secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Kartoon Studios, Inc. (TOON)
CIK:        0001355848
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-23-000732
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Genius Brands announces 1-for-10 reverse stock split to maintain Nasdaq listing
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- 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective Feb 13, 2023; outstanding shares reduced from ~318.5M to ~31.8M.
- Split reduces authorized common from 400M to 40M; new CUSIP 37229T 509; trading symbol remains GNUS.
- Company was in second 180-day compliance period ending Feb 27, 2023; split aims to regain $1 minimum bid price.
- No stockholder approval required; fractional shares rounded up; no cash paid in lieu.
- COO states split also intended to deter illegal naked short selling and attract institutional investors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1355848/000168316823000732/0001683168-23-000732-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1355848/000168316823000732/genius_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-000732

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