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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 5, 2025
Forge Global Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-39794 | 99-4383083 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4 Embarcadero Center Floor 15 San Francisco, California (Address of principal executive offices) | 94111 (Zip Code) |
(415) 881-1612
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | FRGE | | NYSE |
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).
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 5, 2025, Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024, as well as supplemental financial information and key business metrics to its website at https://ir.forgeglobal.com. Copies of the press release and supplemental materials are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) and the accompanying exhibits shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 5, 2025, the Company announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $10 million of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time through open market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other relevant factors. Open market repurchases may be structured to occur in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10b-18. The Company may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases of shares under this authorization. The timing and number of shares repurchased under the program will depend on a variety of factors, including stock price, trading volume, and general business and market conditions. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of its common stock, and may be modified, suspended, or terminated at any time at the Company’s discretion. The program has no expiration date.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | Description |
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99.1 | |
99.2 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Forge Global Holdings, Inc. |
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Date: March 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kelly Rodriques |
| Name: | Kelly Rodriques |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |