MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Sept. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Towerstream Corporation (OTCQB:TWER), a fixed wireless fiber alternative provider, today announced a 1-for-75 reverse split of its outstanding shares of common stock.
The company’s common stock will commence trading on a split-adjusted basis on Friday, September 29, 2017. The company’s trading symbol will temporarily change to “TWERD” for approximately 20 trading days, after which it will revert to the original symbol. The post-split Cusip number for Towerstream is 892000308.
Shareholders who hold their shares in electronic form at their brokerage firms need not take any action, as the shares held in brokerage accounts will be automatically adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split. Shareholders holding paper certificates may (but are not required to) send the certificates to Towerstream’s transfer agent, Equity Stock Transfer. The transfer agent will issue a new share certificate reflecting the terms of the reverse stock split to each requesting shareholder who submits its paper certificate. Contact information for the transfer agent is below:
Equity Stock Transfer
237 W 37th St. Suite 602
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (212) 575-5757
No fractional shares of the company’s common stock will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split. All fractional shares which would otherwise be required to be issued as a result of the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
The reverse stock split was approved by shareholders of Towerstream at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 4, 2017 and the ratio of 1-for-75 was authorized by the Board of Directors.
ABOUT TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION
Towerstream Corporation (OTCQB:TWER) (www.towerstream.com) is a leading Fixed-Wireless Fiber Alternative company delivering high-speed Internet access to businesses. The company offers broadband services in twelve urban markets including New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay area, Miami, Seattle, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas-Reno, and the greater Providence area.
