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Stardust Power Inc.
SDST stock: dilution, delisting risk, reverse split — what the SEC filings say, updated every weekday morning.
Nasdaq · Primary Smelting & Refining of Nonferrous Metals · EDGAR filings (CIK 1831979) · 13 signals · 3 setups · updated Sep 18, 2026

What the filings say Pressure ▼

The filings point to a discounted equity raise ahead — dilution for existing holders. Next thing to watch: a 424B or offering 8-K.

Radar 95 (high attention) · dilution pressure high · listing risk high · governance risk low · runway 0.8 mo · strongest signal: MVLS deficiency (Sep 17, 2026)

What would confirm: 424B5/8-K announcing an offering, ATM sales disclosed in next 10-Q, or Form 4 sales by insiders ahead of it.
What would prove it wrong: Non-dilutive cash event (asset sale, grant, milestone payment), OCF turning positive, or shelf withdrawn (RW).

Direction is stated for existing shareholders (▼ more shares / survival or listing risk; ▲ insiders or holders buying). It is a characterization of the filings, not a forecast or a recommendation.

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95Radar · attention score (0–100)
85Dilution pressure · financing + balance sheet
92Listing risk · exchange standards
0Governance risk · reporting, auditor, going concern

Setups

Independent filings stitched into a thesis, each with what would confirm and what would prove it wrong.

Forced-raise setup Pressure ▼ strength 0.85

The filings point to a discounted equity raise ahead — dilution for existing holders. Next thing to watch: a 424B or offering 8-K. Cash need (negative equity, runway < 6 months) coexists with live selling machinery (convertible note, pipe, offering (424b)). Base case is a discounted raise; the question is when, not if.

Would confirm: 424B5/8-K announcing an offering, ATM sales disclosed in next 10-Q, or Form 4 sales by insiders ahead of it.
Would invalidate: Non-dilutive cash event (asset sale, grant, milestone payment), OCF turning positive, or shelf withdrawn (RW).
Convertible noteNegative equityPIPERunway < 6 monthsOffering (424B)

Listing cliff Pressure ▼ strength 1.00

Listing is at risk and the usual cures are constrained. Next thing to watch: a reverse-split proxy, a hearings-panel 8-K, or a Form 25. Exchange deficiency plus a structural reason cure is hard (sub-$5M float, negative equity, no cash, or a reverse split already used). Under Nasdaq's 2026 rules (one reverse split per 12 months; $5M MVLS floor with no cure period from Sept 2026) the usual escape hatches are narrower.

Would confirm: Nasdaq 'Pending Suspension' listing, Form 25, hearings-panel denial 8-K, or a reverse-split proxy.
Would invalidate: 8-K announcing regained compliance; equity raise that restores stockholders' equity; MVLS back above threshold for 10+ days.
Delisting languageHearings panelExchange deficiency noticeMinimum bid deficiencyMVLS deficiencyNegative equityReverse splitRunway < 6 months

Death-spiral watch Pressure ▼ strength 0.70

Variable-priced paper is outstanding while the listing is under stress — the structure where dilution can accelerate. Watch the share count each quarter. Discount-priced or variable-priced securities are outstanding while the company is managing its listing with reverse splits/notices. Each conversion lowers the price, which lowers the next conversion price.

Would confirm: Rising share count in 10-Q cover vs prior quarter; repeated 424B3 resales; another reverse split proposal.
Would invalidate: Notes repaid in cash / equity line terminated (8-K 1.02); share count flat quarter over quarter.
Convertible noteDelisting languageHearings panelExchange deficiency noticeMinimum bid deficiencyMVLS deficiencyReverse split

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Sep 18, 2026 · SDST · red-team verdict publish with caveats

Stardust Power faces Nasdaq MVLS hearings-panel review with 0.8 months cash and active ATM program

On September 17, 2026, Stardust Power (SDST) disclosed in an 8-K that it received notice from Nasdaq's Hearings Panel regarding Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) and minimum bid price deficiencies, explicitly referencing delisting risk. The next day, the company filed its 27th 424B5 prospectus supplement in the past twelve months, continuing an active at-the-market equity offering program. As of June 30, 2026 (the most recent balance sheet, now 80 days stale), the company held $540,264 in cash against $14.93 million in current liabilities, yielding an estimated 0.8 months of runway based on annualized operating cash outflows of $8.1 million.

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Balance sheet (XBRL)

$540Kcash + short-term investments as of Jun 30, 2026
0.8 moestimated runway (annualized 180-day YTD operating cash flow [companyfacts])
$-8.2Mstockholders' equity as of Jun 30, 2026
$9.8Mpublic float (10-K cover)
14.0Mshares outstanding as of Aug 12, 2026 · was 10.6M May 13, 2026

Runway = liquidity ÷ monthly operating burn at the latest reported period · balance sheet 80 days old. A financing after the balance-sheet date is the main reason a figure can be stale — check the timeline below for offerings since then.

Signal timeline

Last 30 days of filing signals plus current balance-sheet flags, newest first. ▼ pressure · ▲ support · hover a score for its components; every row links to the filing.

DateSignalEvidenceScore
Sep 18, 2026 Offering (424B) 424B5 prospectus supplement 2026-09-18; 26 prior 424B filings in 12m filing 49
Sep 17, 2026 MVLS deficiency “mvls deficiency” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-09-17 filing 63
Sep 17, 2026 Hearings panel “hearings panel” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-09-17 filing 58
Sep 17, 2026 Exchange deficiency notice 8-K Item 3.01 filed 2026-09-17 (accepted 17:00 ET) filing 48
Sep 17, 2026 Minimum bid deficiency “min bid” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-09-17 filing 48
Sep 17, 2026 Delisting language “delisting notice” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-09-17 filing 46
Sep 17, 2026 Reverse split “reverse split” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-09-17 filing 34
Aug 21, 2026 Convertible note “convertible note” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-08-21 filing 39
Aug 21, 2026 PIPE “pipe” language in 8-K (8-K) filed 2026-08-21 filing 33
Jun 30, 2026 Runway < 6 months ~0.8 months runway: liquidity $569,066 (cash $540,264 + investments $28,802) as of 2026-06-30, burn $8,116,489/yr (annualized 180-day YTD operating cash flow [companyfacts]) filing 44
Jun 30, 2026 Share count +25% Shares outstanding 10,579,727 (2026-05-13) -> 14,049,388 (2026-08-12), +33% filing 35
Jun 30, 2026 Negative equity Stockholders' equity $-8,240,860 as of 2026-06-30 filing 31
Jun 30, 2026 Cash < current liabilities Liquidity $569,066 vs current liabilities $14,930,120 filing 22

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