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Item 3.03
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Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
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The Board of Directors
of Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), has approved a reverse stock split of
the Company’s authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
at a ratio of 1-for-10 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Company anticipates that the Reverse Split will be effective
as of 12:01 a.m. on March 17, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).
Reason for the Reverse Stock Split
The Company is effecting
the Reverse Stock Split to satisfy the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement, as set forth in Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Rule”),
for continued listing on The NASDAQ Global Market. As previously disclosed, on October 18, 2016, the Company received a letter
from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of NASDAQ indicating that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the
closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock had been below $1.00 per share, the minimum closing bid price required by
the Rule.
In accordance with
Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been granted 180 calendar days, or until April 17, 2017, to regain compliance with
the Rule (the “Compliance Period”). To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock
must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days during the Compliance Period.
Effects of the Reverse Stock Split
Effective Date;
Symbol; CUSIP Number.
The Reverse Stock Split becomes effective with NASDAQ and the Common Stock will begin trading on
a split-adjusted basis at the open of business on the Effective Date. In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, the CUSIP number
for the Common Stock will change to 890260409.
Split Adjustment;
Treatment of Fractional Shares
. On the Effective Date, the total number of shares of Common Stock held by each stockholder
of the Company will be converted automatically into the number of shares of Common Stock equal to: (i) the number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split divided by (ii) 10.
The Company will issue one whole share of the post-Reverse Stock Split Common Stock to any stockholder who otherwise would have
received a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, determined at the beneficial owner level by share certificate.
As a result, no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration
will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split. The Company
intends to treat stockholders holding shares of Common Stock in “street name” (that is, held through a bank, broker
or other nominee) in the same manner as stockholders of record whose shares of Common Stock are registered in their names. Banks,
brokers or other nominees will be instructed to effect the Reverse Stock Split for their beneficial holders holding shares of our
Common Stock in “street name;” however, these banks, brokers or other nominees may apply their own specific procedures
for processing the Reverse Stock Split.
Also on the Effective
Date, all options, warrants and other convertible securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock
Split will be adjusted by dividing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the options, warrants and other convertible
securities are exercisable or convertible by 10 and multiplying the exercise or conversion price thereof by 10, all in accordance
with the terms of the plans, agreements or arrangements governing such options, warrants and other convertible securities and subject
to rounding to the nearest whole share. Such proportional adjustments will also be made to the number of shares and restricted
stock units issued and issuable under the Company’s equity compensation plan.
Certificated and
Non-Certificated Shares
. Stockholders who are holding their shares in electronic form at brokerage firms do not need to take
any action, as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be reflected in their brokerage accounts.
Stockholders holding
paper certificates may (but are not required to) send the certificates to the Company’s transfer agent and registrar, VStock
Transfer, LLC (“VStock”), at the address set forth below. VStock will issue a new stock certificate reflecting the
Reverse Stock Split to each requesting stockholder. VStock can be contacted at (212) 828-8436.
VStock Transfer, LLC
18 Lafayette Place
Woodmere, NY 11598
Nevada State Filing
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The Company effected the Reverse Stock Split pursuant to the Company’s filing of a Certificate of Change (the “Certificate”)
with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on March 13, 2017, in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”)
Section 78.209. The Certificate will become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the Effective Date. Under Nevada law, no amendment to the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation is required in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the Certificate is
attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
No
Stockholder Approval Required
. Under Nevada law, because the Reverse Stock Split was approved by the Board of Directors
of the Company in accordance with NRS Section 78.207, no stockholder approval is required. Pursuant to NRS Section 78.207,
the Company may effect the Reverse Stock Split without stockholder approval if (i) both the number of authorized shares of
the Common Stock and the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock are proportionally reduced as a result
of the Reverse Stock Split, (ii) the Reverse Stock Split does not adversely affect any other class of stock of the Company
and (iii) the Company does not pay money or issue scrip to stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a
fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. As described herein, the Reverse Stock Split complies with such
requirements.
Capitalization
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The Company is currently authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the Company
will be authorized to issue 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of March 16, 2017, there were 41,088,592 shares of Common Stock
outstanding. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, there will be approximately 4,108,860 shares of Common Stock outstanding (subject
to adjustment due to the effect of rounding fractional shares into whole shares). The Reverse Stock Split will not have any effect
on the stated par value of the Common Stock.
The Reverse Stock Split
does not affect the Company’s authorized preferred stock. There are no outstanding shares of the Company’s preferred
stock. After the Reverse Stock Split, the Company’s authorized preferred Stock of 5,000,000 shares will remain unchanged.
Immediately after the
Reverse Stock Split, each stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company and proportional voting power will remain
virtually unchanged except for minor changes and adjustments that will result from rounding fractional shares into whole shares.
The rights and privileges of the holders of shares of Common Stock will be substantially unaffected by the Reverse Stock Split.