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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2021
AEROCENTURY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in our charter)
| Delaware | 001-13387 | 94-3263974 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3000 El Camino Real, Bldg. 4, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA | 94306 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 340-1888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ACY | NYSE American Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Years. |
On December 23, 2021, AeroCentury Corp, (the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to (i) implement a 5-for-1 forward stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Stock Split”), and (ii) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 13,000,000 to 40,000,000, effective December 30, 2021. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.
Each shareholder of record as of December 30, 2021, will receive four (4) additional shares of common stock for each share held as of the record date. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the Stock Split. Instead, all shares will be rounded up to the next whole share. The payment date for the Stock Split will be January 7, 2022 and the Company’s common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on January 10, 2022.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of AeroCentury Corp. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AeroCentury Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Yucheng Hu | |
Yucheng Hu Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: December 29, 2021 | ||
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