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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-24-003969
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240126
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240126
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240126

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]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		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:		24568740

	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 January 2024</B></FONT></P>

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

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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: 18pt"><B><U>SMX
(SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY</U></B></FONT></P>

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Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</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
January 26, 2024, SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) received a deficiency letter from the Listing
Qualifications Department (the &ldquo;Staff&rdquo;) of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (&ldquo;Nasdaq&rdquo;), notifying the Company that
it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the &ldquo;Minimum Bid Price Requirement&rdquo;) for continued listing on
the Nasdaq Capital Market, as the bid price of the Company&rsquo;s ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market was below $1.00 for 30
consecutive business days, from December 11, 2023 to January 25, 2024.</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">In
accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) (the &ldquo;Compliance Period Rule&rdquo;), the Company has a period of 180 calendar
days, or until July 24, 2024 (the &ldquo;Compliance Date&rdquo;), to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If, at
any time before the Compliance Date, the closing bid price of the Company&rsquo;s ordinary shares is at least $1.00 for a minimum of
ten consecutive business days, the Staff will provide a written confirmation to the Company that it has regained compliance with the
Minimum Bid Price Requirement.</FONT></P>

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the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date, the Company may be eligible for
additional time. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held
shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement,
and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse
stock split, if necessary. If the Company meets these requirements, Nasdaq will inform the Company that it has been granted an additional
180 calendar days. However, if it appears to Nasdaq that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise
not eligible, Nasdaq will provide notice that its securities will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff&rsquo;s
delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the &ldquo;Panel&rdquo;) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the
applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company receives a delisting notice and appeals the
delisting determination by the Staff to the Panel, such appeal would be successful.</FONT></P>

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there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, or will otherwise
be compliant with other Nasdaq Listing Rules.</FONT></P>

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Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</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">This
Report on Form 6-K includes &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo; within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such
as &ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;assumes,&rdquo;
&ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;seeks,&rdquo; or other similar expressions. These forward-looking
statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results,
including those under &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s filings with the SEC from time to time. Most of these factors
are outside the Company&rsquo;s control and are difficult to predict. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking
to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change
in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.</FONT></P>

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    No.</B></FONT></TD>
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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"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ex99-1.htm">Press Release Regarding Deficiency Letter, dated January 26, 2024</A></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>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">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.</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:
January 26, 2024</FONT></P>

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    (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <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: 0pt 0pt 0pt 6.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SMX
Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Listing Delinquency Notice</B></FONT></P>

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YORK, January 26, 2024 &ndash; SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) announces that on January 26, 2024, it received a delinquency
notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC due to the Company&rsquo;s non-compliance with
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as the bid price of the Company&rsquo;s ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market was below $1.00
for 30 consecutive business days, from December 11, 2023 to January 25, 2024.</FONT></P>

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Company is addressing the matter and is working to regain compliance within the 180 calendar day compliance period under
Nasdaq rules.</FONT></P>

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refer to the Company&rsquo;s Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Commission on January 26, 2023 for further information.</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SMX
is a publicly traded company renowned for its pioneering technology in marking, tracking, measuring, and digital platform integration.
SMX&rsquo;s solutions are designed to support businesses in their transition to a low-carbon economy, offering end-to-end traceability
and quality assurance across various sectors.</FONT></P>

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more information, contact:</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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Website: <U>http://www.smx.tech</U></FONT></P>

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Statements</B></FONT></P>

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information in this press release includes &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
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;
&ldquo;contemplate,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; &ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;forecast,&rdquo;
&ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;might,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;possible,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo;
&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, the Company&rsquo;s ability to regain compliance with applicable Nasdaq standards or comply with
the continued listing standards of Nasdaq even if the Company regains compliance. 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; any lingering 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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