EZGO Announces 1-for-40 Reverse Share Split Effective April 12, 2024
CHANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EZGO Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: EZGO) ("EZGO" or "we," "our," or the "Company"), a leading short-distance transportation solutions provider in China, today announced that on March 22, 2024, its board of directors approved a reverse split of its ordinary shares on a one-for-forty basis (the "Reverse Share Split"). The Company's ordinary shares will begin trading on a post-split basis on April 12, 2024.
As a result of the Reverse Share Split, each forty (40) pre-split ordinary shares of the Company will be automatically combined into one (1) ordinary share without any action on the part of the holders, with par value of the ordinary shares of the Company being changed from $0.001 per share to $0.04 per share, and the Company's issued and outstanding ordinary shares will be reduced from 102,165,549 to approximately 2,554,139. The Company's ordinary shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "EZGO" under a new CUSIP number – G5279F110. The Reverse Share Split is intended to increase the market price per share of the Company's ordinary shares to allow the Company to maintain its Nasdaq listing.
No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Reverse Share Split. Shareholders who would receive a fractional share as a result of the 40 for 1 Reverse Split shall receive, if they hold a fractional share equal to one-half or more, a full ordinary share, and if they hold a fractional share equal to less than one-half of an ordinary share, then that fractional share will be cancelled.
The Reverse Share Split will not be submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders as a vote was not required under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.
The Company's transfer agent, VStock Transfer, LLC, will act as the exchange agent. Adjustments made to ordinary shares represented by physical stock certificates can be made upon surrender of the certificate to the transfer agent. Please contact VStock Transfer, LLC for further information at (212) 828-8436.
*About EZGO Technologies Ltd.*
Leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT) product and service platform and two e-bicycle brands, "EZGO" and "Cenbird," EZGO has established a business model centered on the design, manufacturing and sale of two-and three-wheeled electric vehicles, intelligent robots, complemented by electric vehicle accessories including batteries, charging piles and electronic control system. For additional information, please visit EZGO's website at www.ezgotech.com.cn. Investors can visit the "Investor Relations" section of EZGO's website at www.ezgotech.com.cn/Investor.
*Safe Harbor Statement*
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