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Published: 2023-03-13 07:05:39 ET
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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 13, 2023

 

TECNOGLASS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-35436   98-1271120
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

Avenida Circunvalar a 100 mts de la Via 40, Barrio Las Flores, Barranquilla, Colombia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(57)(5) 3734000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
  ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
  ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
  ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares   TGLS   The New York Stock Exchange

 

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 8.01 Other Events.

 

On March 13, 2023, Tecnoglass Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 20% increase in the quarterly dividend on its ordinary shares, to $0.09 per share from $0.075 per share. At the new rate, the dividend on an annualized basis will be $0.36 per share compared to the previous rate of $0.30 per share. The Company’s next quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share will be payable on April 28, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2023.

 

A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press release dated March 13, 2023.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

   

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Dated: March 13, 2023

 

  TECNOGLASS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jose M. Daes
  Name: Jose M. Daes
  Title: Chief Executive Officer