** Shares of biotech firm Aditxt ADTX.O up 24.8% at $46 in
after-market trade
** Co announces 1-for-50 reverse stock split, effective
after market close on Tuesday urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw7tW6cpa
** Company’s common stock will trade on a post-split basis
under the same symbol ADTX from trade open on Wednesday
** Shares on Tuesday closed at 37 cents: stock
consolidation-adjusted price $18.5
** Immediately after the reverse stock split becomes
effective, the company will have about 1.2 mln shares of common
stock issued and outstanding
** Reverse stock split is primarily intended to bring ADTX
into compliance with Nasdaq’s $1.00 per share minimum bid price
requirement for continued listing
** Up to last close, stock fell 31% this year
(Reporting by Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru)
((Nandhini.srinivasan@thomsonreuters.com))