JCS Stock: 13 Things for Communication Systems Investors to Know About the Pineapple Energy Merger

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Communication Systems (NASDAQ:JCS) stock is on the rise Tuesday after announcing merger plans with Pineapple Energy.

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Here’s everything investors in JCS stock need to know about the merger deal.

  • The plan is for a reverse merger that will have a subsidiary of Communication Systems merging with Pineapple Energy.
  • Following this, Pineapple Energy will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communication Systems.
  • After that, Communication Systems will change its name to become Pineapple Energy.
  • This will also see shares of JCS stock switch over to the new PEGY stock ticker.
  • The combined company will be lead by a mix of leaders from the two companies.
  • This will have Pineapple Energy CEO Kyle Udseth taking on that same role at the combined company.
  • The same is also true for Communication Systems executive chairman Roger Lacey and CFO Mark Fandrich.
  • Communication Systems is an Internet of Things (IoT) edge products and services company.
  • Pineapple Energy is a company that offers “residential solar, battery storage, and grid services solutions.”
  • When the deal closes, the combined company will focus on the growing home solar market.
  • The deal still needs to complete customary closing conditions before it’s complete.
  • That includes getting approval from regulators and shareholders.
  • So long as there are no problems with this, the deal is set to close in the second quarter of 2021.

JCS stock was up 60.8% as of Tuesday morning and is up 95% since the start of the year.

On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.


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