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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-23-015508
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230505
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230505

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMX (Security Matters) Public Ltd Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001940674
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3590]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			L2
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41639
		FILM NUMBER:		23891332

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MESPIL BUSINESS CENTRE, MESPIL HOUSE
		STREET 2:		SUSSEX ROAD
		CITY:			DUBLIN 4
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			D04 T4A6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		353 1 920 1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MESPIL BUSINESS CENTRE, MESPIL HOUSE
		STREET 2:		SUSSEX ROAD
		CITY:			DUBLIN 4
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			D04 T4A6

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Empatan Public Ltd Co
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20220801
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT></P>

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the month of May 2023</B></FONT></P>

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File Number: 001-41639</B></FONT></P>

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(SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY</U></B></FONT></P>

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Business Centre, Mespil House</B></FONT></P>

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Road, Dublin 4, Ireland</B></FONT></P>

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+353-1-920-1000</B></FONT></P>

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of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></P>

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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F &#9746; Form
40-F &#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
May 5, 2023, SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release to announce that Seiden
Law LLP has joined the Company&rsquo;s ad hoc International Legal Prosecuting Task Force to investigate and analyze possible irregular
trading patterns, spoofing and possible illegal market manipulation of the Company&rsquo;s shares. Seiden Law, based out of New York,
is headed by a former prosecutor, and has been retained to help strengthen SMX&rsquo;s public market infrastructure, controls, and surveillance
capabilities. Seiden Law will be working with the Company&rsquo;s new Special Advisor and former FBI Executive Assistant Director Joshua
Skule, in collaboration with US regulations and securities counsel to continue to rigorously secure shareholder value and market position.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Further,
Seiden Law will work with Mr. Skule to formally liaise with regulators to ensure &lsquo;triggers&rsquo; are in place to notify SMX in
real time of possible illegal trading activities, communicate with contacts at regulatory agencies and law enforcement (local and international)
to prevent any continuing illegal trading activities and seek to hold responsible, both civilly and criminally, those responsible through
legal activities through the American and Irish legal systems and filing a request for intervention by INTERPOL, if required.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Company intends to issue a notice under regulation 23 of its articles of association and section 1062 of the Companies Act 2014 to require
its shareholders to furnish the Company with information as to the beneficial ownership of any shares of SMX. The Company reminds persons
having an interest in 3% or more of the shares in the Company that under Irish law (subject to the Irish High Court determining otherwise)
their rights in respect of such shares are unenforceable if the existence of such interest has not been made to the Company within 5
days after such interest was acquired..</FONT></P>

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press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A HREF="ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated May 5, 2023</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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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 thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date:
May 5, 2023</FONT></P>

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    COMPANY</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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    Haggai Alon</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Haggai Alon</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SMX
Preparing Legal Investigatory Capabilities Against Possible Illegal Shorts and Spoofing by Empowering Seiden Law LLP, its New Illegal
Shorts and Spoofing Legal Counsel, to Work with Mr. Joshua Skule, Former FBI Executive Assistant Director</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NEW
YORK, May 5, 2023 &ndash; SMX (Security Matters) plc (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) is pleased to announce that Seiden Law LLP has joined SMX&rsquo;s
ad hoc International Legal Prosecuting Task Force to investigate and analyze possible irregular trading patterns, spoofing and possible
illegal market manipulation of the Company&rsquo;s shares. Seiden Law, based out of New York<B>, is headed by a former prosecutor,</B>
and has been retained to help strengthen SMX&rsquo;s public market infrastructure, controls, and surveillance capabilities. Seiden Law,
with significant global and US experience, will be working with the Company&rsquo;s new Special Advisor and former FBI Executive Assistant
Director Joshua Skule, in collaboration with US regulations and securities counsel to continue to rigorously secure shareholder value
and market position.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Further,
Seiden Law will work with Mr. Skule to formally liaise with regulators to ensure &lsquo;triggers&rsquo; are in place to notify SMX in
real time of possible illegal trading activities, communicate with contacts at regulatory agencies and law enforcement (local and international)
to prevent any continuing illegal trading activities and seek to hold responsible, both civilly and criminally, those responsible through
legal activities through the American and Irish legal systems and filing a request for intervention by INTERPOL, if required.</B></FONT></P>

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REGARDING SHARE REGISTRY AND OWNERSHIP</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SMX
intends to issue a notice under regulation 23 of its articles of association and section 1062 of the Companies Act 2014 to <B>require
its shareholders to furnish the Company with information as to the beneficial ownership of any shares of SMX. The Company reminds persons
having an interest in 3%</B> or more of the shares in the Company that under Irish law (subject to the Irish High Court determining otherwise)
their rights in respect of such shares are unenforceable if the existence of such interest has not been made to the Company within 5
days after such interest was acquired.</FONT></P>

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RELATION ENQUIRIES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Eric
Dusansky</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Inflection
Partners, New Orleans, USA</FONT></P>

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+1 917 420 1309 or +1 504 381 4603</FONT></P>

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GENERAL ENQUIRIES</B></FONT></P>

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<U>info@securitymattersltd.com</U></FONT></P>

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SMX</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
global businesses faces new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations
and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology
to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.</FONT></P>

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Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions
or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future
events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo;
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&ldquo;predict,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;would&rdquo; and similar expressions may identify forward-looking
statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this
press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company&rsquo;s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics
against the Company&rsquo;s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX&rsquo;s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply
chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX&rsquo;s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated
revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX&rsquo;s ability to develop and launch new products and services; SMX&rsquo;s
ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX&rsquo;s ability to grow its business
in a cost-effective manner; SMX&rsquo;s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation,
market acceptance and success of SMX&rsquo;s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX&rsquo;s competitors and industry;
and SMX&rsquo;s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as
of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and
uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and
no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of
a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed
or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain
the listing of the Company&rsquo;s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
on SMX&rsquo;s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional
opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the
risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX&rsquo;s products or services,
or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the
Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all;
the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers
and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual
property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks
and uncertainties described in SMX&rsquo;s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</FONT></P>
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