UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): October 28, 2020

 

XpresSpa Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-34785   20-4988129
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

254 West 31st Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York   10001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(212) 309-7549
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

  

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

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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, par value $0.01 per share   XSPA   The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

     

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

On October 28, 2020, XpresSpa Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, in conjunction with Marketplace Logan, the opening of XpresCheck at Boston’s Logan International Airport today, October 28, 2020. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the contents of the press release are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release, dated October 28, 2020

  

     

 

  

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.

 

  XpresSpa Group, Inc.
     
Date: October 28, 2020 By: /s/ Douglas Satzman
  Name: Douglas Satzman
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

     

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

XpresSpa Group Opens XpresCheck™ COVID-19 Testing Facility at Logan International Airport in Boston Today

 

Located within the International Arrival Area, Pre-security Terminal E

 

Has Capacity to Administer 400 COVID-19 Tests per Day

 

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2020 - XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”), a health and wellness company, in conjunction with Marketplace Logan announced the opening of XpresCheck at Boston’s Logan International Airport today, October 28, 2020.

 

The XpresCheck facility is a new modular site constructed within the International Arrival area, pre-security in Terminal E. It contains seven separate testing rooms and has an anticipated capacity to administer over 400 COVID-19 tests per day.

 

COVID-19 testing options include a rapid molecular COVID-19 test, the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test, and a Blood Antibody Test. These services will be available to all airport employees, including airline employees, contractors and workers, concessionaires and their employees, TSA officers, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) agents as well as airline passengers. All insurance plans are accepted outside of network and all information will remain private and HIPAA-compliant.

 

Doug Satzman, XpresSpa CEO, stated, "We are thrilled to be opening XpresCheck today at Logan International Airport, which is our first testing facility outside of the New York metro area, and third to date. Our strategy remains focused on XpresCheck’s national expansion and we are in active discussions with other airports for further development of this highly relevant and timely concept.”

 

“I am very excited about this new service that has opened in Terminal E. By expanding our preventative measures and adapting to new technology with the arrival of XpresCheck, we remain committed to ensuring the health and safety of our passengers and employees. Having easy access to a testing site at the airport will continue to provide a further sense of security for those who travel through Boston Logan now or in the future,” said Paul McGinn, President of MarketPlace Development.

 

About XpresSpa Group, Inc.

 

XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a leading global health and wellness holding company. XpresSpa Group’s core asset, XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related health and wellness products, with 50 locations in 25 airports globally. Through its XpresTest, Inc. subsidiary, the Company also provides COVID-19 screening and testing under its XpresCheck™ brand at JFK International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Logan International Airport. To learn more about XpresSpa Group, visit: www.XpresSpaGroup.com. To learn more about XpresSpa, visit www.XpresSpa.com. To learn more about XpresCheck, visit www.XpresCheck.com.

 

     

 

 

About MarketPlace Logan, LLC

MarketPlace Logan, LLC, is an affiliate of New England Development and is the developer and manager of the Concessions Program at Boston Logan International Airport. Selected by the Massachusetts Port Authority, MarketPlace is responsible for developing, leasing, marketing and managing the Authority’s concessions program at Boston Logan International Airport with responsibility for overseeing the complete redevelopment and transformation of the concessions program.  The concessions program offers more than 130 shops, restaurants and services, including many local favorites and regional and national brands. For more information, visit massport.com/logan-airport.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "should," "seeks," "future," "continue," or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. In particular, these statements include, without limitation, statements about our expectations relating to our new XpresCheck™ concept, being able to expand testing to other communicable diseases as well as administer vaccinations for the seasonal flu, our positioning to be part of the national rollout of a COVID-19 vaccination when it becomes available (including whether such vaccination becomes available in the near term or at all), the degree to which our public testing model assists passengers meet testing requirements in select states and countries, our ability to identify and gain access to the latest and best COVID-19 testing methodologies and equipment, and our ability further expand our initial sites, including at JFK International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport, and our overall ability to manage the regulatory challenges associated with this business line.  Forward-looking statements relating to expectations about future results or events are based upon information available to XpresSpa Group as of today's date and are not guarantees of the future performance of the company, and actual results may vary materially from the results and expectations discussed. Additional information concerning these and other risks is contained in XpresSpa Group’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning XpresSpa Group, or other matters and attributable to XpresSpa Group or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. XpresSpa Group does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof.

 

Investor Relations:

ICR

Raphael Gross

ir@xpresspagroup.com

(203) 682-8253

 

Media

Julie Ferguson

Julie@jfprmedia.com

(312) 385-0098