Franklin Wireless's stock rallies on heels of Sinnet Capital letter urging special dividend

By Steve Gelsi

Owner of 3.2% of Franklin Wireless shares wants $1 special dividend and $10 million stock buyback

Franklin Wireless Corp.'s stock was up by 8.7% on Thursday after 3.2% shareholder Sinnet Capital Partners requested a special dividend and a stock buyback.

Sinnet Capital said Franklin Wireless (FKWL) should pay a special dividend of $1 a share, execute a $10 million Dutch tender buyback and hire an investor-relations company to issue press releases.

"Franklin Wireless has had a number of great accomplishments over the last 12 months," the letter from Sinnet Capital founder and Chief Investment Officer Timothy Hasara said. "However, investors have to reach far and wide to find out about these achievements."

The letter said the company has not issued press releases about its acquisitions to any of the national news services typically used by investors.

Prior to Thursday's moves, Franklin Wireless's stock was down by 30.7% in 2023, compared with a 44.2% rise by the Nasdaq COMP.

Clayton, Mo.-based Sinnet Capital specializes in microcap investing for high-net-worth individuals, pension funds, endowments and foundations, according to its website.

-Steve Gelsi

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