EXTON, Pa., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fibrocell Science, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSC), a gene therapy company focused on transformational autologous cell-based therapies for skin and connective tissue diseases, today announced that it will effect a one-for-five reverse stock split of its common stock at 5:00 pm ET today. Beginning with the opening of trading on May 25, 2018, the Company’s common stock will trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis under a new CUSIP number 315721407.

Fibrocell’s stockholders approved an amendment authorizing the reverse stock split at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2018. The specific one-for-five ratio was subsequently approved by the Company's Board of Directors and the reverse stock split was effected by filing a Certificate of Amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

The reverse stock split will be effected simultaneously for all outstanding shares of common stock and the ratio determined by the Board will be the same for all outstanding shares of common stock. The reverse stock split will affect all holders of shares of Fibrocell common stock uniformly and each stockholder will hold the same percentage of Fibrocell common stock outstanding immediately following the reverse stock split as that stockholder held immediately prior to the reverse stock split, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares as described below. The reverse stock split will not reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock, or preferred stock, or change the par values of Fibrocell common stock (which will remain at $0.001 per share) or preferred stock (which will remain at $0.001 per share). No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Any fractional share of common stock that would otherwise have resulted from the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

The reverse stock split is intended to increase the per share trading price of the Company’s common stock to permit the Company to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market.

Information for Stockholders

Fibrocell’s transfer agent, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions (BCIS), will act as exchange agent for the reverse stock split, and will provide stockholders of record holding certificates representing pre-split shares of the Company's common stock as of the effective date with a letter of transmittal providing instructions for the exchange of stock certificates for post-split shares. Stockholders owning shares via a broker or other nominee will have their positions automatically adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split, subject to the broker's or nominee's particular procedures for processing the reverse stock split, and will not be required to take any action in connection with the reverse stock split. BCIS may be reached by telephone at 1-877-830-4936.

Additional information about the reverse stock split can be found in Fibrocell’s definitive proxy statement, filed April 2, 2018, and Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available at www.sec.gov and at www.fibrocell.com under the SEC Filings tab located on the Investors page.

About Fibrocell

Fibrocell is an autologous cell and gene therapy company translating personalized biologics into medical breakthroughs for diseases affecting the skin and connective tissue. Fibrocell’s most advanced product candidate, FCX-007, is the subject of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Fibrocell is also developing FCX-013, the Company’s product candidate for the treatment of moderate to severe localized scleroderma. Fibrocell’s gene therapy portfolio is being developed in collaboration with Precigen, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in synthetic biology. For more information, visit http://www.fibrocell.com or follow Fibrocell on Twitter at @Fibrocell.