Equity Issuance

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): April 22, 2022 ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Colorado      0-04041      84-0518115 (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer of Incorporation)       Identification No.) ​ 495 Commerce Drive Amherst , New York 14228 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code) ( 716 ) 242-8634 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: ​ Title of each class      Trading Symbol      Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock   AMOT   NASDAQ ​ 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ 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)) 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 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities On April 22, 2022, Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement to issue up to 296,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Common Stock”) as the sole consideration in an acquisition transaction (the “Transaction”). The Transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. The Common Stock issuable in connection with the Transaction will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. 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. DATE: April 28, 2022 ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC. By:  /s/ Michael R. Leach Michael R. Leach Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​