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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Tranche 2 Shares Call Option (right to buy) | (1) (3) | 03/13/2007 | P | 1 | 12/13/2007 | 12/13/2009 | Common Stock | (1) | (3) | 1 | D | ||||
| Tranche 2 Shares Call Option (right to buy) | $ 6.176 | 10/08/2008 | J | 1 | 12/13/2007 | 12/13/2009 | Common Stock | 2,421,801 | $ 0 | 1 | D | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS DRAMMENSVEIEN 264 OSLO, Q8 N-0240 |
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| /s/ Jorgen C. Arentz Rostrup, Chief Executive Officer, Norsk Hydro Produksjon, AS | 10/09/2008 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the "Issuer") and Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS ("Produksjon") on March 13, 2007, and Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of March 3, 2008, the Issuer granted to Produksjon, and Produksjon acquired from the Issuer, an option to acquire from the Issuer, and to require the Issuer to sell to Produksjon (the "Tranche 2 Call Option"), in full or in part, from time to time, up to a maximum of an additional number of common shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the "Shares") that will result in Produksjon owning 35% of all issued and outstanding Shares immediately after such sale and purchase (the "Tranche 2 Shares"). |
| (2) | On October 8, 2008, Produksjon exercised the Tranche 2 Call Option and purchased and acquired from the Company 2,421,801 Tranche 2 Shares at $6.176 per Share, which is equal to the average of the closing bids for the Shares on Nasdaq during the five consecutive trading days ending on (and including) October 3, 2008. |
| (3) | The purchase price for each Tranche 2 Share will be an amount equal to the average of the closing bids for the Shares on Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") during the five consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the trading day that is one day prior to the date of exercise of the Tranche 2 Call Option. |