StockItOut
2 days ago
We currently have 5,596,232 outstanding common stock warrants issued in connection with our December 2022 senior secured convertible note financing with a per share exercise price of $1.76. These warrants have a “full ratchet” adjustment feature that will be triggered by the consummation of this offering if the Company does not purchase them from the warrant holders. Based upon an offering price of $0.14 per share, the number of these common stock warrants would increase to 70,554,495, and the per share exercise price would be reduced to $0.14 per share. The actual full ratchet adjustment would be calculated following the completion of this offering.
On April 12, 2024, we will close on the offering of 12,629,460 shares of common stock and 9,426,570 Pre-Funded Warrants for gross proceeds of $3,087,844.20. This offering will remain open for possible additional closings until the earlier of (i) April 26, 2024; or (ii) such date as the Company determines to terminate this offering.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ASTI.” On April 8, 2024, the closing price for our common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, was $0.314 per share. The public offering price per share was determined at a discount to the then current market price. The final public offering price was determined through negotiation between us and investors based upon a number of factors, including our history and our prospects, the industry in which we operate, our past and present operating results, the previous experience of our executive officers and the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this offering. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable (subject to the beneficial ownership cap) and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. There is no established public trading market for the Pre-Funded Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop.
On-going anytime selling: We are also offering to each purchaser of shares of common stock that would otherwise result in the purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering the opportunity to purchase one pre-funded warrant (in lieu of one share of common stock) (“Pre-Funded Warrant”). A holder of pre-funded warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its pre-funded warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, such limit may be increased to up to 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
Ascent Solar Technologies had a 1:200 reverse stock split just 7 months ago: Except as otherwise indicated, all share and per share information in this prospectus gives effect to the reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which was effected at a ratio of 1-for-200 shares as of 5:00 pm Eastern Time on September 11, 2023, trading for which began as of 9:30 am Eastern Time on September 12, 2023.
Seven months after a 1:200 reverse now massive dilution financing with ongoing immediate warrant conversion selling each time the purchaser sells whereby to own under 4.99% of ASTI common stock with the renewed ability to keep immediately converting warrants to sell shares.
4/12/24 Prospectus:
https://www.otcmarkets.com/filing/html?id=17446303&guid=97Q-kKuJUT9mB3h
Per OTC Markets: Outstanding Shares, 3,793,843, as 02/21/2024 https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ASTI/security
Current ASTI outstanding shares: 19,370,000 (rounded per brokerage)
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jedijazz
3 days ago
$ASTI News: Momentus and Ascent Solar Technologies Partner to Bring to Market Leading-Edge Solar Arrays
Wed, April 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
In this article: ASTI / MNTS
Innovative solar arrays to address burgeoning need
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 17, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus") and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) ("ASTI") today announced a new partnership to jointly market leading-edge solar arrays utilizing the low-cost Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) being developed by Momentus and the high performance of Ascent’s flexible, lightweight photovoltaic modules.
The rapid growth in the production and deployment of thousands of satellites in space has led to the burgeoning need for low-cost, reliable solar arrays with high performance. Momentus and Ascent are excited to partner to market a leading-edge solar array designed to provide key advantages to customers, such as low-cost, resiliency with less degradation in the harsh environment in space, flexibility, and the ability to efficiently generate large amounts of power.
Building off the successes of the pathfinder demonstration of TASSA that was launched to Low-Earth Orbit on the Vigoride-6 mission one year ago and tested in space for several months, Momentus plans to add a high-power photovoltaic array as a differentiated feature of the next iteration of the TASSA product under development. Last year’s pathfinder TASSA demonstration validated solar blankets from Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) ("ASTI") as a mass efficient and robust power generation solution. Momentus plans to incorporate in TASSA new higher efficiency solar blankets from ASTI composed of space industry optimized Titan Modules, providing even lower cost per kW of power.
TASSA will continue to utilize Vigoride hardware with spaceflight heritage to provide customers an entire array subsystem complete with solar array rotation actuators and controllers. This approach is oriented at streamlining mission schedules and minimizing clean room bottlenecks during spacecraft assembly integration and testing. TASSA is designed for responsive launch as well as more efficient flatpack configurations which allow for more satellites to fit within launch vehicle payload fairings.
"TASSA is designed to generate extensive power at very low cost while minimizing mass and volume," said Rob Schwarz, Momentus CTO. "TASSA is intended to allow Smallsats to generate kilowatts of power on orbit without breaking their mass, thermal, or cost budgets. This design optimization also facilitates improved satellite packing efficiencies and allows constellations to be fielded quicker and cheaper."
TASSA is also retractable and re-deployable, providing a means for the minimization of cross-sectional area and array exposure if notified of potential conjunction or other orbital hazards such as space weather. This could enable TASSA to facilitate longer mission durations and increased assurance of spacecraft operations on orbit.
"Ascent’s flexible, lightweight photovoltaic modules are ideal for the space environment," says Paul Warley, ASTI CEO, "as our CIGS products are resilient to radiation and other drivers of degradation while operating in orbits between the Earth and the Moon. For those designing space missions, this equates to more end-of-life power with an order of magnitude less mass. We’re excited to be the baseline power generation solution for TASSA and look forward to continuing to collaborate with the Momentus team to provide long-lived and sustainable solutions for proliferated space architectures."
ABOUT MOMENTUS
Momentus is a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses and technologies, as well as space services including transportation, hosted payloads, and other in-orbit services.
ABOUT ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Backed by 40 years of R&D, 15 years of manufacturing experience, numerous awards, and a comprehensive IP and patent portfolio, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative, high-performance, flexible thin-film solar panels for use in environments where mass, performance, reliability, and resilience matter. Ascent’s photovoltaic (PV) modules have been deployed on space missions, multiple airborne vehicles, agrivoltaic installations, in industrial/commercial construction as well as an extensive range of consumer goods, revolutionizing the use cases and environments for solar power. Ascent Solar’s research and development center and 5-MW nameplate production facility is in Thornton, Colorado. To learn more, visit https://www.ascentsolar.com or follow the Company on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).
Forward-Looking Statements
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Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of Momentus’ control. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: the ability of the Company to generate revenue and raise capital in order to continue as a going concern; the ability of the Company to obtain licenses and government approvals for its missions, which are essential to its operations; the ability of the Company to effectively market and sell satellite transport services and planned in-orbit services; the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property and trade secrets; the development of markets for satellite transport and in-orbit services; the ability of the Company to develop, test and validate its technology, including its water plasma propulsion technology; delays or impediments that the Company may face in the development, manufacture and deployment of next generation satellite transport systems; the ability of the Company to convert backlog or inbound inquiries into revenue; changes in applicable laws or regulations and extensive and evolving government regulations that impact operations and business, including export control license requirements; the ability to attract or maintain a qualified workforce with the required security clearances and requisite skills; product service or product or launch failures or delays that could lead customers to use competitors’ services; investigations, claims, disputes, enforcement actions, litigation and/or other regulatory or legal proceedings; the Company’s ability to comply with the terms of its National Security Agreement and any related compliance measures instituted by the director who was approved by the CFIUS Monitoring Agencies; the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and/or other risks and uncertainties. These are only some of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. For a discussion identifying additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, see the company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company’s filings may be accessed through the Investor Relations page of its website, investors.momentus.space, or through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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