Alternus Clean Energy Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders, Other Events, Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
To the extent required by Item 5.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 11, 2024, Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) will effect a one-for-25 (1:25) reverse stock split of all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on October 11, 2024 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), vide a Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (the “Certificate of Amendment”) filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 3, 2024, and deemed effective on October 11, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time. The Reverse Stock Split is intended to bring the Company into compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
As previously disclosed, at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 26, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’ stockholders approved of a proposal (the “Proposal”) authorizing an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, if necessary, to effect a reverse stock split of all issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock at an exchange ratio ranging from one-for-ten (1:10) to one-for-fifty (1:50), with such reverse stock split to be effected at an exchange ratio and at such a date and time, if at all, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in its sole discretion.
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every twenty-five (25) shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock will be combined into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock. The Reverse Stock Split will uniformly affect all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and will not alter any stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split results in the fractional interests. No fractional shares will be or shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares of Common Stock will receive an amount in cash (without interest or deduction) equal to the fraction of one share to which such stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the share price, representing the product of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split and the inverse of the Reverse Stock Split ratio. Proportional adjustments have also been made to the Company’s outstanding warrants, stock options, and convertible securities, as well as to the reserves available pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to reflect the Reverse Stock Split, in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof.
The Reverse Stock Split will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding from the earlier 87,288,070 to 3,491,522 shares of Common Stock. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock will not be changed by the Reverse Stock Split.
The Company’s transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (formerly known as American Stock Transfer & Trust Company) (“Equiniti”) will act as the exchange agent for the reverse stock split. Instructions regarding the exchange of stock certificates, as applicable, will be provided to stockholders of record as of October 10, 2024 by Equiniti. Stockholders who hold their shares in brokerage accounts or “street name” are not required to take any action to effect the exchange of their shares.
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The Common Stock will start trading on a split-adjusted basis on the NASDAQ Capital Market at the market open on October 11, 2024. The trading symbol for the Common Stock will remain “ALCE.” Following the Reverse Stock Split, the CUSIP for the Company’s Common Stock is 02157G 200.
The description of the Certificate of Amendment and the Reverse Stock Split is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Certificate of Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On October 9, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. The full text of the Company’s press release issued in connection with the foregoing matter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alternus Clean Energy, Inc., dated October 3, 2024 | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated as of October 9, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
Forward Looking Statements
All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K other than statements of historical facts, including any information on the Company’s plans or future financial or operating performance and other statements that express the Company’s management’s expectations or estimates of future performance, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management team. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Such statements are based on a number of estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The Company cautions that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and other factors that may cause the actual financial results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from the Company’s estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments of any date after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 9, 2024 | ALTERNUS CLEAN ENERGY, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Vincent Browne | |
| Name: | Vincent Browne | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
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