regulatory
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Ascent Solar gets Nasdaq public float deficiency; reverse split done, delisting appeal pending
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
- 1-for-200 reverse split effective Sept 11, 2023; shares reduced from ~92M pre-split to 500,000 post-split.
- Nasdaq notified company on Sept 13, 2023 it fails Rule 5550(a)(4); public float only ~350,000 shares.
- Company previously received delisting notice on July 28, 2023; hearing before Nasdaq Panel expected mid-October.
- Company plans a registered public offering to meet public float and stockholders' equity ($2.5M) requirements.
- Trading on Nasdaq continues during appeal; no assurance of favorable outcome from Panel.