IPDN Professional Diversity Network Inc

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), between the range of 1.5 to 1 and 5 to 1 at the direction of the management (the “Split Ratio”), depending upon which exact ratio is deemed necessary and desirable to achieve a minimum ‎share price of at least $1.00 per share in the market trading price of the Common Stock ‎and which may be done more than one time to achieve such minimum price, and to cash out resulting fractional shares.

On January 3, 2023, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted resolutions by unanimous written consent, pursuant to which the Board determined that it is advisable and in ‎the best interests of the Company to fix the Split Ratio at 2 to 1.

On January 3, 2023, the Company, filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Amendment”), which effects the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of 2 to 1, and such Certificate of Amendment will become effective as of 12:01 am, on January 5, 2023 (the “Effective Time”).

As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every two shares of Common Stock will be combined into one share of Common Stock and the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding will be reduced from approximately 18 million shares to approximately 9 million shares. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares because they held a number of shares not evenly divisible by the ratio of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be entitled to receive cash in lieu of such fractional shares.

Trading of the Company’s common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis is expected to begin on January 5, 2023. The Company’s new Common Stock will continue to be traded under the symbol IPDN. A new CUSIP number has been issued for the Company’s new Common Stock (74312Y301) to replace the old CUSIP number (74312Y202). The Company’s stockholders should not send their stock certificates to the Company. Stockholders will be notified by the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer and Trust, regarding the process for exchanging existing stock certificates representing pre-split shares.

The above description of the Certificate of Amendment and the Reverse Stock Split is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.