fuels, GmbH, an emerging biofuels company based in northern Germany. The grant was awarded by the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), as part of their LIFE programme, a funding instrument that recognizes and supports environmental and climate preservation. The grant application was initially made by Infinite Fuels through an Eco-Innovation funding initiative within the Energy, Environment, and Resources Department of EASME as part of the LIFE Programme. MagneGas first announced it would be the recipient the LIFE grant in March 2018. Additional information regarding the LIFE Programme can be accessed through the link below: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/life-programme
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | MagneGas Applied Technology Solutions, Inc. - Press Release dated October 9, 2018. |
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: October 9, 2018
MAGNEGAS CORPORATION | ||
/s/ Ermanno Santilli | ||
By: | Ermanno Santilli | |
Its: | Chief Executive Officer |