SURF AIR MOBILITY INC.
For the period ended Jul 24, 2026. Filed Jun 10, 2026.
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Jul 24, 2026 · Filed Jun 10, 2026
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Proposal 3 — Approval of a Reverse Stock Split
Overview
On May 27, 2026, the Board declared advisable and unanimously approved a proposed amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of common stock by reclassifying and combining issued shares of common stock into a lesser number of issued shares of common stock at a ratio of whole numbers ranging from 2 shares-for-1 share up to a ratio of 6 shares-for-1 share (the “Ratio Range”), which ratio will be selected at the sole discretion of the Board and set forth in a public announcement, with no change to the number of shares of common stock authorized under our Certificate of Incorporation (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The foregoing description of the proposed amendment is a summary and is subject to the full text of the proposed amendment, which is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A (the “Certificate of Amendment”).
If stockholders approve this Proposal 3, the Board, in its sole discretion, will have the authority to decide, at any time within 12 months of stockholder approval, whether to implement the Reverse Stock Split. If the Board determines that the Reverse Stock Split would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, the Board will cause the Certificate of Amendment to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and effect the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split could become effective as soon as the business day immediately following the Annual Meeting. The Board, in its sole discretion, may also elect not to implement the Reverse Stock Split.
As described in more detail in the subsection titled “—Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split” below, the Board considers the time-limited authority to effect the Reverse Stock Split as an important risk mitigation tool to maintain the Company’s NYSE listing as well as a means by which to facilitate strategic initiatives the Board may consider in its efforts to build stockholder value. Following approval of this Proposal 3 at the Annual Meeting, no further action on the part of stockholders will be required to either implement or abandon the Reverse Stock Split.
The Board’s purpose in proposing the Reverse Stock Split at the Annual Meeting following the 7:1 reverse stock split that was effected in August 2024 is to mitigate risk and maintain operational flexibility in light of the current stock price of the Company’s common stock and the current market volatility and its impact on companies with similar market capitalizations. Importantly, even if this Proposal 3 is approved by stockholders, the Board will continue to monitor circumstances and developments potentially impacting the Company’s stock price throughout the remainder of 2026 and 2027, and in its sole discretion the Board may determine that implementing the Reverse Stock Split is unnecessary.
The Reverse Stock Split, if effected, will reclassify and combine any whole number of issued shares, between and including 2 and 6 shares as determined by our Board in the manner described herein, into one share of common stock. As of May 26, 2026, 100,411,448 shares of our common stock were outstanding, and 0 shares of our common stock were held in treasury. Based on such number of shares of our common stock outstanding and held in treasury immediately following the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split (and without giving any effect to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares), we will have, depending on the Reverse Stock Split ratio selected by our Board, outstanding and treasury shares of common stock as illustrated in the table under the caption “—Effects of the Reverse Stock Split.”
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All holders of common stock will be affected in the same manner by the Reverse Stock Split. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, any stockholder who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will be entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu of such fractional share. Each stockholder will hold the same percentage of the outstanding common stock immediately following the Reverse Stock Split as that stockholder did immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split results in stockholders receiving cash in lieu of fractional shares. The par value of our common stock will continue to be $0.0001 per share (see “—Accounting Consequences”).
Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split
To maintain our listing on the NYSE. One purpose of the Reverse Stock Split is to raise the per share trading price of the Company’s common stock in order to maintain its listing on the NYSE. The continued listing requirements for the NYSE include a requirement that shares trade above $1.00. If an issuer’s shares have an average closing price of less than $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period or more, the issuer may be subject to delisting. Given the current market volatility, in particular for companies of a similar market capitalization, the Board, despite the Company currently being in compliance with listing rules, is proposing a Reverse Stock Split as a risk mitigation tool to address the possibility that the Company could fall out of compliance with the average closing price requirement.
Delisting from the NYSE may adversely affect the Company’s ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, may significantly affect the ability of investors to trade in the Company’s securities and may negatively affect the value and liquidity of our common stock. Delisting may also have other negative impacts, including potential loss of employee confidence, the loss of institutional investors or interest in business development opportunities.
Effecting the Reverse Stock Split to reduce the number of issued shares of our common stock should, absent other factors, result in an increase in the per share market price of our common stock, although we cannot provide any assurance that our minimum bid price would, following the Reverse Stock Split, continue to trade over the applicable minimum average closing price requirements for the NYSE.
We believe that obtaining approval for the Reverse Stock Split is an important measure to help maintain compliance with such continued listing requirements. In addition, obtaining approval of the Reverse Stock Split at the Annual Meeting allows us to seek stockholder approval of this Proposal 3 in a more efficient and cost-effective manner than calling a Special Meeting of Stockholders at a later date for the sole purpose of seeking stockholder approval of a reverse stock split.
To potentially improve the marketability and liquidity of our common stock. The Board believes that an increased stock price may also improve the marketability and liquidity of our common stock. For example, many brokerages, institutional investors and funds have internal policies that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers by restricting or limiting the ability to purchase such stocks on margin. Additionally, investors may be dissuaded from purchasing stocks below certain prices because brokers’ commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction value, can be higher for low-priced stocks.
To decrease the risk of market manipulation of our common stock. The Board believes that the potential increase in stock price may reduce the risk of market manipulation of our common stock, which we believe is enhanced when our stock trades below $1.00 per share. By reducing market manipulation risk, we may also thereby potentially decrease the volatility of our stock price.
To provide us with flexibility with respect to our authorized common stock. A Reverse Stock Split is expected to increase the shares of common stock available for issuance. These shares would provide flexibility to the Company for raising capital; repurchasing debt; providing equity incentives to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors (including pursuant to our equity compensation plans); expanding our business through the acquisition of other businesses and for other purposes. However, at present, we do not have any specific plans, arrangements, understandings or commitments for the additional shares that would become available.
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Accordingly, for these and other reasons, the Board believes that a Reverse Stock Split is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.
Criteria to be Used for Determining Whether to Implement a Reverse Stock Split
Proposal 3 gives the Board the sole discretion to select a Reverse Stock Split ratio from within a range of whole numbers between and including 2:1 and 6:1, based on the Board’s then-current assessment of the factors below and the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In determining whether to implement the Reverse Stock Split and, if so implemented, which Reverse Stock Split ratio to select within the Ratio Range, the Board may consider, among other factors:
| • | the historical trading price and trading volume of our common stock; |
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| • | the then-prevailing trading price and trading volume of our common stock and the expected impact of the Reverse Stock Split on the trading market in the short- and long-term; |
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| • | the continued listing requirements for our common stock on the NYSE and other rules and guidance from the NYSE; |
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| • | actual or forecasted results of operations; |
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| • | the Company’s additional funding requirements; |
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| • | the number of shares of common stock outstanding and the amount of the Company’s authorized but unissued common stock; |
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| • | which Reverse Stock Split ratio would result in the least administrative cost to us; and |
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| • | prevailing industry, market and economic conditions. |
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Certain Risks and Potential Disadvantages Associated with a Reverse Stock Split
We cannot assure stockholders that the proposed Reverse Stock Split, when effectuated, will increase our stock price as expected or allow us to maintain compliance with NYSE listing requirements. The effect of a Reverse Stock Split on our stock price cannot be predicted with any certainty, and the history of reverse stock splits for other companies in our industry is varied, particularly since some investors may view a reverse stock split negatively. It is possible that our stock price after a Reverse Stock Split will not increase in the same proportion as the reduction in the number of shares outstanding, causing a reduction in the Company’s overall market capitalization. Further, even if we implement a Reverse Stock Split, our stock price may decline due to various factors, including our future performance and general industry, market and economic conditions. This percentage decline, as an absolute number and as a percentage of our overall market capitalization, may be greater than would occur in the absence of a Reverse Stock Split.
The proposed Reverse Stock Split may decrease the liquidity of our common stock and result in higher transaction costs. The liquidity of our common stock may be negatively impacted by the reduced number of shares outstanding after the Reverse Stock Split, which would be exacerbated if the stock price does not increase following the split. In addition, a Reverse Stock Split would increase the number of stockholders owning “odd lots” of fewer than 100 shares, trading in which generally results in higher transaction costs. Accordingly, a Reverse Stock Split may not achieve the desired results of increasing marketability and liquidity as described above.
The implementation of a Reverse Stock Split would result in an increase in the shares of common stock available for issuance, which could, under certain circumstances, have anti-takeover implications. The shares of common stock available for issuance could be used by the Company to oppose a hostile takeover attempt or to delay or prevent changes in control or in our management. Although the Reverse Stock Split has been prompted by business and financial considerations, and not by the threat of any hostile takeover attempt (nor is the Board currently aware of any such attempts directed at us), stockholders should be aware that approval of the Reverse Stock Split could facilitate future efforts by us to deter or prevent changes in control, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then-current market prices.
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Stockholders should also keep in mind that the implementation of a Reverse Stock Split does not have an effect on the actual or intrinsic value of our business or a stockholder’s proportional ownership interest (subject to the treatment of fractional shares). However, should the overall value of our common stock decline after a Reverse Stock Split, then the actual or intrinsic value of shares held by stockholders will also proportionately decrease as a result of the overall decline in value.
Our Board believes, however, that these potential effects are outweighed by the benefits of the Reverse Stock Split.
Effective Time and Ratio Range
The effective time of the Reverse Stock Split (the “Effective Time”), if approved by stockholders and implemented by the Board, will be the date and time set forth in the Certificate of Amendment that is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. The Board, in its sole discretion, will have the authority to decide, within 12 months of stockholder approval, whether to implement the Reverse Stock Split. The Effective Time could occur as soon as the business day immediately following the Annual Meeting. The exact timing of the filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State will be determined by our Board based on its evaluation as to when such action will be the most advantageous to the Company and our stockholders.
If the Board does not implement the Reverse Stock Split within 12 months of stockholder approval, then the authority granted to the Board via stockholder approval of this Proposal 3 to implement the Reverse Stock Split will automatically terminate. The Board reserves its right, notwithstanding stockholder approval of this Proposal 3 and without further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split if, at any time prior to the filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Reverse Stock Split is no longer in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.
If this Proposal 3 is approved by the stockholders and the Reverse Stock Split is implemented by the Board, the Reverse Stock Split ratio will be selected in the range of 2-for-1 through 6-for-1, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Our purpose for requesting authorization to implement the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio to be determined by the Board, as opposed to a ratio that is fixed in advance, is to give the Board the flexibility to take into account then-current market conditions and changes in the price of our common stock and to respond to any other developments that may be relevant when considering the appropriate ratio. If the stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Split, then the Board will be authorized to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split within 12 months of stockholder approval. In determining whether to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split and setting the Reverse Stock Split ratio, if any, the Board will consider a number of factors, including market conditions, existing and expected trading prices of the Company’s common stock, actual or forecasted results of operations, NYSE listing requirements, the Company’s additional funding requirements and the amount of the Company’s authorized but unissued common stock.
Effects of the Reverse Stock Split
As of the Effective Time:
| • | any whole number of issued shares of our common stock, between and including 2 and 6 (depending on the Reverse Stock Split ratio selected by the Board) will be reclassified and combined, automatically and without any action on the part of the Company or its stockholders, into one share of common stock; |
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| • | no fractional shares of common stock will be issued; instead, stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will be entitled to receive cash in lieu of the fractional share (as detailed below); |
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| • | proportionate adjustments will be made to the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or vesting of all then-outstanding stock options, warrants and restricted stock units, which will result in a proportional decrease in the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon exercise or vesting of such stock options, warrants and restricted stock units, and, in the case of stock options, a proportional increase in the exercise price of all such stock options; |
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| • | the number of shares of common stock then reserved for issuance under our equity compensation plans will be reduced proportionately; |
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| • | the number of shares of common stock then reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s senior secured convertible promissory notes with LamVen, LLC, Partners for Growth V, L.P., and HT Investments MA LLC (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”) will be reduced proportionately, and the conversion price of our Convertible Notes will be increased proportionately; and |
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| • | the number of authorized shares will not be reduced by a corresponding ratio. |
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The following table summarizes the anticipated effects of a Reverse Stock Split on our shares available for issuance based on information as of May 26, 2026 (unless otherwise noted below) and without giving effect to the treatment of fractional shares. This chart is for illustrative purposes only.
| Status | Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized | Number of Shares of Common Stock Issued and Outstanding | Number of Shares of Common Stock Held In Treasury | Number of Shares of Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance | Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized but Unissued and Unreserved | Number of Shares of Common Stock Reserved for Issuance Pursuant to Outstanding Equity Awards | Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options |
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| Pre-Reverse Stock Split | 800,000,000 | 100,411,448 | — | 29,982,295 | 664,567,352 | 5,038,905 | $8.07 |
| Post-Reverse Stock Split 2:1 | 800,000,000 | 50,205,724 | — | 14,991,147 | 732,283,677 | 2,519,452 | $16.14 |
| Post-Reverse Stock Split 3:1 | 800,000,000 | 33,470,482 | — | 9,994,098 | 754,855,785 | 1,679,635 | $24.21 |
| Post-Reverse Stock Split 4:1 | 800,000,000 | 25,102,862 | — | 7,495,573 | 766,141,839 | 1,259,726 | $32.28 |
| Post-Reverse Stock Split 5:1 | 800,000,000 | 20,082,289 | — | 5,996,459 | 772,913,471 | 1,007,781 | $40.35 |
| Post-Reverse Stock Split 6:1 | 800,000,000 | 16,735,241 | — | 4,997,049 | 777,427,893 | 839,817 | $48.42 |
A Reverse Stock Split would affect all stockholders in the same manner. As of the Effective Time, each stockholder would own a reduced number of shares of common stock. Percentage ownership interests, voting rights and other rights and preferences would not be affected, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split would result in fractional shares (as described below).
A Reverse Stock Split would not affect the registration of our common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and we would continue to be subject to the periodic reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. Our common stock would continue to be listed on the NYSE under the symbol “SRFM,” but would have a new Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number after the Effective Time.
Because we will not reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock, the overall effect of the Reverse Stock Split will be an increase in shares of common stock available to be issued. These shares of common stock may be issued at the discretion of the Board, subject to applicable limitations. Any future issuances of shares of common stock will have the effect of diluting the percentage of stock ownership and voting rights of the present holders of common stock.
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Release No. 34-15230 of the staff of the SEC requires disclosure and discussion of the effects of any action, including this Proposal 3, that may be used as an anti-takeover mechanism. Because this Proposal 3 provides that the number of authorized shares of common stock remains at 800,000,000 shares, the Certificate of Amendment that is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, if any such amendment is filed, will result in a relative increase in the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance in relation to the number of outstanding shares of our common stock after the Reverse Stock Split and could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect, although this is not the purpose or intent of the Board. The primary purpose of the proposed Reverse Stock Split is to provide the Board with a mechanism to raise the per share trading price of our common stock by lowering the number of shares outstanding. However, a relative increase in the number of our shares of common stock available for issuance could enable the Board to render more difficult or discourage an attempt by a party attempting to obtain control of the Company by tender offer or other means. The issuance of common stock in a public or private sale, merger or similar transaction would increase the number of outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote, increase the number of votes required to approve a change of control of the Company and dilute the interest of a party attempting to obtain control of the Company. Any such issuance could deprive stockholders of benefits that could result from an attempt to obtain control of the Company, such as the realization of a premium over market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of common stock to persons friendly to the Board could make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors from office even if such change were favorable to stockholders generally. The Company has no present intent to use the relative increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock for anti-takeover purposes, and the proposed Certificate of Amendment is not part of a plan by the Board to adopt any anti-takeover provisions. However, if this Proposal 3 is approved by the stockholders, then a greater number of shares of our common stock would be available for such purpose than currently is available. The Company is not aware of any pending or threatened efforts to obtain control of the Company, and the Board has no present intent to authorize the issuance of additional shares of common stock to discourage such efforts if they were to arise.
Effect on Preferred Stock
Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation, our authorized stock includes 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The Company does not have any shares of preferred stock outstanding. The proposed amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split will not impact the total authorized number of shares of preferred stock or the par value of the preferred stock.
Cash Payment In Lieu of Fractional Shares
No fractional shares of common stock will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu of any fractional shares to which a stockholder of record would otherwise be entitled, the Company will pay cash (without interest and subject to withholding taxes, as applicable) equal to such fraction multiplied by the closing price of the common stock on the NYSE on the first business day immediately preceding the Effective Time (as adjusted in good faith by the Company to account for the reverse stock split ratio). After the Effective Time, a stockholder otherwise entitled to a fractional interest will not have any voting, dividend or other rights with respect to such fractional interest, except to receive such cash payment.
Additionally, under the escheat laws of the various jurisdictions where stockholders may reside, where the Company is domiciled or where the cash payment may be deposited, sums due for fractional interests that are not timely claimed after the Effective Time may be required to be paid to the designated agent for such jurisdiction, unless correspondence has been received by us or the transfer agent concerning ownership of such funds within the specified time period. Thereafter, stockholders otherwise entitled to receive such payments would need to seek them directly from the state to which they were paid.
As of May 26, 2026, there were 208 common stockholders of record. After the Effective Time, stockholders owning less than a whole share will no longer be stockholders. We do not intend for this transaction to be the first step in a series of plans or proposals of a “going private transaction” within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.
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Procedure for Effecting a Reverse Stock Split
Beneficial holders of common stock. Stockholders who hold their shares through a bank, broker or other nominee will be treated in the same manner as registered stockholders who hold their shares in their names. Banks, brokers and other nominees will be instructed to effect the Reverse Stock Split for beneficial owners of such shares. However, banks, brokers or other nominees may implement different procedures than those to be followed by registered stockholders for processing the Reverse Stock Split, particularly with respect to the treatment of fractional shares. Stockholders whose shares of common stock are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee are encouraged to contact their bank, broker or other nominee with any questions regarding the procedures for implementing the Reverse Stock Split with respect to their shares.
Registered holders of common stock. Registered stockholders hold shares electronically in book-entry form under the direct registration system (i.e., do not have stock certificates evidencing their share ownership but instead have a statement reflecting the number of shares registered in their accounts) and, as a result, do not need to take any action to receive post-split shares. If they are entitled to receive post-split shares, they will automatically receive, at their address of record, a transaction statement indicating the number of post-split shares held following the Effective Time.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of a Reverse Stock Split to stockholders. This summary is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative rulings and judicial decisions, all as of the date of this filing, and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change or differing interpretation could affect the tax consequences described below.
We have not sought and will not seek an opinion of counsel or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with such statements and conclusions.
This summary is limited to stockholders that are U.S. holders, as defined below, and that hold our common stock as a capital asset (generally, property held for investment).
This summary is for general information only and does not address all U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be applicable to a U.S. holder’s particular circumstances or to U.S. holders that may be subject to special tax rules, such as, for example, brokers and dealers in securities, currencies or commodities, banks and other financial institutions, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, expatriates, tax-exempt entities, governmental organizations, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities, certain former citizens or long-term residents of the U.S., insurance companies, persons holding shares of our common stock as part of a hedging, integrated or conversion transaction or a straddle or persons deemed to sell shares of our common stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code, persons that hold 5% or more (by voting power or value) of our common stock, persons that hold our common stock in an individual retirement account, 401(k) plan or similar tax-favored or tax deferred account, persons that received common stock through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for the performance of services, grantor trusts, U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, or partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and investors in such entities. This summary does not address any U.S. federal tax consequences other than U.S. federal income tax consequences (such as estate or gift tax consequences), the Medicare tax on net investment income, the alternative minimum tax or any U.S. state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences. This summary also does not address any U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to any transaction other than the Reverse Stock Split.
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For purposes of this summary, a “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| • | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the U.S.; |
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| • | a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
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| • | an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
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| • | a trust if (1) it is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
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If an entity (or arrangement) classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds shares of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult his or her tax advisor as to its tax consequences of the Reverse Stock Split.
This summary is for general information only and is not tax advice. Stockholders are urged to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the application of U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situation as well as any tax considerations of the proposed Reverse Stock Split arising under other U.S. federal tax laws (such as the estate or gift tax laws) or under the laws of any state, local, non-U.S. or other taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.
The Reverse Stock Split is intended to be treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code. Assuming the Reverse Stock Split qualifies as a recapitalization, except as described below with respect to cash received in lieu of a fractional share of common stock, a U.S. holder generally will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the Reverse Stock Split. Generally, a U.S. holder’s aggregate adjusted tax basis in the common stock received pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split will equal the U.S. holder’s tax basis in its common stock surrendered in the Reverse Stock Split in exchange therefor (reduced by the portion of such tax basis that is allocable to any fractional share of common stock), and the holding period of the U.S. holder’s common stock received pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split will include the holding period of the common stock surrendered in the Reverse Stock Split in exchange therefor.
U.S. Treasury regulations provide detailed rules for allocating the tax basis and holding period of shares of common stock surrendered to shares of common stock received in a recapitalization. U.S. holders that have acquired different blocks of our common stock at different times or at different prices are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregated adjusted tax basis among, and the holding period of, our common stock.
In general, a U.S. holder that receives a cash payment in lieu of a fractional share of common stock pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received in lieu of the fractional share of common stock and the portion of the U.S. holder’s aggregate adjusted tax basis of the common stock surrendered in the Reverse Stock Split that is allocable to such fractional share. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period in its common stock surrendered in the Reverse Stock Split is more than one year as of the date of the Reverse Stock Split. The deductibility of net capital losses by individuals and corporations is subject to limitations. Depending on a stockholder’s individual facts and circumstances, it is possible that cash received in lieu of a fractional share could be treated as a distribution under Section 301 of the Code. Stockholders should consult their tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income and other tax consequences of receiving a cash payment in lieu of a fractional share of common stock pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split.
Information returns generally will be required to be filed with the IRS with respect to the payment of cash in lieu of a fractional share made pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split unless such U.S. holder is an exempt recipient and timely and properly establishes with the applicable withholding agent the exemption. In addition, payments of cash in lieu of a fractional share made pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split may, under certain circumstances, be subject to backup withholding, unless a U.S. holder timely provides to the
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applicable withholding agent proof of an applicable exemption or a correct taxpayer identification number, and otherwise complies with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional tax and may be refunded or credited against the U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the U.S. holder timely furnishes the required information to the IRS. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption.
Accounting Consequences
The par value per share of our common stock will remain unchanged at $0.0001 per share following a Reverse Stock Split. As a result, as of the Effective Time, the stated capital on the Company’s balance sheets attributable to common stock will be reduced proportionally based on the Reverse Stock Split ratio, and the additional paid-in capital will be credited with the amount by which the capital is reduced. The net income or loss per share of common stock will be increased as a result of the fewer shares of common stock outstanding. The Reverse Stock Split will be reflected retroactively in our consolidated financial statements.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THIS PROPOSAL 3.
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