Item 3.03. Material Modifications of Rights of Security Holders.
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 herein is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles or By-laws
As previously disclosed, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
The Company's board of directors set the split ratio in the reverse stock split
at 1-for-5 and approved and authorized the filing of the Articles of Amendment
to effect the reverse stock split with the
At the Effective Time, the total number of shares of the Company's common stock held by each shareholder were converted automatically into the number of whole shares of common stock equal to the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by such shareholder immediately prior to the reverse stock split, divided by 5. No fractional shares will be issued, and no cash or other consideration will be paid. Instead, the Company will issue one whole share of the post-reverse stock split common stock to any shareholder who otherwise would have received a fractional share as a result of the reverse stock split.
The reverse stock split does not affect the Company's authorized shares of common stock or preferred. After the reverse stock split, the Company's authorized common stock and preferred stock of 100,000,000 and 50,000,000 shares, respectively, remain unchanged.
As of
Each shareholder's percentage ownership interest in the Company and proportional voting power remains virtually unchanged as a result of the reverse stock split, except for minor changes and adjustments that will result from rounding fractional shares into whole shares. The rights and privileges of the holders of shares of common stock will be substantially unaffected by the reverse stock split.
The reverse stock split will have no impact on the number of shares of the Company's Series A preferred stock or Series B preferred stock issued and outstanding. However, the conversion price of the outstanding Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock will increase and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of such preferred stock will decrease in proportion to the 1-for-5 split ratio. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A preferred will decrease from 1,992,000 shares to 398,400 shares, and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B preferred will decrease from 1,359,000 shares to 271,800 shares, in each case subject to future adjustment as provided in the designation of preferences, rights and limitations of the applicable series of preferred stock.
As a result of the reverse stock split, proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and/or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or vesting of all stock options and warrants issued by the Company and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, which will result in a proportionate decrease in the number of shares of the Company's common stock reserved for issuance upon exercise or vesting of such stock options and warrants, and, in the case of stock options and warrants, a proportionate increase in the exercise price of such outstanding stock options and warrants.
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The Company's common stock is expected to begin trading on a reverse stock
split-adjusted basis on The Nasdaq Capital Market at the open of trading on
Shareholders who are holding their shares in book-entry form do not have to take any action, as the effect of the reverse stock split will automatically be reflected in their accounts. Shareholders holding paper certificates will receive written instructions from the Company's transfer agent requesting them to complete and return a letter of transmittal and surrender their old stock certificates for new stock certificates reflecting the adjusted number of shares as a result of the reverse stock split. Certificates representing shares of common stock issued in connection with the reverse stock split will continue to bear the same restrictive legends, if any, set forth in the surrendered certificates. Until surrendered, each certificate representing shares of common stock outstanding before the reverse stock split will continue to be valid and represent the split-adjusted number of shares of common stock.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 3.1 Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation 4.1 Specimen Stock Certificate 99.1 Press Release datedFebruary 1, 2023 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 3
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