OceanPal Inc. Announces Revised Effective Date of Reverse Stock Split
OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) has announced an amendment to the effective date of its reverse stock split, now occurring on December 22, 2022. This change follows a delay in regulatory approval, which has now been secured. The split will consolidate ten shares into one, reducing outstanding shares from approximately 101.8 million to 10.2 million. This move aims to increase the stock price to comply with NASDAQ's minimum bid requirements. Shareholders will be compensated for fractional shares at the market closing price on December 21, 2022.
- Reverse stock split aims to raise share price for NASDAQ compliance.
- Reduction of outstanding shares may enhance stock value perception.
- Need for a reverse stock split may indicate prior stock price weakness.
- Possible volatility in stock price following the reverse stock split.
ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today that the Company is amending the date for its previously announced reverse stock split, which was to be effective as of the opening of trading on December 21, 2022, due to the delay in a necessary regulatory approval outside of the Company’s control, and which approval has now been obtained. The reverse stock split will take effect, and the Company's common shares will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on NASDAQ, as of the opening of trading on December 22, 2022, under the existing trading symbol “OP”. The CUSIP number of Y6430L 160 will be assigned to the Company's common shares when the reverse stock split becomes effective. The CUSIP number of Y6430L 152 will be assigned to the Company’s Class A Warrants when the reverse stock split becomes effective.
When the reverse stock split becomes effective, every ten of the Company's issued common shares will be combined into one issued common share, without any change to the par value per share and without any change in the total number of authorized common shares. The number of outstanding common shares will be reduced from approximately 101.8 million shares to approximately 10.2 million shares.
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Shareholders who would otherwise hold a fraction of a common share of the Company will receive a cash payment in lieu thereof at a price equal to that fraction of a share to which the shareholder would otherwise be entitled, multiplied by the closing price of the Company's common shares on NASDAQ on December 21, 2022.
Shareholders with shares held in book-entry form or through a bank, broker, or other nominee are not required to take any action and will see the impact of the reverse stock split reflected in their accounts on or after December 22, 2022. Such beneficial holders may contact their bank, broker, or nominee for more information.
The purpose for seeking shareholder approval to effect the reverse stock split was to increase the per share trading price of the Company's common stock, which the Company expects will satisfy the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on NASDAQ.
About the Company
OceanPal Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of vessels. The Company’s vessels currently transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes and it is expected that the Company’s vessels will be primarily employed on short term time and voyage charters following the completion of their current employments.
Forward Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the pandemic on our operations, personnel, and on the demand for seaborne transportation of bulk products; the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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