---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-105025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLIR"
cik: "0001434524"
company_name: "ClearSign Technologies Corp"
filed_at: "2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T23:14:42.912792+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ClearSign suspends China operations; expects $400k-$500k in exit costs

## Summary
- Board approved Aug 22; employees notified Oct 1, 2024.
- Subsidiary to be declared dormant; operations cease by Dec 31, 2024.
- Estimated $400k-$500k costs: employee termination, equipment disposal, legal fees.
- Two employees terminated; costs primarily in Q4 2024.
- Suspension due to delayed commercialization progress in China.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-105025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLIR
- cik: 0001434524
- company_name: ClearSign Technologies Corp
- filed_at: 2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465924105025/0001104659-24-105025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465924105025/tm2424683d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-105025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-105025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-105025.txt

## Key facts
- Restructurings & Charges
  ClearSign Technologies Corp announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $400,000 to $500,000 affecting China operations (the termination of 2 employees).
  - Type: restructuring
  - Charge: approximately $400,000 to $500,000
  - Affected area: China operations
  - Headcount: the termination of 2 employees
  source text: the Company estimates that it will incur approximately $400,000 to $500,000 of costs, primarily consisting of employee termination payments, as well as equipment disposal and shipment and legal filing fees.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465924105025/0001104659-24-105025-index.htm

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