Catheter Precision, Inc. Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split
Catheter Precision, Inc. (NYSE American: VTAK) has implemented a 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective July 15, 2024. The company's common stock will continue trading on the NYSE American under the symbol 'VTAK' with a new CUSIP number 74933X 609. This move reduces the number of issued shares from 9,012,518 to approximately 901,251. The split aims to ensure compliance with NYSE American's minimum stock price requirement, lower Delaware franchise taxes, and potentially broaden the investor base. No fractional shares will be issued, and affected stockholders will receive pro-rata proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The split does not alter stockholders' equity percentage or impact market capitalization.
- Ensures compliance with NYSE American's minimum stock price requirement
- Potential to lower Delaware franchise taxes
- May broaden the base of potential investors
- Reduction in total number of outstanding shares
- Potential administrative costs associated with the reverse split process
- Possible short-term stock price volatility
Insights
Reverse stock splits often serve multiple strategic objectives for a company. By converting every 10 shares into one, Catheter Precision aims to comply with the NYSE American minimum stock price requirement, a common motive behind such actions. This compliance is important to avoid delisting, which can significantly impact a company's liquidity and its ability to attract institutional investors.
From a financial perspective, the reverse stock split is neutral regarding the company's intrinsic value. While the number of outstanding shares decreases, the price per share increases proportionally, keeping the market capitalization unchanged.
However, retail investors should be cautious. Although reverse stock splits are frequently used to maintain listing standards, they can also be perceived as a signal that a company is struggling, potentially leading to negative sentiment in the short term. In the long term, the effectiveness of this move depends heavily on whether Catheter Precision can achieve the operational efficiencies, increased cash flow and profitable growth mentioned by the CEO.
FORT MILLS, SC / ACCESSWIRE / July 15, 2024 / Catheter Precision, Inc. (NYSE American:VTAK), a US based innovative medical device company, announced today that its previously announced 1-for-10 reverse stock split of its common stock became effective at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time, on July 15, 2024. The Company's common stock will continue to be traded on the NYSE American under the symbol "VTAK" and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on July 15, 2024. The new CUSIP number for the Company's common stock following the reverse stock split will be 74933X 609.
Pursuant to the reverse stock split, every 10 shares of the Company's issued common stock will be converted automatically into one issued share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. Stockholders holding shares through book entry on the Company's records will have their shares automatically adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split. It is not necessary for stockholders holding shares of the Company's common stock in certificated form to exchange their existing stock certificates for new stock certificates of the Company in connection with the reverse stock split, although stockholders may do so if they wish.
The reverse stock split will affect all stockholders uniformly and will not alter any stockholder's percentage interest in the Company's equity, except to the extent that the reverse stock split would result in a stockholder owning a fractional share. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the reverse split. Stockholders of record who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares, will be entitled to receive their pro rata portion of the net proceeds obtained from the aggregation and sale by the exchange agent of the fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split (reduced by any customary brokerage fees, commissions and other expenses).
The reverse stock split will reduce the number of issued shares of the Company's common stock from 9,012,518 shares to approximately 901,251 shares. Proportional adjustments will be made to the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of the Company's equity awards and warrants and other convertible securities, as well as the applicable exercise price, to the extent applicable. Stockholders whose shares are held in brokerage accounts should direct any questions concerning the reverse stock split to their broker. All stockholders of record may direct questions to the Company's transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, via email at https://equiniti.com/us/ast-access/individuals and select GET HELP or by telephone at (800) 937-5449 or (718) 921-8124.
Additional information about the reverse stock split can be found in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 16 2024, which is available free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and on the Company's website at https://catheterprecision.com.
"While the reverse stock split is primarily designed to help ensure our continued technical compliance with the NYSE American minimum stock price requirement and allow us to lower our Delaware franchise taxes, we also hope to broaden the base of potential investors in Catheter Precision as we strive for greater efficiencies, increased cash flow and profitable growth. The split also has no direct impact on our market capitalization," said David Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to substantial risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "anticipate," "may," "might," "can," "could," "continue," "depends," "expect," "expand," "forecast," "intend," "predict," "plan," "rely," "should," "will," "may," "seek," "would," "forward," or the negative of these terms and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential impact of the reverse stock split and the Company's plans. The Company's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances, including but not limited to the risk that members of the EP community and other doctors and hospitals will fail to recognize VIVO's value or for other reasons will prefer other methodologies and/or products, including the products of our current competitors as well as possible new and emerging competing products of which we are not yet aware; the risk that customers and new distributors, including Hamad Medical Corporation, which has not entered into a long term purchasing contract with us, may not make additional purchases in the future, and that our business relationship with them and/or other distributors and/or persons in Qatar and elsewhere in the Middle East could be disrupted by the armed conflict in Israel and the Gaza strip and/or changes in U.S. international relations and/or related geopolitical changes; and other risks and uncertainties attendant to our business included under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K and other SEC filings available at www.sec.gov. These additional risks and uncertainties include, but aren't limited to, risks that our cash needs will continue to exceed our liquidity, we will not be able to reach profitability unless we are able to achieve our product expansion and growth goals, our research and development and commercialization efforts may depend on entering into agreements with corporate collaborators, we have entered into joint marketing agreements with respect to our products, and may enter into additional joint marketing agreements, that will reduce our revenues from product sales, royalty agreements with respect to our LockeT device will reduce any future profits from this product, if we experience significant disruptions in our information technology systems, our business may be adversely affected, litigation and other legal proceedings may adversely affect our business, if we make acquisitions or divestitures, we could encounter difficulties that harm our business, failure to attract and retain sufficient qualified personnel could also impede our growth, failure to maintain effective internal controls could cause our investors to lose confidence in us and adversely affect the market price of our common stock, we have determined that our internal controls and disclosure controls were not effective as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, and as a result, without effective remediation of the material weaknesses that we have identified, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, our revenues may depend on our customers' receipt of adequate reimbursement from private insurers and government sponsored healthcare programs, we may be unable to compete successfully with companies in our highly competitive industry, many of whom have substantially greater resources than we do, our future operating results depend upon our ability to obtain components and finished product in sufficient quantities on commercially reasonable terms or according to schedules, prices, quality and volumes that are acceptable to us, and suppliers may fail to deliver components or finished product, or we may be unable to manage these components or product procurement effectively or obtain these components or products on such terms, if hospitals, physicians and patients do not accept our current and future products or if the market for indications for which any product candidate is approved is smaller than expected, we may be unable to generate significant revenue, if any, our medical device operations are subject to pervasive and continuing FDA regulatory requirements, our products may be subject to potential product liability risks as well as additional recalls, revocations or suspensions after receiving FDA or foreign approval or clearance, which could divert managerial and financial resources, harm our reputation, and adversely affect our business, changes in trade policies among the U.S. and other countries, in particular the imposition of new or higher tariffs, could place pressure on our average selling prices as our customers seek to offset the impact of increased tariffs on their own products, increased tariffs or the imposition of other barriers to international trade could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and operating results. The risks and uncertainties described above may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused significant economic uncertainty, or other pandemics, disruptions to our ability to conduct business overseas, including to our supply chain, from the Ukraine war, the Israeli-Hamas armed conflict and other ongoing hostilities and instabilities in the Middle East and elsewhere, and ongoing volatility in the stock markets and the U.S. economy in general. In addition, market conditions that are outside our control could significantly influence the impact of the reverse stock split on our stock price and how our stock is viewed by potential investors.
CONTACTS:
At the Company
David Jenkins
973-691-2000
IR@catheterprecision.com
SOURCE: Catheter Precision, Inc
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