{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"136139","rtpr_id":"nGNX41vgQ8-20260904","ticker":"DSS","exchange":"NYSE American","all_tickers":["DSS"],"title":"DSS, Inc. Announces Decision Not to Proceed with Proposed Public Offering","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-04T12:53:00.092Z","article_body":"NEW YORK, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DSS, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS)\n(the “Company”), a multinational company operating across diverse\nindustries including product packaging, biotechnology, commercial lending, and\nsecurities and investment management, today announced that after further\nconsideration, the Company determined not to proceed with its previously\nannounced proposed public offering of Common Stock due to the limited capacity\navailable under its existing shelf registration statement.\n\nThe Company continues to evaluate its capital-raising alternatives and remains\ncommitted to creating value for shareholders. The Company’s Common Stock is\ntraded on the NYSE American LLC under the symbol “DSS”.\n\nThis press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of\nan offer to buy any securities, and no offering of securities is being made by\nmeans of this press release. No offer, solicitation, or sale of securities is\nbeing made in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or\nsale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the\nsecurities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.\n\nAbout DSS, Inc.\n\nDSS, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS) is a multinational company operating across\nmultiple business lines including product packaging, biotechnology, commercial\nlending, and securities and investment management. The Company operates a\nbusiness model based on developing high-growth subsidiaries and unlocking\nvalue through strategic IPOs and public listings. For more information, visit\nwww.dssworld.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThe foregoing material may contain “forward-looking statements” within the\nmeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. Forward-looking statements\ninclude all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current\nfacts, including without limitation statements regarding the Company’s\nproduct development and business prospects, and can be identified by the use\nof words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “project,”\n“estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,”\n“should,” “continue” or the negative versions of those words or other\ncomparable words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future\nactions or performance. These forward-looking statements are based on\ninformation currently available to the Company and its current plans or\nexpectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could\nsignificantly affect current plans. Should one or more of these risks or\nuncertainties materialize, or the underlying assumptions prove incorrect,\nactual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed,\nestimated, expected, intended, or planned. Although the Company believes that\nthe expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,\nthe Company cannot guarantee future results, performance, or achievements.\nExcept as required by applicable law, including the security laws of the\nUnited States, the Company does not intend to update any of the\nforward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.\n\nFor investor and media inquiries or additional information, please contact:\n\nInvestor Contact:\nDSS, Inc.\nInvestor Relations\nir@dssworld.com\n+1 (585) 565-2422\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ce96f659-56dd-4218-a734-62efad33d7db)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX41vgQ8-20260904","title":"DSS, Inc. Announces Decision Not to Proceed with Proposed Public Offering","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"DSS","created":"2026-09-04T12:53:00.092Z","tickers":["DSS"],"exchange":"NYSE American","article_body":"NEW YORK, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DSS, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS)\n(the “Company”), a multinational company operating across diverse\nindustries including product packaging, biotechnology, commercial lending, and\nsecurities and investment management, today announced that after further\nconsideration, the Company determined not to proceed with its previously\nannounced proposed public offering of Common Stock due to the limited capacity\navailable under its existing shelf registration statement.\n\nThe Company continues to evaluate its capital-raising alternatives and remains\ncommitted to creating value for shareholders. The Company’s Common Stock is\ntraded on the NYSE American LLC under the symbol “DSS”.\n\nThis press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of\nan offer to buy any securities, and no offering of securities is being made by\nmeans of this press release. No offer, solicitation, or sale of securities is\nbeing made in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or\nsale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the\nsecurities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.\n\nAbout DSS, Inc.\n\nDSS, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS) is a multinational company operating across\nmultiple business lines including product packaging, biotechnology, commercial\nlending, and securities and investment management. The Company operates a\nbusiness model based on developing high-growth subsidiaries and unlocking\nvalue through strategic IPOs and public listings. For more information, visit\nwww.dssworld.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThe foregoing material may contain “forward-looking statements” within the\nmeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. Forward-looking statements\ninclude all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current\nfacts, including without limitation statements regarding the Company’s\nproduct development and business prospects, and can be identified by the use\nof words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “project,”\n“estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,”\n“should,” “continue” or the negative versions of those words or other\ncomparable words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future\nactions or performance. These forward-looking statements are based on\ninformation currently available to the Company and its current plans or\nexpectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could\nsignificantly affect current plans. Should one or more of these risks or\nuncertainties materialize, or the underlying assumptions prove incorrect,\nactual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed,\nestimated, expected, intended, or planned. Although the Company believes that\nthe expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,\nthe Company cannot guarantee future results, performance, or achievements.\nExcept as required by applicable law, including the security laws of the\nUnited States, the Company does not intend to update any of the\nforward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.\n\nFor investor and media inquiries or additional information, please contact:\n\nInvestor Contact:\nDSS, Inc.\nInvestor Relations\nir@dssworld.com\n+1 (585) 565-2422\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ce96f659-56dd-4218-a734-62efad33d7db)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-04T12:53:00.124495667Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788526380124},"received_at":"2026-09-04T12:53:00.183Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"125017","press_release_id":"136139","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Containers & Packaging","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["Offering withdrawn due to limited capacity under existing shelf registration statement, not because funding needs improved","Company still evaluating capital-raising alternatives, leaving dilution risk unresolved","No offering size, price, or use of proceeds disclosed in this release"],"eventType":"offering","narrative":"DSS, Inc. has decided not to proceed with its previously announced proposed public offering of common stock, citing limited capacity available under its existing shelf registration statement.\n\nThe company says it continues to evaluate capital-raising alternatives and remains committed to creating value for shareholders.\n\nThe withdrawal removes near-term dilution overhang, but the shelf-capacity constraint and still-open funding search signal unresolved capital needs for the diversified micro-cap conglomerate.","sentiment":"bearish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"DSS shelves its equity offering over shelf-registration capacity limits -- funding plan remains unresolved, watch for the next capital-raising attempt."},"keyFigures":{},"namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"DSS, Inc.","ticker":"DSS","relationship":"filer"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Withdrawal of a previously announced common stock offering is a minor capital-structure event with no deal size disclosed. 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