NANO MAGIC VINDICATED BY SEC IN HISTORIC REVERSAL OF 2020 TRADING SUSPENSION

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Nano Magic Inc. (OTCMKT: NMGX) announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted the company's petition to vacate a 10-day trading suspension order from April 30, 2020. This unprecedented decision, made on October 10, 2024, effectively reverses the original suspension, vindicating Nano Magic after a four-year legal battle.

Tom Berman, President and CEO, expressed outrage at the need for such a prolonged legal fight. Jacob Frenkel, lead counsel for Nano Magic, highlighted the extraordinary nature of the SEC's decision, stating it implies the original suspension was issued improperly. The company filed its petition to terminate the suspension on May 6, 2020, and endured a lengthy wait for the SEC's decision, including additional briefings and court involvement.

Positive

• SEC granted Nano Magic's petition to vacate the 2020 trading suspension order
• Unprecedented SEC decision effectively reverses the original suspension
• Company's reputation for integrity and propriety fully restored according to legal counsel

Negative

• Four-year legal battle was costly and time-consuming for the company
• Trading suspension caused harm to the company's ability to operate
• Shareholders were adversely impacted by the inability to trade stock for nearly four years

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Magic Inc. (OTCMKT: NMGX) (“Nano Magic” or the “Company”), a leader in nanotechnology-powered cleaning, protection and anti-fog solutions, announced that, on October 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finally granted Nano Magic’s Petition filed more than four years earlier. The SEC Order granted Nano Magic’s Petition to vacate the 10-day trading suspension order, nunc pro tunc to April 30, 2020. Reacting to the SEC decision, Tom Berman, President and CEO, stated that “we have maintained since day one that SEC was wrong to suspend trading in our stock. This unprecedented decision vindicates us. Still, I am outraged that this expensive and long-drawn-out legal battle was needed to establish once and for all that the trading suspension was wrong from the get-go. We are grateful for the dedication and creativity of Jacob Frenkel and his team at Dickinson Wright to stand with us and vigorously argue for Nano Magic at every turn.”

Jacob Frenkel, Securities Enforcement Practice Chair at Dickinson Wright PLLC and lead counsel for Nano Magic throughout the trading suspension litigation against the SEC stated that “the SEC’s extraordinary decision -- for what appears to be for the first time in the agency’s history not just setting aside a trading suspension but doing so retroactive to its date of issuance -- in essence means that the Commission issued the original suspension Order improperly. We have argued from the filing of the Petition in May 2020 through our most recent brief in June 2024 that the Enforcement Division’s Philadelphia Office staff acted improperly and irresponsibly in seeking the suspension, thereby harming and prejudicing the Company irreparably. I applaud Tom Berman and Nano Magic’s leadership for continuing its fight for the shareholders and willingness to dig in to pursue the only appropriate outcome. That was and is complete victory against the Commission.”

On April 30, 2020, the SEC issued a 10-day trading suspension of the Company’s common stock. On May 6, 2020, the Company filed timely with the SEC its Petition to Terminate the Trading Suspension. On May 14, 2020, the 10-day trading suspension expired, but because the Company traded on the OTC market, trading could not resume until a market maker agreed to file and FINRA approved trading. The matter was fully-briefed as of May 27, 2020, and the Company started the more than four-year wait for the SEC’s decision.

More than one year later, when the SEC had not acted, on August 6, 2021, the Company filed a letter asking to “ascertain formally the status of the Commission’s consideration of the Petition” and related pending motions. In response, on August 18, 2021, the SEC enabled the Company to make a supplemental filing addressing whether and how it had been prejudiced by the SEC’s failure to decide the pending Petition. As of September 15, 2021, the briefing detailing the harm to the Company was complete. When the SEC took no further action, the Company, on February 14, 2022, asked the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to order the SEC to decide the Petition. On June 29, 2022, the Appeals court, in a non-published decision, did not order the SEC to act; instead, the court relied specifically on the fact that “the SEC has indicated that it has made significant progress towards a decision on the petition to terminate and expects to issue a decision in the coming months.” “In the coming months” turned out to be more than two years and three months.

On April 17, 2024, the SEC issued an Order requesting additional briefing to “significantly aid the decisional process” to address whether the SEC should dismiss the Company’s original Petition as moot. The Order also instructed “the parties to address whether Nano Magic continues to sustain a legally cognizable injury.” Berman commented further: “This SEC request added insult to injury. Our stock had not been trading for nearly four years, and they wanted us to demonstrate how we were harmed. One would think that the SEC would understand clearly the adverse impact on our ability to operate and the harm suffered by shareholders the SEC claims it protects.”

Following the SEC entering the Order granting the Petition to Terminate the Trading Suspension, Mr. Frenkel added that “I am pleased that Nano Magic can continue forward building its exceptional products and valued business without any residual cloud hanging over the Company’s head. There can be no question whatsoever with the SEC now confirming that its action in 2020 was wrong and the suspension never should have been imposed in the first place. In the words of a former United States Secretary of Labor who upon vindication asked famously to ‘which office do I go to get my reputation back,’ the SEC has just proclaimed that Nano Magic’s and its management’s reputation for integrity and propriety is now fully restored.”

About Nano Magic

Nano Magic is a leader in developing and bringing to market cutting-edge nanotechnology-powered industrial and consumer cleaning, protection and anti-fog solutions formulated in Detroit, Michigan. Nano Magic focuses on innovative and advanced product solutions harnessing the magic power of nanotechnology to create a safer, more socially conscious, and higher performing world. Visit www.nanomagic.com for more information.

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Contact Information

Nano Magic Inc.
Jeanne Rickert
j.rickert@nanomagic.com
(844) 273-6462

FAQ

What was the outcome of Nano Magic's (NMGX) petition against the SEC's 2020 trading suspension?

The SEC granted Nano Magic's petition on October 10, 2024, vacating the 10-day trading suspension order from April 30, 2020, effectively reversing the original suspension.

How long did it take for the SEC to decide on Nano Magic's (NMGX) petition?

It took over four years for the SEC to make a decision on Nano Magic's petition, which was initially filed on May 6, 2020.

What impact did the trading suspension have on Nano Magic (NMGX)?

The trading suspension adversely impacted Nano Magic's ability to operate and harmed shareholders, as the stock was unable to trade for nearly four years.

When was the original trading suspension issued for Nano Magic (NMGX)?

The SEC issued the original 10-day trading suspension for Nano Magic's common stock on April 30, 2020.