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accession: "0001104659-22-062436"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VUZI"
cik: "0001463972"
company_name: "Vuzix Corp"
filed_at: "2022-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T09:53:49.560932+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vuzix signs exclusive license and equity deal with Atomistic for MicroLED microdisplays

## Summary
- License: $30M in installment payments for exclusive worldwide royalty-free rights to MicroLED/MicroLaser tech.
- Stock purchase: up to $2.5M cash + 1.75M-2.84375M VUZI shares (floor $8, ceiling $13) for ~99.9% of Atomistic upon milestones.
- Custom backplane design for microdisplays using Atomistic's single-epitaxy full-color approach.
- Automatic conversion to ordinary shares after milestones, giving Vuzix ~99.9% ownership of Atomistic.
- Goal: smallest, brightest full-color microLED microdisplay for AR glasses, paired with Vuzix waveguides.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-062436
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VUZI
- cik: 0001463972
- company_name: Vuzix Corp
- filed_at: 2022-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463972/000110465922062436/0001104659-22-062436-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463972/000110465922062436/tm2215956d1_8k.htm

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