** Rugged phone maker's shares SONM.O fall 25.2% to $0.39
premarket; stock eyes worst day since March 2020, if losses hold
** SONM announces a 1-for-10 reverse split of its issued and
outstanding shares, effective on Sept. 15 after market close
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** Stock to begin trading on post-split basis on Sept. 16
** No fractional shares will be issued in connection with
the reverse stock split
** The reverse stock split is intended to ensure SONM
regains full compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price
requirement and maintains its listing there
** SONM has ~85.16 mln shares outstanding worth ~$44.54 mln,
per Refinitiv data
** About 505,637 shares of the Austin, Texas-based company
have traded so far premarket, ~4% pct of their 30-DMA volume
** Two of 3 brokerages rate the stock "buy" and 1 "hold";
their median PT is $1.50 - Refinitiv data
** As of last close, stock had fallen ~27.8% YTD
(Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru)
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