DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VeriTeQ Corporation (OTC Markets:VTEQ) (“VeriTeQ” or the “Company”), a provider of implantable medical device identification and radiation dose measurement technologies, announced today that its Board of Directors and FINRA have approved a reverse split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-10,000, commencing at the open of trading on July 29, 2015.
The Company’s ticker symbol will be VTEQD for 20 trading days to designate that it is trading on a post-reverse split basis. VeriTeQ’s post-split common stock will trade under the new CUSIP Number 923449 300. As a result of the reverse stock split, each 10,000 pre-split shares of common stock outstanding will automatically combine into one new share of common stock without any action on the part of the respective holders, and the number of outstanding common shares will be reduced from approximately 4.4 billion shares to approximately 446,000 shares. The reverse stock split will also apply to common stock issuable upon the conversion of outstanding notes payable and convertible preferred stock, and upon the exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options.
The Company's transfer agent, VStock Transfer, LLC, will provide instructions to stockholders regarding the process for exchanging shares. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split, and stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to a fractional share will receive, in lieu thereof, a cash payment which will equal the product obtained by multiplying (a) the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled; by (b) the per share closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the reverse stock split.
The reverse stock split was previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and ratified by the Company’s stockholders on May 26, 2015. Further details of the reverse stock split are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this day.
About VeriTeQ
VeriTeQ develops innovative, proprietary RFID technologies for implantable medical device identification, and dosimeter technologies for use in radiation therapy treatment. VeriTeQ offers the world's first FDA cleared RFID microtransponder technology that can be used to identify implantable medical devices, in vivo, on demand, at the point of care. VeriTeQ's dosimeters provide patient safety mechanisms while measuring and recording the dose of radiation delivered to a patient in real time. For more information on VeriTeQ, please visit www.veriteqcorp.com.
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