Is A Bounce Coming? Novan Inc (NASDAQ:NOVN)

Novan Inc (NASDAQ:NOVN) is moving down sharply in pre-market trading on Tuesday following the news.

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As of 8:31, NOVN stock slumped 41 cents or 29.30% to $0.99 on heavy trading of 3.76 million shares.

NOVN Release News Today

Novan Announces 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split

• today announced that it has filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to implement a one-for-ten reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).
• The Reverse Stock Split will become effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2021, and the Company’s common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on May 26, 2021.
• At Novan’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 28, 2020 (the “2020 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of not less than one-for-two and not more than one-for-fifteen, with such ratio and the implementation and timing of such reverse stock split to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in its sole discretion. The Board of Directors has now approved the implementation of a one-for-ten reverse split with the timing described above.

“We believe that the Reverse Stock Split is an important step for the Company and its stockholders to optimize our position as we work to execute strategic initiatives across all fronts. Our management team and Board of Directors believe that it is in the best interest of our stockholders and the Company to implement the Reverse Stock Split in order to enable us to be prepared for success with our anticipated upcoming milestones,” said Paula Brown Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novan.

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