Cellyan Biotechnology Announces a 1-for-20 Reverse Stock Split
The company intends the consolidation to address Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement for continued listing.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Cellyan Biotechnology (Nasdaq: HKPD) expects to implement a 1-for-20 reverse stock split at market opening on October 26, 2026.
The board-approved consolidation covers issued and unissued Class A and Class B ordinary shares. Every twenty outstanding ordinary shares will become one, with Class A shares continuing split-adjusted trading under HKPD. The company intends the split primarily to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market’s minimum bid price requirement. Shareholders’ percentage ownership will remain unchanged except for fractional-share adjustments, which will be rounded up to whole shares at the participant level.
How this balance works
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- None.
Negative
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.1-for-20 reverse split is intended primarily to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement.
Details
Market move: HKPD -23.04% vs previous close. 1-for-20 reverse stock split
On Oct 21, the day this news came out, the latest delayed price for HKPD is 23.04% below the previous close. Argus tracked a trough of -19.4% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner has recorded 6 alerts for this stock so far that day. The latest delayed price is $0.09. Relative volume is exceptionally heavy at 22.2x the average.
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Key Figures
- Reverse split ratio
- 1-for-20
- Applies to issued and unissued Class A and Class B ordinary shares
- Effective date
- October 26, 2026
- Effective at market opening
- Par value per share
- $0.001 before; $0.02 after
- Ordinary shares
Historical Context
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Nasdaq granted 180 additional days to meet the $1.00 minimum bid-price requirement.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
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par value financial
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HONG KONG, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: HKPD) (the "Company"), a leading provider of over-the-counter (“OTC”) pharmaceutical cross-border e-commerce supply chain services in Hong Kong, announced that it expects to implement a 1-for-20 reverse stock split, or consolidation of its issued and unissued Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares, par value
Upon the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, every twenty issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares will be consolidated into one Ordinary Shares. The Company’s Ordinary Shares have a par value of
The Reverse Stock Split is primarily intended to enable the Company to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with such requirement within the applicable compliance period or maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirement thereafter.
About Cellyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Cellyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd (f.k.a. Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Holdings Limited) offers two main categories of services: (i) OTC pharmaceutical cross-border e-commerce supply chain services through its Hong Kong subsidiary, Joint Cross Border Logistics Company Limited (“Joint Cross Border”), and (ii) OTC pharmaceutical cross-border procurement and distribution through its Hong Kong subsidiary, V-Alliance Technology Supplies Limited.
Through its engagement with OTC pharmaceutical suppliers, logistics companies, and merchants on Chinese e-commerce platforms, Joint Cross Border provides a convenient one-stop solution for Mainland Chinese customers seeking access to OTC pharmaceutical products outside Mainland China. Joint Cross Border’s comprehensive service offerings include pre-consultation, product information review, procuring overseas OTC pharmaceutical products, enlisting OTC pharmaceutical products with the Hong Kong Department of Health, obtaining import and export permits, storing products, packaging, and arranging logistics and end-to-end delivery services for customers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, in this release are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on which they are made. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as "approximates," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or other similar expressions in this release. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to, the uncertainties related to market conditions, and other factors discussed in our filings with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's filings with the SEC. Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.
For investor and media inquiries please contact:
Cellyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Media Contact: andy@cell-yan.com
Investor Relations: stella@cell-yan.com
FAQ
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When does Cellyan Biotechnology’s HKPD reverse stock split take effect, and what is the ratio?
Cellyan Biotechnology expects its 1-for-20 reverse stock split to take effect at market opening on October 26, 2026. Every twenty outstanding ordinary shares will be consolidated into one, and Class A shares will continue trading on a split-adjusted basis under HKPD.