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Allied Motion Technologies Inc.
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Item 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) filed Articles of Amendment (the “Articles of Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation reflecting its corporate name change to “Allient Inc.”, effective on August 23, 2023. In connection the Company’s name change, the Company’s board of directors amended the Company’s By-laws (the “By-laws”) to reflect the corporate name Allient Inc., also effective on August 23, 2023. No other changes were made to the By-laws.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment and the By-laws, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
The ticker symbol of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market has been changed to “ALNT” as of the opening of trading on August 23, 2023. The CUSIP number of the Company’s common stock will remain 019330109. The Company’s name and ticker symbol changes do not affect the rights of the Company’s security holders, creditors, customers or suppliers.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
3.1 | Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company |
3.2 |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:August 23, 2023
| ALLIENT INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael R. Leach | ||
Michael R. Leach | |||
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |||