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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0206 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 3/A </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2020-12-18 </periodOfReport> |
| <dateOfOriginalSubmission> 2020-12-18 </dateOfOriginalSubmission> |
| <noSecuritiesOwned> 0 </noSecuritiesOwned> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001350102 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> ASTI </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001837216 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> BD1 Investment Holding, LLC </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 1675 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE B </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> DOVER </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> DE </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 19901 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 1 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001837227 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Kuhn Johannes </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 70-72 MUEHLENWEG </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> L-2155 LUXEMBOURG </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 1 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001847825 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Kuhn Ute </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 70-72 MUEHLENWEG </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> L-2155 LUXEMBOURG </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 1 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <derivativeTable> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Unsecured convertible promissory notes </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| <footnoteId id="F3"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 0.0001 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2020-12-18 </value> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 105000000000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> BD 1 Investment Holding, LLC ("BD1") owns two unsecured convertible promissory notes with principal amounts of $10,340,000 and $160,000 ("Exchange Notes"), convertible at any time into 105,000,000,000 shares of Issuer's common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.0001 per share. This joint filing on Form 3 includes Mr. Johannes Kuhn and Mrs. Ute Kuhn who are the 100% indirect owners of BD1. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> The maturity date of the Exchange Notes is December 18, 2025. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> This Form 3 amendment is being filed to correct the original Form 3 filed on December 28, 2020. The original Form 3 inadvertently omitted an additional Reporting Person, Ute Kahn, the spouse of the Johannes Kuhn, who is an indirect beneficial owner of BD1. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Todd Steadman, Manager of BD1 Investment Holding, LLC and attorney-in-fact for Johannes Kuhn and Ute Kuhn </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2021-03-02 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |