Material Agreement (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 24, 2025, Kopin Corporation (the "Company") entered into an At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the "Sales Agreement") with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as agent ("Stifel"), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Stifel, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), with aggregate gross proceeds of up to $50.0 million (the "Shares"). The offer and sale of the Shares will be made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and the related prospectus (File No. 333-278075), which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2024, and a prospectus supplement dated January 24, 2025 related thereto.

Pursuant to the Sales Agreement, Stifel may sell the Shares in sales deemed to be "at-the-market" equity offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market. If agreed to in a terms agreement, the Company may also sell Common Stock to Stifel as principal, at a purchase price agreed upon by Stifel and the Company. The offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the sale of all of the Shares subject to the Sales Agreement or (b) the termination of the Sales Agreement by Stifel or the Company pursuant to the terms thereof.

The Company will pay Stifel a commission of 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from any Shares sold by Stifel and the Company has agreed to provide Stifel with customary indemnification and contribution rights, including for liabilities under the Securities Act. The Company also will reimburse Stifel for certain specified expenses in connection with entering into the Sales Agreement. The Sales Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and conditions to the placements of the Shares pursuant thereto.

The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sales Agreement. A copy of the Sales Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the Company's Common Stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.