# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001855631
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-037406
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 10036
**Document Hash:** c65875ff595a77cb30e59bf7f669e77a
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-037406.hdr.sgml**: 20230214

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-037406

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230214

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230214

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230214

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AERWINS Technologies Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001855631
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIRCRAFT [3721]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 862049355
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40734
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23622891

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SHIBA KOEN ANNEX 6 F, 1-8,
- **STREET 2:** SHIBA KOEN 3-CHOME
- **CITY:** MINATO-KU, TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 105-0011
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 813-6409-6761

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SHIBA KOEN ANNEX 6 F, 1-8,
- **STREET 2:** SHIBA KOEN 3-CHOME
- **CITY:** MINATO-KU, TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 105-0011

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Pono Capital Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210708

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PONO Capital Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210407

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2023

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## AERWINS Technologies Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-40734** | **86-2049355** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification Number)** |

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#### Shiba Koen Annex 6 f, 1-8, Shiba Koen 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105-0011

#### (Address of principal executive offices)

#### +813-6409-6761

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### PONO CAPITAL CORP

#### 643 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions.

☐ 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:

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of Each Exchange**<br> **on Which Registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.000001 par value per share | AWIN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | AWINW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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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. ☐

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| **Item 7.01** | **Regulation FD Disclosure.** |

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On February 14, 2023, AERWINS Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the XTURISMO Limited Edition Hoverbike has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Edison Awards in the AEROSPACE & FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES field in the Air Mobility category. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Company's filings under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this report in such filing.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits.

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| 99.1 | [Press Release dated February 14, 2023.](d446439dex991.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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#### SIGNATURES
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.

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|  | **AERWINS Technologies Inc.** | **AERWINS Technologies Inc.** |
| Dated: February 14, 2023 | By: | */s/ Shuhei Komatsu* |
|  | Name: | Shuhei Komatsu |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**![LOGO](g446439dsp1x.jpg)

**AERWINS' XTURISMO Limited Edition Hoverbike Chosen as 2023 Edison Awards Finalist** 

**Tokyo, Japan – February 14, 2023 – AERWINS Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AWIN) ("AERWINS" or the "Company")**, the developer and manufacturer of air mobility platform, COSMOS (Centralized Operating System for Managing Open Sky), and the XTURISMO Limited Edition Hoverbike, has announced today that the XTURISMO has been <u>selected</u> as a finalist for the 2023 Edison Awards in the AEROSPACE & FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES field in the Air Mobility category.

Finalists are selected by a peer-related voting body, made up of top executives, academics, and innovation leaders from across the globe. The gold, silver and bronze winners will be announced at the 2023 Edison Awards Gala in Fort Myers, Florida on April 20, 2023.

**Edison Awards Overview** 

The Edison Awards are presented annually to the world's most innovative products and business leaders. Named after Thomas Edison and founded in 1987, the Edison Awards recognize excellence in new products and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation. Through this recognition, The Edison Awards aim to provide a powerful platform for organizations of all sizes to showcase and promote themselves in the same spotlight as the extraordinary innovator, Thomas Edison. For more information on the Edison awards, please visit the official website: <u>https://edisonawards.com/index.php</u>

**The Edison Awards Difference** 

The Edison Best New Product<sup>™</sup> award can bring a unique distinction to a product or service by recognizing all the intellectual capital, research, planning, engineering, design, strategy and marketing that has gone into making a new product or service. The Edison Award recognizes the persistence and excellence that also characterized Thomas Edison's work.

**About XTURISMO:** 

XTURISMO Limited Edition was developed by AERWINS. It is a manifestation of the dream of air mobility that endeavors to create a completely new way to experience the world, enabling users to feel the joy and pleasure of moving freely in space. The Company believes that it has a wide range of practical possibilities, both in Japan and overseas, including use in disaster relief, infrastructure inspection, and entertainment.

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![LOGO](g446439dsp1x.jpg)

XTURISMO Limited Edition was unveiled at Fuji Speedway in October 2021, and orders are now being accepted. XTURISMO Limited Edition also participated in the Detroit Auto Show in September 2022.

**Information about XTURISMO** 

Official website: <u>https://aerwins.us/xturismo/</u>

Video: <u>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPP6jQKTqCRXpAmyfZ-94VQ</u>

Instagram: <u>https://www.instagram.com/xturismo_official/</u>

**About AERWINS Technologies Inc.** 

Under the mission statement Changing Society from the Top Down, AERWINS Technologies has developed and released an air mobility platform, COSMOS\*, and the XTURISMO Limited Edition Hoverbike. AERWINS will continue to innovate, unbound by existing ideas, to develop and deploy systems that are necessary for the realization of an air mobility society. For more information, please visit <u>https://aerwins.us/</u>.

\* COSMOS: Centralized Operating System for Managing Open Sky

**Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements** 

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond AERWINS control. While AERWINS believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to AERWINS on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could be materially different. AERWINS undertakes no obligation to update these statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this release, except as required by law.

**Contacts** 

**PR Inquiries** 

Mayuko Okamoto

Public Relations

<u>info@aerwins.us</u> 

**Investor Contact** 

John Yi or Thomas Thayer

Gateway Investor Relations

949-574-3860

<u>AERWINS@gatewayir.com</u>