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SOBR Safe, Inc. — fact timeline

Source-grounded facts extracted from SOBR Safe, Inc.'s SEC 8-K filings across all families, newest first. Each cites a verbatim SEC excerpt.

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Listing & Compliance Notices

SOBR Safe, Inc. received a nasdaq hearing update notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5550(a)(2), 5810(c)(3)(A)).

“May 21, 2026, the Company received a letter from the Hearings Panel granting the Company’s request for continued listing until September 15, 2026, in order to allow the Company to regain compliance with the Bid Price Req”
Restructurings & Charges

SOBR Safe, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $105,000 (11 employees (approximately 70%)).

“operating costs by approximately $1.6 million. In connection with the restructuring, the Company estimates that it will incur aggregate restructuring charges of approximately $105,000, which will be recorded primarily in the second quarter of 2026, related to severance payments and other employee-related costs, and contract termination costs. The cash payments”
Material Agreements

SOBR Safe, Inc. entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization with Clean World Ventures, Inc. valued at Merger Sub will merge with and into CWV, with CWV continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Com (effective 2026-04-24).

“On April 24, 2026, SOBR Safe, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Clean World Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“CWV”), and SOBR Safe Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, among other matters, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into CWV, with CWV continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the surviving corporation of the merger (the “Merger”).”
Listing & Compliance Notices

SOBR Safe, Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5550(a)(2), 5810(c)(3)(A)).

“March 19, 2026, SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency letter (the “Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the preceding 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock remained below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”). In addition, the Letter noted that the Company effected a 1-for-110 reverse stock split on October”
Equity Issuances

SOBR Safe, Inc. issued warrants to purchase up to 96,774 shares of Common Stock of warrant to H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC for exercise price of $1.9375.

“HCW received warrants to purchase up to 96,774 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.9375”
Equity Issuances

SOBR Safe, Inc. issued Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 920,324 shares of Common Stock of warrant to certain institutional investors for $1.5499 per Pre-Funded Warrant.

“to purchase up to 1,290,324 shares of Common Stock (each a “Series D Warrant” and with the Pre-Funded Warrants and Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”)) at a purchase price of $1.55 per share and accompanying Series C Warrant and Series D Warrant and $1.5499 per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Series C Warrant and Series D Warrant. The Warrants are”
Equity Issuances

SOBR Safe, Inc. issued 370,000 shares of common stock of common stock to certain institutional investors for purchase price of $1.55 per share.

“to purchase up to 1,290,324 shares of Common Stock (each a “Series D Warrant” and with the Pre-Funded Warrants and Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”)) at a purchase price of $1.55 per share and accompanying Series C Warrant and Series D Warrant and $1.5499 per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Series C Warrant and Series D Warrant. The Warrants are”
Material Agreements

SOBR Safe, Inc. entered into Registration Rights Agreement with certain institutional investors (Purchasers) valued at Company shall file resale registration statement within 20 calendar days; to be effective within 60 (effective 2025-12-24).

“On December 24, 2025, the Company and the Purchasers entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") whereby the Company has undertaken to file a resale registration statement covering all of the shares of Common Stock, shares underlying the Warrants, and shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants.”
Material Agreements

SOBR Safe, Inc. entered into Placement Agent Agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC valued at cash placement fee equal to 7.5% of the gross cash proceeds received at Closing (effective 2025-12-22).

“On December 22, 2025, the Company entered into a letter of engagement (the "Placement Agent Agreement") with HCW, pursuant to which HCW agreed to serve as the exclusive placement agent for the Company in connection with the Private Placement.”
Material Agreements

SOBR Safe, Inc. entered into Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional investors valued at $2,000,002.20 (effective 2025-12-24).

“On December 24, 2025, SOBR Safe, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into a private placement transaction (the "Private Placement"), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with certain institutional investors (the "Purchasers") for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,000,002.20, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other expenses payable by the Company in connection with the Private Placement.”
Governance Changes

SOBR Safe, Inc.: Amended and Restated Bylaws to implement a staggered board structure with three classes of directors (effective 2025-07-17).

“The stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Bylaws to, among other things, implement a staggered Board structure whereby the Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes”

Kris Pederson was appointed as Director at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“effective May 1, 2025, Ms. Kris Pederson was appointed a director of the Company.”
Governance Changes

SOBR Safe, Inc.: Filed a Certificate of Amendment to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of common stock (effective 2025-04-04).

“On March 31, 2025, SOBR Safe, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as previously amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for the purpose of effecting a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).”
Listing & Compliance Notices

SOBR Safe, Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding stockholders equity (rules 5550(b)(1)).

“equity for continued listing (the “Stockholders’ Equity Rule”). The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2023 reported stockholders’ equity of $1,982,537. In situations where a company does not comply with the Stockholders’ Equity Rule, the Staff may determine whether such company has a market value of listed securities of $35”
Material Agreements

SOBR Safe, Inc. entered into Inducement Letters with holders of Senior Convertible Notes (effective 2024-03-04).

“On March 4, 2024, SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into inducement offer letter agreements (the “Inducement Letters”) with each holder (collectively, the “Holders”, and, individually, a “Holder”) of the Company’s Senior Convertible Notes issued on March 9, 2023 (the “Applicable Notes”).”

Christopher Whitaker was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“the Company appointed Christopher Whitaker, 52, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2024.”

Jerry Wenzel retired as Chief Financial Officer at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“On December 31, 2023, Jerry Wenzel retired from employment with SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “ Company ”).”
Listing & Compliance Notices

SOBR Safe, Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5550(a)(2)).

“November 15, 2023, SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “Company”), received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the preceding 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price of the Company’s common remained below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”). The notification has no immediate effect on the Company’s Nasdaq listing and the Company’s common stock will continue to”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“the Company’s stockholders voted on, among other matters, a proposal regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The highest number of votes were cast in favor of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.”

Michael Watson was terminated as Chief Revenue Officer at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“Effective October 13, 2023, the Board of Directors of SOBR Safe, Inc. eliminated the position of Chief Revenue Officer. In doing so, the Board of Directors did not renew the employment contract of Michael Watson and terminated his employment.”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of reduction of minimum exercise price of common stock purchase warrants at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“The stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with the provisions of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 28, 2022, the reduction of the minimum exercise price of common stock purchase warrants issued pursuant thereto from $1.35 to $0.00001, which is the par value of the Company’s Common Stock. Shares FOR Shares AGAINST ABSTAIN 6,145,176 573,401 201,372”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Indemnification Agreements with executive officers and directors at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“The stockholders approved the ratification of indemnification agreements entered into by the Company with each of the executive officers and directors of the Company, and further authorized the Company to enter into indemnification agreements in the same form with future executive officers and directors. Shares FOR Shares AGAINST ABSTAIN 6,153,600 203,042 563,307”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Amendment of 2019 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“The stockholders approved the amendment to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder to 3,500,000 shares plus an automatic increase on February 1 of each year equal to 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year. Shares FOR Shares AGAINST ABSTAIN 5,920,616 919,049 80,284”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“The stockholders voted to conduct future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every one year. One Year Two Years Three Years ABSTAIN 4,427,761 62,032 2,413,238 16,918”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Say-on-Pay advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“The stockholders approved, by a nonbinding “say-on-pay” advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. Shares FOR Shares AGAINST ABSTAIN 6,455,223 390,708 74,018”
Shareholder Votes

SOBR Safe, Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-06-09 meeting.

“Name Shares FOR WITHHOLD Authority To Vote Steven Beabout 6,655,748 264,201 Noreen Butler 6,874,386 45,563 Ford Fay 6,654,779 265,170 David Gandini 6,867,497 52,452 Sandy Shoemaker 6,713,442 206,507”
Auditor Changes

SOBR Safe, Inc. engaged Haynie & Company as its auditor.

“On April 18, 2023, following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and approval of the Board of Directors, the Company engaged Haynie & Company (“Haynie”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, effective immediately.”
Auditor Changes

SOBR Safe, Inc. dismissed Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP as its auditor.

“On April 18, 2023, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) and approval of the Board of Directors of SOBR Safe, Inc., (the “Company”), the Company dismissed Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (“MGO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
Governance Changes

SOBR Safe, Inc.: On April 6, 2023, the Board of Directors amended the Bylaws to reduce the stockholder quorum requirement from a majority to one-third of outstanding shares entitled to vote (effective 2023-04-06).

“On April 6, 2023, the Board of Directors of SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “ Company ”) amended the Amended and Restated Bylaws of SOBR Safe, Inc. dated October 25, 2019 (the “ Bylaws ”). The amendment, effective April 6, 2023 (the “ Bylaw Amendment ”) amends Section 3.5 of the Bylaws to reduce the quorum required for the transaction of business at a meeting of the stockholders from a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote to one-third of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote.”
Material Agreements

SOBR Safe, Inc. entered into Purchase Agreement with institutional investors valued at aggregate of $3.5 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes (effective 2023-03-07).

“On March 7, 2023, SOBR Safe, Inc. (the " Company "), entered into a Purchase Agreement (the " Agreemen t") and Registration Rights Agreement (the " Registration Rights Agreement ") with institutional investors (" Purchasers ") and issued an aggregate of $3.5 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2025 (the "Notes" ) and accompanying warrants (the "Warrants" ) to purchase approximately 0.38 million shares of Company common stock (the "Common Stock") for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $3.0 million, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other expenses payable by the Company (the "Offering").”

Noreen Butler was appointed as Director at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“On October 3, 2022, SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Noreen Butler to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).”

James Bardy resigned as Director at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“Such appointment filled the vacancy left by the resignation of James Bardy from the Board as previously disclosed.”

James Bardy resigned as Director at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“On September 30, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of SOBR Safe, Inc. (the "Company"), received notice from James Bardy of his resignation as a member of the Board.”

Kevin Moore resigned as Director at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“On September 26, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SOBR Safe, Inc. (the “Company”), received notice from Kevin Moore of his resignation as a member of the Board, with such resignation to be effective as of September 24, 2022.”

Gerard Wenzel was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“Effective January 1, 2022, our Board of Directors appointed Gerard Wenzel as our Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer).”

David Gandini resigned as Chief Financial Officer at SOBR Safe, Inc..

“On January 1, 2022, David Gandini submitted his resignation as our Chief Financial Officer as part of our restructuring in connection with our planned listing on Nasdaq.”

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