Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces 1-for-32 Reverse Stock Split
CHATHAM, N.J. – Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that it will effect a 1-for-32 reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. This will be effective for trading purposes as of the commencement of trading on May 17, 2022.
The reverse stock split was previously approved by the Board of Directors of Tonix in accordance with Nevada law, under which no stockholder approval is required, and is intended to increase the per share trading price of Tonix’s common stock to satisfy the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market (Rule 5550(a)(1)). Tonix’s common stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol ‘TNXP’ and under a new CUSIP number, 890260862. As a result of the reverse stock split, every thirty-two pre-split shares of common stock outstanding will become one share of common stock. The reverse stock split will also proportionately reduce the number of shares of authorized common stock from 1,600 million to 50 million shares. The reverse split will also apply to common stock issuable upon the exercise of Tonix’s outstanding warrants and stock options.