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 August 2014

Commission File Number 001-34798

SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC.

3636 Research Road N.W.

Calgary, Alberta

Canada T2L 1Y1

(Address of principal executive offices)

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  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):             

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):             

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “COMMISSION”) AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-181530) OF SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC. FILED WITH THE COMMISSION, AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED TO THE COMMISSION, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS THE REGISTRANT SUBSEQUENTLY FURNISHES TO OR FILES WITH THE COMMISSION.

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

See the Exhibit Index hereto.

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: August 7, 2014

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Exhibit Index

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Exhibit 99.1

SMART Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

CALGARY, Alberta – August 7, 2014 – SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2014.

“We had a productive quarter, with financial results meeting our expectations as we continued to execute against our strategy to move the business toward markets with higher growth potential,” said Neil Gaydon, President and CEO of SMART. “In executing against our strategic priorities in the first quarter, we unveiled our exciting new SMART kapp product, which won best new product at Infocomm 2014 in Las Vegas and is designed to replace the old-fashioned dry erase board. We also launched SMART amp, our cloud-based collaboration software for education that works on any device, anytime, anywhere, Notebook Advantage, our education software maintenance and upgrade program, as well as the SMART Board 6065, our new 65-inch high-resolution custom-designed interactive flat panel for education.”

Mr. Gaydon continued, “Despite positive progress toward our strategic goals, the headwinds in our Education business are stronger than previously expected, with school budgets continuing to be directed to internet infrastructure and personal devices, and interactive whiteboard sales declining more quickly than anticipated. In addition, sales of our SMART Room System™ for Microsoft^® Lync^® are progressing more slowly than expected due to extended product testing. We have already taken action on the cost side to ensure the company continues to have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations in the face of these headwinds. At the same time, we are continuing to make a significant investment in the strategic priorities that will drive future growth, with over $10 million of incremental spend planned in fiscal 2015 on SMART kapp and our interactive flat panel technology.”

“The combination of this incremental investment, along with stronger than expected Education headwinds, has lowered our revenue and Adjusted EBITDA expectations for fiscal 2015. Visibility continues to be limited, but for the full year we currently expect revenue between $420 million and $440 million and Adjusted EBITDA between $25 million and $30 million. For the second quarter, we expect revenue of $110 million to $120 million and Adjusted EBITDA between $7 million and $10 million. As of June 30, we had $85 million of available liquidity between cash and equivalents and undrawn capacity on our ABL facility.”

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The following table reconciles first quarter fiscal 2015 financial results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to certain non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding the company’s true operational performance.

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Conference Call Information

SMART will host a conference call today, August 7, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. MT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss the company’s financial results. To access this call, dial 877.312.5844 (North America) or 253.237.1152 (outside North America). A replay of this call will be available through August 17, 2014, by dialing 855.859.2056 (North America), or 404.537.3406 (outside North America). The conference ID and replay pass code is 71844024.A live webcast of the conference call and supplemental slides will be accessible from the investor relations page of SMART’s website at http://investor.smarttech.com/index.cfm, and a replay will be archived and accessible at http://investor.smarttech.com/events.cfm.

About SMART

SMART Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions that are redefining the way the world works and learns. SMART products enable inspired collaboration in schools and workplaces by turning group work into highly interactive, engaging and productive experiences. SMART delivers integrated solutions of hardware, software and services designed for superior performance and ease of use, and remains a world leader in interactive displays.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal and applicable Canadian securities laws. Statements that include the words “expanding”, “expect”, “increasing”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “project”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “may”, “will”, “continue”, “further”, “seek”, “ongoing”, “commit” and similar words or statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements. In particular and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to the headwinds in our Education business due to budgets being directed at internet infrastructure and personal devices and interactive whiteboard sales declining more quickly than anticipated, slower than expected sales of our SMART Room System for Microsoft Lync, our actions on the cost side to ensure the company continues to have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations in the face of these headwinds, our continuing to make a significant investment in our strategic priorities (including $10 million of incremental spend planned in fiscal 2015), the ability of such investments to drive future growth, and our expectations regarding revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter and full year of fiscal 2015.

All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors and assumptions that could cause our actual results and other circumstances and events to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe that these factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Information Form (AIF) and in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, both of which form part of our Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 and can be located on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com or on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Although we believe that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation and the accompanying verbal presentation are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP measures

We define Adjusted Revenue as revenue adjusted for the change in deferred revenue balances during the period.

We define Adjusted Gross Margin as gross margin adjusted for the change in deferred revenue balances during the period.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, as well as adjusting for the following items: foreign exchange gains or losses, net change in deferred revenue, stock-based compensation, costs of restructuring, impairment of goodwill, impairment of property and equipment, other income and gains or losses related to the sales of long-lived assets.

We define Adjusted Net Income as net income before stock-based compensation, costs of restructuring, foreign exchange gains or losses, net change in deferred revenue, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, impairment of property and equipment, gains or losses related to the liquidation of foreign subsidiaries and gains or losses related to the sale of long-lived assets, all net of tax.

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Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are non-GAAP measures and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and other non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them.

Due to the change in accounting estimate as a result of the reduction in the support period for previously sold products, discussed in Note 1(a) in the consolidated financial statements, management shows the non-GAAP measures, Adjusted Revenue and Adjusted Gross Margin. We use Adjusted Revenue and Adjusted Gross Margin as key measures to provide additional insights into the operational performance of the Company and to help clarify trends affecting the Company’s business.

We use Adjusted EBITDA as a key measure to assess the core operating performance of our business removing the effects of our leveraged capital structure and the volatility associated with the foreign exchange on our U.S. dollar-denominated debt. We also use Adjusted Net Income to assess the performance of the business removing the after-tax impact of stock-based compensation, costs of restructuring, impairment of goodwill, impairment of property and equipment, foreign exchange gains and losses, revenue deferral, amortization of intangible assets, and gains or losses related to the sale of long-lived assets. We use both of these measures to assess business performance when we evaluate our results in comparison to budgets, forecasts, prior-year financial results and other companies in our industry. Many of these companies use similar non-GAAP measures to supplement their GAAP disclosures but such measures may not be directly comparable. In addition to its use by management in the assessment of business performance, Adjusted EBITDA is used by our Board of Directors in assessing management’s performance and is a key metric in the determination of incentive plan payments. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income may be useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts use metrics similar to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are not impacted by the change in accounting estimate related to revenue recognition.

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SMART Technologies Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(millions of U.S. dollars, except for shares and per share amounts)

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SMART Technologies Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(millions of U.S. dollars)

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SMART Technologies Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(millions of U.S. dollars)

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For more information, please contact:

Investor contact

Ken Wetherell

Investor Relations Manager

SMART Technologies Inc.

+ 1.403.407.4233

KenWetherell@smarttech.com

Media contact

Laurie Long

Public Relations Manager

SMART Technologies Inc.

+1.403.407.5085

LaurieLong@smarttech.com

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