Other Events. As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Ascent”), entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”), to sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), with an aggregate sales price of initially up to $4,219,000, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program. As p…

The filing describes an amendment to the equity incentive plan and is not related to a management change.

Other Events. On January 26, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Private Placement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. Private Placement On January 23, 2026, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional and accredited investors (the “Investors”) for the issuance and sale in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of (i) 454,546 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) pre-funded warrants (“Pre-…

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. The information contained in

The filing details compensatory arrangements for certain officers, not a management change.

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. On December 31, 2025, the Company entered into new employment agreements with Paul Warley, Chief Executive Officer, Bobby Gulati, Chief Operations Officer, and Jin Jo, Chief Financial Officer. These agreements replace the prior employment agreements with these executives that expired on December 31, 2025. The terms of these new agreements are summarized below.

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. On December 5, 2025, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional and accredited investors (the “Investors”) for the issuance and sale in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of (i) 769,232 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”)…

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. The information contained in

Other Events. On December 8, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Private Placement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. On December 8, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Private Placement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Other Events. As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Ascent”), entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”), to sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), with an aggregate sales price of initially up to $4,219,000, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program. As p…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Securities Purchase Agreement On June 27, 2025, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) commenced a best efforts public offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of (i) 507,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company, (ii) 493,000 pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 493,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”), and (iii) 1,000,000 wa…

Other Events. On June 26, 2025, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Company is commencing work on a Collaborative Agreement Notice (CAN) with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and support from NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) to efficiently advance capabilities for receiving beamed power using CIGS PV modules. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. On…

The filing describes an amendment to the equity incentive plan and is not related to a management change.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. $1.9 Million Convertible Preferred Stock Financing On October 17, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, “we” and “us”) entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors for a convertible preferred stock financing. The Company will receive approximately $1.9 million of gross proceeds. Funding is expected to occur on or before November 1, 2024. Under the securities purchase agreement, the Company will issue approxi…

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. As described below in Item 5.03, on August 14, 2024 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), effected a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of one-for-one hundred (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Company believes that effecting the Reverse Stock Split will assist in its efforts to meet the Nasdaq continued listing standards and to contin…

Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders To the extent required by

The filing is about an equity plan amendment, not a management change.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On June 20, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Paul Warley, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which it issued and sold one (1) share (the “Share”) of the Company’s newly designated Series Z Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series Z Preferred Stock”), to such Purchaser for an aggregate purchase price of $…

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing As previously disclosed, on December 11, 2023, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (th…

Other Events. As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Ascent”), entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”), to sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), with an aggregate sales price of initially up to $4,219,000, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program. As p…

Other Events. As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Ascent”), entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”), to sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), with an aggregate sales price of initially up to $4,219,000, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program. The…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On May 16, 2024, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Ascent”), entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”), to sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), having an aggregate sales price of up to $4,219,000, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program under wh…