UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: September 8, 2014
AXION POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-22573 | 65-0774638 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3601 Clover Lane
New Castle, PA 16105
(Address of principal executive offices)
(724) 654-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.03. Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Axion Power International, Inc.
Axion Power International, Inc. (the “Company”) has amended its Articles of Incorporation, effective September 8, 2014, to effect a 50-for-1 reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock. On July 7, 2014, the Company’s shareholders had approved a reverse split of not less than 20-for-1 nor more than 50-for-1 of its issued and outstanding common stock, which was subsequently fixed by its board of directors at 50:1. The Company filed an Issuer Company-Related Action Notification Form, and FINRA approved the reverse stock split to take effect on September 8, 2014, and trading in the Company’s common stock will continue on the OTCQB on a reverse stock split-adjusted basis on September 8, 2014 under the symbol “AXPWD”.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Axion Power International, Inc. has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 8, 2014
| Axion Power International, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Charles R. Trego, Jr. | |
| Charles R. Trego Jr. | ||
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||