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“With this filing, we move one step closer to issuing a digital dividend to our shareholders that is freely tradable and more easily transferable,” said Overstock CEO
The company is seeking shareholder approval to change the terms of the Certificates of Designation for its Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock. Shareholders will vote on whether to reallocate the number of preferred shares in order to pay the dividend on a 1:10 basis and to remove restrictions regarding the holding and transfer of digital shares. As previously announced, Overstock is seeking to register the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock shares with the SEC so they will be freely tradable upon distribution.
The below dates for the proxy and digital dividend were first announced during Overstock’s Q3 2019 earnings call on November 12, 2019:
Shareholder Vote:
- Shareholder Vote Record Date: December 18, 2019
- Shareholder Meeting Date: February 13, 2020
Issuance of Dividend (pending shareholder approval):
- Issuance Record Date: February 24, 2020 (estimated)
- Distribution Date: March 9, 2020 (estimated)
Investor Notice
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock and no offer, solicitation or sale of the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be made in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 134 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Offers, solicitations and sales of the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, forming a part of an effective registration statement. [Investors should note that trading the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock could involve substantial risks, including no guarantee of returns, costs associated with selling and purchasing, no assurance of liquidity which could impact the price and ability to sell. Investors can only sell the Digital Voting Series A-1 Stock on the PRO Securities ATS through an account established with an ATS-subscribing broker-dealer, such as Dinosaur, with clearing and carrying of Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock positions provided by ETC, a registered broker-dealer, and with
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include the terms and timing of any dividend of Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the timing of the completion of registration of the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock with the
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