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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-24-001214"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTI"
cik: "0001350102"
company_name: "Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:38:30.122194+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascent Solar shareholders approve 30x increase in equity plan shares and reverse stock split authorization

## Summary
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing share reserve from 525,000 to 15,525,000 shares.
- Stockholders approved amendment to certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split, with 135M shares for and 71M against.
- David Peterson elected as Class C director for three-year term ending 2027 (8.4M for, 788k against).
- Ratification of Haynie & Company as independent registered public accounting firm approved (25.8M for, 1.4M against).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved (6.6M for, 2.9M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-24-001214
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTI
- cik: 0001350102
- company_name: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324001214/0001079973-24-001214-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350102/000107997324001214/asti_8k.htm

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