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REFR Research Frontiers

Research Frontiers is a publicly traded technology company and the developer of patented SPD-Smart light-control film technology which allows users to instantly, precisely and uniformly control the shading of glass or plastic products, either manually or automatically. Research Frontiers has licensed its smart glass technology to over 40 companies that include well known chemical, material science and glass companies. Products using Research Frontiers' smart glass technology are being used in tens of thousands of cars, aircraft, yachts, trains, homes, offices, museums and other buildings.

Company profile

Ticker
REFR
Exchange
NASDAQ
Website
www.refr-spd.com
CEO
Joseph M. Harary
Employees
Incorporated
Delaware
Location
New York
Fiscal year end
Dec 31
Sector
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing > Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
Industry (SIC)
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SEC CIK
0000793524
Corporate docs
IRS number
112103466

REFR stock data

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Press releases

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Research Frontiers Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
6 May 21
Management to Host Conference Call at 4:30 p.m. WOODBURY, N.Y., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers Inc. (NASDAQ:REFR) announced its financial results for its first quarter of 2021. Management
Research Frontiers, Inc. to Host Earnings Call
6 May 21
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / May 6, 2021 / Research Frontiers, Inc. (NASDAQ:REFR) will be discussing their earnings results in their 2021 First Quarter Earnings call to be held on May 6, 2021 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time.To

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Calendar

10 May 21
2 Aug 21
31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated) Burn method: Change in cash Burn method: Operating income/loss Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
Last Q Avg 4Q Last Q Avg 4Q Last Q Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report) 4.22M 4.22M 4.22M 4.22M 4.22M 4.22M
Cash burn (monthly) 185.58K 135.12K 185.88K 207.29K 214.22K 178.09K
Cash used (since last report) 760.42K 553.66K 761.66K 849.37K 877.77K 729.74K
Cash remaining 3.46M 3.66M 3.45M 3.37M 3.34M 3.49M
Runway (months of cash) 18.6 27.1 18.6 16.2 15.6 19.6

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Recent insider trades

REFR insider ownership history Insider history
Date Owner Security Transaction Code Indirect 10b5-1 $Price #Shares $Value #Remaining
31 Dec 20 Michael R Lapointe Stock Option Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 2.785 5,000 13.93K 40,850
31 Dec 20 Daigle Darryl Stock Option Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 2.785 40,000 111.4K 203,880
31 Dec 20 William Graham Settle Stock Option Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 2.785 40,000 111.4K 155,826
31 Dec 20 Kaganowicz Alexander Stock Option Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 2.785 40,000 111.4K 203,880
31 Dec 20 Harary Joseph M Stock Option Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 2.785 55,000 153.18K 234,100
Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q1 2021

REFR institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

20.4% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders
 Current Prev Q Change
Total holders 58 55 +5.5%
Opened positions 7 8 -12.5%
Closed positions 4 4 –
Increased positions 16 22 -27.3%
Reduced positions 26 14 +85.7%
13F shares
 Current Prev Q Change
Total value 29.18M 32.16M -9.3%
Total shares 6.47M 6.54M -1.1%
Total puts 39.7K 0 NEW
Total calls 95.8K 36K +166.1%
Total put/call ratio 0.4 – –
Largest owners
 Shares Value Change
BLK Blackrock 2.03M $5.78M +1.3%
Vanguard 1.36M $3.85M +6.2%
Douglas Kevin 770.28K $2.9M -15.6%
STT State Street 418.55K $1.19M +4.8%
Geode Capital Management 372.03K $1.06M +2.9%
NTRS Northern Trust 286.03K $813K -8.1%
Shufro Rose & Co 170.75K $485K +4.9%
Susquehanna International 120.41K $342K +453.2%
Nuveen Asset Management 103.01K $293K -4.2%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon 73.01K $207K -4.0%
Largest transactions
 Shares Bought/sold Change
Douglas Kevin 770.28K -142.2K -15.6%
Susquehanna International 120.41K +98.64K +453.2%
Vanguard 1.36M +79.57K +6.2%
Gsa Capital Partners 0 -63.84K EXIT
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 27.55K -28.08K -50.5%
BAC Bank Of America 33.15K +28.01K +545.4%
BLK Blackrock 2.03M +27.04K +1.3%
Citadel Advisors 0 -25.56K EXIT
NTRS Northern Trust 286.03K -25.29K -8.1%
VIRT Virtu Financial 10.61K -22.84K -68.3%
Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.
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From filing 10-Q 2021 Q1

Financial reports

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10-Q
2021 Q1
Quarterly report
10 May 21
10-K
2020 FY
Annual report
11 Mar 21
10-Q
2020 Q3
Quarterly report
5 Nov 20
10-Q
2020 Q2
Quarterly report
6 Aug 20
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
7 May 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
12 Mar 20
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
7 Nov 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
8 Aug 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
14 May 19
10-K
2018 FY
Annual report
14 Mar 19

Current reports

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8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
10 Jun 21
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
13 Jan 21
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
4 Dec 20
8-K
GRAHAM SETTLE JOINS RESEARCH FRONTIERS BOARD TO REPLACE RETIRING DIRECTOR Gregory G. Grimes
17 Aug 20
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
4 Aug 20
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
1 Jul 20
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
11 Jun 20
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
24 Apr 20
8-K
RESEARCH FRONTIERS’ SPD-SmartGlass LICENSED TO glatic to produce SPD-smart windows for the south korean architectural market
2 Jan 20
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
5 Dec 19

Registration and prospectus

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S-8
Registration of securities for employees
9 Mar 20
424B2
Prospectus for primary offering
3 Jun 19
424B2
Prospectus for primary offering
6 Sep 18
424B2
Prospectus for primary offering
22 Apr 18
S-3
Shelf registration
12 Mar 18
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
12 Jun 14
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
7 May 14
S-3/A
Shelf registration (amended)
19 Dec 12
S-3/A
Shelf registration (amended)
10 Dec 12
S-3
Shelf registration
5 Nov 12

Proxies

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DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Apr 21
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Apr 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Apr 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
17 Apr 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
17 Apr 18
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
25 Apr 17
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
25 Apr 17
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
25 Apr 16
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
25 Apr 16
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
27 Apr 15

Other

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EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
22 Apr 18
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
18 Apr 18
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
4 Aug 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
2 Jul 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
23 Jun 13
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
20 Jun 13
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
20 Jun 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
8 May 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
28 Apr 13
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
25 Dec 12

Ownership

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SC 13G/A
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / BlackRock ownership change
11 Jul 21
SC 13G/A
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / DOUGLAS KEVIN ownership change
15 Mar 21
SC 13G
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / BlackRock ownership change
2 Feb 21
SC 13G/A
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / DOUGLAS KEVIN ownership change
25 Jan 21
4
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / MICHAEL R LAPOINTE ownership change
4 Jan 21
4
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / Darryl Daigle ownership change
4 Jan 21
4
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / William Graham Settle ownership change
4 Jan 21
4
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / Alexander Kaganowicz ownership change
4 Jan 21
4
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / JOSEPH M HARARY ownership change
4 Jan 21
3/A
RESEARCH FRONTIERS / William Graham Settle ownership change
4 Jan 21

Patents

APP
Utility
Light Valve Films Laminated Between Thin Glass and Plastic Substrates
23 Dec 20
A laminated light valve film comprising: (a) a film having first and second opposed outer surfaces; (b) a first layer of a polymeric interlayer material upon at least a portion of each opposed outer surface; (c) a first pair of substrates, one of which is adhered to the interlayer material upon the first outer opposed surface of the light valve film and the second is adhered to the interlayer material upon the second outer opposed surface of the light valve film, these substrates being formed from plastic or glass; (d) a second layer of polymeric interlayer material applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of each one of the first pair of substrates; and (e) a second pair of substrates, one being adhered to the interlayer upon the outer surface of one of the first pair of substrates and a second one adhered to the interlayer material on the outer surface of a second one of the first pair of substrates, the second pair of substrates being formed from plastic or glass, with the proviso that when the first pair of substrates is formed of plastic, the second pair of substrates is formed of glass, and vice-versa.
GRANT
Utility
Light valve films laminated between thin glass and plastic substrates
19 Oct 20
A laminated light valve film comprising: (a) a film having first and second opposed outer surfaces; (b) a first layer of a polymeric interlayer material upon at least a portion of each opposed outer surface; (c) a first pair of substrates, one of which is adhered to the interlayer material upon the first outer opposed surface of the light valve film and the second is adhered to the interlayer material upon the second outer opposed surface of the light valve film, these substrates being formed from plastic or glass; (d) a second layer of polymeric interlayer material applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of each one of the first pair of substrates; and (e) a second pair of substrates, one being adhered to the interlayer upon the outer surface of one of the first pair of substrates and a second one adhered to the interlayer material on the outer surface of a second one of the first pair of substrates, the second pair of substrates being formed from plastic or glass, with the proviso that when the first pair of substrates is formed of plastic, the second pair of substrates is formed of glass, and vice-versa.

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2021 Q1
Earnings call transcript
9 May 21
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
8 Nov 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
9 Aug 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
11 May 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
13 Mar 20
2019 Q3
Earnings call transcript
10 Nov 19
2019 Q2
Earnings call transcript
11 Aug 19
2019 Q1
Earnings call transcript
14 May 19
2018 Q4
Earnings call transcript
14 Mar 19
2018 Q3
Earnings call transcript
11 Nov 18

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