When it is done the Authorized shares stay the same, moxa

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You say that like it is a fact. It isn't. All shares are treated the same. They are all lessened (in the case of a RS) or increased (in the case of a forward split)

This reverse split will give Summus approximately 13.4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The Company's number of authorized shares of common stock will remain at 185,000,000, and its number of authorized shares of preferred stock will remain at 5,000,000.

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