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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-24-000560"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTI"
cik: "0001350102"
company_name: "Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T18:31:45.215824+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascent Solar completes $5.09M offering, repurchases warrants, takes $685K Cedar loan

## Summary
- Closed additional tranches of public offering at $0.14/share, raising $5.09M gross from 15.2M shares and 21.2M pre-funded warrants.
- Used $3.6M to repurchase 5,596,232 warrants (exercise $1.76) that would have allowed ~70.6M shares at $0.14.
- Entered $685K loan with Cedar Advance; 32 weekly payments of $31K, total interest $308K, secured by second lien.
- Issued placement agent warrant to Dawson James for 1,090,252 shares at $0.175, exercisable Oct 2024–Apr 2029.
- Net proceeds after repurchase used for general corporate and administrative expenses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-24-000560
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTI
- cik: 0001350102
- company_name: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324000560/0001079973-24-000560-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324000560/asti_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. entered into Cedar loan agreement with Cedar Advance LLC. valued at $685,000 (effective 2024-04-17).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: credit facility
  - Counterparty: Cedar Advance LLC.
  - Value: $685,000
  - Effective: 2024-04-17
  source text: On April 17, 2024, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Cedar Advance LLC. (“Cedar”), for a principal amount of $685,000.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324000560/0001079973-24-000560-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. entered into Placement Agent Agreement with Dawson James Securities Inc. (effective 2024-04-09).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: underwriting
  - Counterparty: Dawson James Securities Inc.
  - Effective: 2024-04-09
  source text: On April 9, 2024, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agent Agreement”) with Dawson James Securities Inc. (“Dawson James” or the “Placement Agent”) pursuant to which the Company engaged the Dawson James as the placement agent in connection with the offering.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324000560/0001079973-24-000560-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. entered into Pre-Funded Warrant Agency Agreement with Computershare Investor Services (effective 2024-04-12).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Computershare Investor Services
  - Effective: 2024-04-12
  source text: On April 12, 2024, the Company also entered into a Pre-Funded Warrant Agency Agreement (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Agency Agreement”) with Computershare Investor Services, pursuant to which Computershare agreed to act as transfer agent with respect to the Pre-Funded warrants.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324000560/0001079973-24-000560-index.htm

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