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Progressive Care Stock to Cease Trading Today, October 1, 2024
COCONUT GROVE, Fla., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ: NXPL, NXPLW) ("NextPlat" or the "Company"), a global e-Commerce provider, today announced that following shareholder approvals, it has completed the proposed Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("the Merger") pursuant to which Progressive Care Inc. ("Progressive Care"), a controlled subsidiary of the Company, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Business Combination"). As a result of the Merger and Business Combination, Progressive Care's common stock has ceased trading on the OTCQB exchange effective today.
"The completion of our merger and business combination with Progressive Care creates a unified company focused on generating continued growth in large domestic and global markets for healthcare services, technology and personal health and wellness. Through the first half of 2024, each of our business operations have successfully generated strong top-line growth and steadily improving operational performance, and through elimination of redundancies, business integration and the launch of new products planned throughout next year, we expect to produce continued improvements in our consolidated financial performance," said Charles M. Fernandez, Executive Chairman and CEO of NextPlat Corp.
Under terms of the Merger Agreement, Progressive Care shareholders received 1.4865 newly issued shares of NextPlat common stock for each share of Progressive Care common stock they own immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination. The exchange of shares was conducted automatically for shares of Progressive Care common stock held in brokerage and retirement accounts. All Progressive Care shareholders who hold physical stock certificates are requested to promptly contact NextPlat's transfer agent, Equity Stock Transfer, for transfer and delivery instructions. Equity Stock Transfer can be reached at 237 W 37th St, Suite 601, New York, NY 10018 or via telephone at 917-746-4597 and e-mail at info@equitystock.com.
About NextPlat Corp
NextPlat is a global e-commerce platform company created to capitalize on multiple high-growth sectors and markets including technology and healthcare. Through acquisitions, joint ventures and collaborations, the Company intends to assist businesses in selling their goods online, domestically, and internationally, allowing customers and partners to optimize their e-commerce presence and revenue. NextPlat currently operates an e-commerce communications division offering voice, data, tracking, and IoT products and services worldwide as well as pharmacy and healthcare data management services in the United States through its subsidiary, Progressive Care Inc.