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Origin Materials, Inc. reported the results of a special shareholder meeting where investors approved a plan to wind down the company. Stockholders voted in favor of a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution, authorizing management to liquidate and dissolve the company under this plan.
At the meeting, 2,123,179 shares were represented, equal to 38.58% of the 5,503,087 shares outstanding as of May 20, 2026, which constituted a quorum. The Dissolution Proposal received 2,043,101 votes for, 66,752 against, and 13,326 abstentions. Shareholders also approved an Adjournment Proposal, giving the Board discretionary authority to adjourn the meeting if needed to solicit additional proxies in support of the dissolution.
Origin Materials, Inc. has approved a plan of complete liquidation and dissolution, subject to stockholder approval, and will seek that approval at a special shareholder meeting. The company aims to maximize shareholder value through an orderly sale of its technology and assets followed by a wind down.
In connection with this plan, Origin implemented a reduction-in-force on May 1, 2026 that cuts its workforce by approximately 59%, which is expected to reduce annual operating expenses by about $14.0 million. The company anticipates restructuring charges of roughly $2.1 million, mainly for severance and benefits, with most expenses incurred by the end of the second quarter of 2026.
Chief Executive Officer John Bissell has stepped down from his executive role, effective May 1, 2026, but will remain on the board. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Matt Plavan has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer. To retain key executives during the dissolution, Plavan and General Counsel Joshua Lee receive a 25% base salary increase and retention bonuses of $183,618 and $153,696, respectively, tied to continued service and claim releases.
Origin Materials approved and implemented a one-for-thirty reverse stock split of its common stock, effective March 19, 2026. Every 30 previously issued and outstanding shares now equal one share, with the par value per share unchanged at $0.0001. Fractional shares will not exist; instead, any holder entitled to a fraction will receive one whole share.
The company’s common stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis on March 20, 2026 under the existing symbol ORGN, with a new CUSIP 68622D205. Equity incentive plans, the employee stock purchase plan, and outstanding stock options, restricted stock units, and warrants are adjusted proportionally, including higher per-share exercise prices. Public warrants will continue trading as ORGNW and will require 30 warrants, at an aggregate exercise price of $345.00, to purchase one share of common stock.
Origin Materials, Inc. held a virtual special stockholder meeting where a quorum of 83,091,670 common shares was present, representing 54.32% of the 152,963,100 shares outstanding as of December 22, 2025. Stockholders approved an amendment to the certificate of incorporation allowing a reverse stock split at a ratio between one-for-two and one-for-fifty, at the board’s discretion, with 75,051,440 votes for and 7,814,974 against. They also approved issuing more than 20% of the company’s outstanding common stock upon conversion of senior secured convertible notes issued under a November 13, 2025 securities purchase agreement, as amended, with 36,175,031 votes for and 5,686,390 against.
Origin Materials is undertaking a major organizational realignment to cut costs and focus on commercializing its PET caps. The company plans to reduce annual operating expenses from approximately $40 million to a projected $29 million, including an estimated $11.0 million annual reduction tied to headcount cuts and narrowed development efforts.
The realignment includes ceasing further investment in its furanics platform, deferring non‑beverage PET closure format development to 2027, and limiting 2026 CapFormer line build‑out to six already procured lines. Origin expects to reduce its global workforce by about 32% and incur roughly $0.9 million in restructuring charges, mainly severance and benefits, largely in the first quarter of 2026. With these non‑dilutive measures and existing convertible and equipment debt facilities, the company reaffirms its target of reaching run‑rate Adjusted EBITDA breakeven in 2027 while continuing PET cap acceptance testing with multiple major beverage brands.