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) ~~December~~January 2117, ~~2022~~2023

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Autoscope Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	0-26056	86-3685595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1115 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota		55403
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (612) 438-2363

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	AATC	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Common Stock, $0.01 par value*	*
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights	AATC	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights*	*

*The registrant’s common stock was suspended from trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Before the suspension, the trading symbol of the common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC was “AATC.” The registrant’s common stock is now quoted on the OTC Pink Marketplace.

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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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~~Section~~Item 38.01. Other ~~– Securities and Trading Markets~~Events

~~Item~~On 3January 17, 2023, Autoscope Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to voluntarily deregister its common stock common stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).~~01.~~ ~~Notice~~The Company is eligible to deregister its common stock by filing a Form 15 under Section 12 (g) of ~~Delisting~~the orExchange ~~Failure~~Act because it has fewer than 300 shareholders of record. The Company’s obligation to ~~Satisfy~~file periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, under Section 13(a) ~~Continued~~of ~~Listing~~the ~~Rule~~Exchange orAct ~~Standard;~~were ~~Transfer~~suspended upon filing the Form 15. The deregistration under Section 12(g) of ~~Listing~~the Exchange Act is expected to be effective 90 days after filing the Form 15, at which time the Company’s other filing requirements under Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act will terminate.

~~(d) On December 21, 2022, Autoscope Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) notified~~ The ~~Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) of the~~ Company’s ~~intention~~has toissued ~~file~~ a ~~“Form~~press 25release –regarding ~~Notification~~its offiling ~~Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section 12(b)~~ of the ~~Securities~~Form ~~Exchange Act of 1934” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or about December 30~~15, ~~2022.~~a ~~The~~copy ~~purpose~~ of ~~the~~which ~~Form 25 filing~~ is tofiled effect the delisting from Nasdaq of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and the deregistration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as ~~amended~~Exhibit ~~(the “Exchange Act”)~~99.1 ~~The~~hereto Company expects that the Form 25 filing will become effective on January 9, 2023. Upon the effectiveness of the Form 25 filing, the Company also intends to file, on or about January 19, 2023, a Form 15 with the SEC to suspend the Company’s duty to file reports under Sections 13(a) and ~~15(d)~~incorporated ofherein ~~the~~by ~~Exchange Act and to deregister its Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act~~reference.

~~Concurrently~~Section ~~with~~9 ~~the~~– ~~delivery~~Financial ofStatements ~~the notification to Nasdaq, the Company issued a press release regarding its intention to voluntarily delist~~ and ~~deregister the Common Stock, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.~~Exhibits

~~Section~~Item 9 – .01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and~~ (d) Exhibits.

~~(d) Exhibits~~99.1 Press Release, dated January 17, 2023, of Autoscope Technologies Corporation.

~~99.~~1 ~~Press Release, dated December 21, 2022, of Autoscope Technologies Corporation.~~

1SIGNATURES

~~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.

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.

Dated: January 17, 2023	Autoscope Technologies Corporation


	By:	/s/ Frank G. Hallowell
		Frank G. Hallowell
		Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer

Dated: December 21, 2022	Autoscope Technologies Corporation
	By:	/s/ Frank G. Hallowell
		Frank G. Hallowell
		Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer

2EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated January 17, 2023, of Autoscope Technologies Corporation

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated December 21, 2022, of Autoscope Technologies Corporation

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