Biotricity Holdings, Inc. (“Biotricity” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:BTCY), a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, today it will effect a reverse stock split of its common stock. Biotricity expects its common stock to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the commencement of trading on July 3, 2023.
The reverse stock split was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and is intended to increase the per share trading price of the Company’s common stock to satisfy the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
At the effective time of the reverse stock split, every 6 shares of Biotricity common stock issues and outstanding will be combined into one share of common stock issued and outstanding. This will reduce the Company’s outstanding common stock from approximately 51 million shares to approximately 8.5 million shares. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split and instead fractional shares will be rounded up.
Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The reverse split is a necessary step in our efforts to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq market. The visibility and credibility that comes with a Nasdaq listing is an important component in our efforts to enhance shareholder value.”