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Issuer:     Graphene & Solar Technologies Ltd (GSTX)
CIK:        0001497649
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-25T12:35:28+00:00
Accession:  0001903596-26-000365
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

GSTX unit QSM USA wins CAEATFA sales-tax exclusion of up to $15M tied to $176.5M California property
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- CAEATFA approved a California Sales and Use Tax Exclusion of up to $14,999,831 for GSTX subsidiary QSM USA, covering up to $176,468,600 in qualified property.
- Approval follows QSM USA's previously announced $45 million California Competes Tax Credit, which is subject to investment and employment milestones.
- Benefit requires execution of a Regulatory Agreement and continued program compliance; actual amount realized depends on qualified property ultimately purchased.
- QSM USA is developing a Southern California silicon wafer plant inside an existing industrial building, targeting 10 GW annual capacity and initial production by mid-2027.
- CEO Jason May said the incentive improves capital efficiency of planned US silicon wafer operations; QSM USA CEO Paul Saffron thanked CAEATFA and state offices.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497649/000190359626000365/0001903596-26-000365-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497649/000190359626000365/gstx_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001903596-26-000365

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