The Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd (ASX: MNS) share price is surging higher today amid the company's US listing and its chair's re-election.
The company's stock will be floating on the OTCQX Best Market tonight (Australian time).
At the time of writing, the Magnis share price is 61 cents, 20.79% higher than its previous close.
For context, the broader market is also in the green today. The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up 0.7% while the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) has gained 0.74%.
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Magnis share price soars on Tuesday
Tuesday is proving to be a good day for Magnis shareholders. The company's share price is taking off despite no price-sensitive news having been released.
However, the company's stock is getting ready to become more liquid tonight.
In a bid to simplify the process US-based investors must go through to get a hold in Magnis, the company is listing on the US OTC market at 1.30am AEDT. It will trade there under the ticker OTCQX: MNSEF.
The secondary listing could also inspire confidence in Magnis as the OTC upholds notoriously strict standards for companies listing on the exchange. Secondary listings also tend to increase the liquidity of a company's stock.
On the new listing, Magnis chair Frank Poullas commented:
We are seeing significant interest from investors in the US given our unique position as the largest shareholder in one of the largest lithium-ion battery plants in North America. We are privileged to be ringing the OTC Markets Opening Bell tonight.
Speaking of Poullas, more than 99.5% of Magnis' shareholders voted for his re-election at the company's annual general meeting yesterday.
