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: June 24, 2015

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 July 14, 2015, to effect a 35-for-1 reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock. On June 17, 2015, 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 35:1 on June 24, 2015. The Company has filed a Company Event Notification Form with Nasdaq for the reverse split to be effective on July 14, 2015, which date shall be the record date.

 

ITEM 8.01  Other Matters

 

The Company has added several recent presentations (none of which contain any previously nonpublic information) to its website for its shareholders at www.axionpower.com/presentations. 

 

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: June 30, 2015

 

Axion Power International, Inc.  
     
By: /s/ Charles R. Trego, Jr.  
   
Charles R. Trego Jr.  
Chief Financial Officer