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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2023

Commission File Number: 001-41639

SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Mespil Business Centre, Mespil House

Sussex Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

Tel: +353-1-920-1000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Indicate 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 ☒ Form 40-F ☐

On May 23, 2023, SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that trueGold Consortium Pty Ltd., a 44.4% subsidiary of the Company, is extending its authentication, certification and verification tech solutions beyond gold bars and coins to gold watches and jewelry.

trueGold invisibly ‘marks’ the gold with a durable marker, that will allow the physical gold to have a complete and transparent memory of its journey from mine-to-marketplace, to recycle and reuse. Enabling an ethical gold supply chain assurance, to tangibly authenticate and provide irrefutable proof of the origination of gold for credible ESG reporting in real time.

trueGold is now offering the luxury watch and jewelry industry a state-of-the-art solution to authenticate, verify and certify the provenance of their finish gold products via a non-destructive method in real time.

The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 23, 2023

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 23, 2023

	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Haggai Alon
	Name:	Haggai Alon
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer