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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001079973-23-000155
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230206
GROUP MEMBERS:		JOHANNES KUHN
GROUP MEMBERS:		UTE KUHN

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001350102
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				203672603
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-82435
		FILM NUMBER:		23591503

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12300 GRANT STREET
		CITY:			THORNTON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80241
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(720) 872-5233

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12300 GRANT STREET
		CITY:			THORNTON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80241

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BD1 Investment Holding, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001837216
		IRS NUMBER:				852744110
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1675 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE B
		CITY:			DOVER
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(310) 266-3528

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1675 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE B
		CITY:			DOVER
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19901
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STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><BR>
</FONT></B><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></P>

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13D/A</B></FONT></P>

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No. 5)</B></FONT></P>

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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Solar Technologies, Inc.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><BR>
(Name of Issuer)</FONT></B></P>

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Stock, Par Value $0.0001<BR>
(Title of Class of Securities)</B></FONT></P>

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(CUSIP Number)</P>

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1 Investment Holding, LLC</B></FONT></P>

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South State Street, Suite B</B></FONT></P>

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DE 19901</B></FONT></P>

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Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</B></FONT></P>

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3, 2023</B></FONT></P>

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of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)</B></FONT></P>

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the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 1(f) or 1(g), check the following box. [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>

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Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.</FONT></P>

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The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover
page.</FONT></P>

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information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</FONT></P>

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13D</B></FONT></P>

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    No. 043635606</B></FONT></TD>
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                                            OF REPORTING PERSONS. <B>BD 1 INVESTMENT HOLDING, LLC</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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                                            THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)
    [X]</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)
    [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
                                            USE ONLY</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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                                            OF FUNDS (see instructions) <B>NOT APPLICABLE</B></FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
                                            BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>
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                                            OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION <B>DELAWARE, USA</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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                                            OF</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SHARES</B></FONT></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>OWNED
    BY</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>EACH</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>REPORTING</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PERSON</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WITH</B></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; text-align: left; width: 0.35in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            VOTING POWER 15,433,334 Common Shares<SUP></SUP> (See Item 5)</FONT></P>
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                                            VOTING POWER 0 Common Shares</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,433,334 Common Shares<SUP></SUP> (See Item 5)&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Common Shares</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">AGGREGATE
                                            AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PARTY</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">15,433,334
Common Shares<SUP></SUP></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
    BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PERCENT
    OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 45.5%<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TYPE
    OF REPORTING PERSON* <B>CO</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)
</FONT>Percentage calculated based on 33,930,812 Common Shares issued and
outstanding as of December 19, 2022, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Schedule 14C filed on December 23, 2022.</P>


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13D</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP
    No. 043635606</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Page
    3 of 8 pages</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NAMES
                                            OF REPORTING PERSONS. <B>JOHANNES KUHN</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
                                            THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></P>
                                                         <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
                                                         <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)
                                            [X]</FONT></P>
                                                         <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)
                                            [_]</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
                                            USE ONLY</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOURCE
                                            OF FUNDS (see instructions) <B>NOT APPLICABLE</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
                                            BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CITIZENSHIP
                                            OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION <B>GERMANY</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; text-align: center; width: 1in; vertical-align: middle"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NUMBER
                                            OF</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SHARES</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>BENEFICIALLY</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>OWNED
    BY</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>EACH</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>REPORTING</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PERSON</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WITH</B></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; width: 0.35in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            VOTING POWER 15,433,334 Common Shares <SUP>(1)</SUP> (See Item 5) </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            VOTING POWER 0 Common Shares</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,433,334 Common Shares <SUP>(1)</SUP> (See Item 5)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Common Shares</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">AGGREGATE
                                            AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PARTY</FONT></P>
                                                         <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">15,433,334
    Common Shares <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
    BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PERCENT
                                            OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 45.5%<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TYPE
                                            OF REPORTING PERSON* <B>IN</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)
Mr. Johannes Kuhn is the 100% beneficial owner of BD1.</FONT></P>

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Percentage calculated based on 33,930,812 Common Shares issued and outstanding
as of December 19, 2022, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Schedule 14C filed on December 23, 2022.</FONT></P>
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13D</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP
    No. 043635606</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Page
    4 of 8 pages</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; width: 0.35in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>1</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NAMES
                                            OF REPORTING PERSONS. <B>UTE KUHN</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
                                            THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></P>
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                                                                                <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)
                                            [X]</FONT></P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)
                                            [_]</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
    USE ONLY</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOURCE
                                            OF FUNDS (see instructions) <B>NOT APPLICABLE </B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
                                            BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CITIZENSHIP
                                            OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION <B>GERMANY</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; text-align: center; width: 1in; vertical-align: middle"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NUMBER
                                            OF</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SHARES</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>BENEFICIALLY</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>OWNED
    BY</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>EACH</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>REPORTING</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PERSON</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WITH</B></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in; width: 0.35in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            VOTING POWER 15,433,334 Common Shares<SUP>(1)</SUP> (See Item 5) </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            VOTING POWER 0 Common Shares</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,433,334 Common Shares<SUP>(1)</SUP> (See Item 5)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Common Shares</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">AGGREGATE
                                            AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PARTY</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">15,433,334 Common Shares<SUP>(1)</SUP></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
    BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PERCENT
    OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 45.5%<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TYPE
    OF REPORTING PERSON* <B>IN</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)
Mrs. Ute Kuhn is the 100% beneficial owner of BD1. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)
Percentage calculated based on 33,930,812 Common Shares issued and outstanding
as of December 19, 2022, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Schedule 14C filed on December 23, 2022.</FONT></P>

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13D</B></FONT></P>

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    No. 043635606</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Page
    5 of 8 pages</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Background.
</B>The undersigned hereby file this Amendment No. 5 (the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;)
to the Schedule 13D filed by BD 1 Investment Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;BD1&rdquo;), Mr. Johannes Kuhn,
a citizen of Germany, and Mrs. Ute Kuhn, a citizen of Germany and the spouse of Mr. Kuhn (together, the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;),
on December 29, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on March 3, 2021, Amendment No.
2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on August 6, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by the
Reporting Persons on August 23, 2021, and as amended by Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on March 2,
2022 (&ldquo;Schedule 13D&rdquo;). Only those Items amended below are reported herein.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 96px"><B>Item 1.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Security and Issuer.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">This Schedule 13D is filed by the Reporting Persons and relates to shares
of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (&ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;), CUSIP 043635606, of Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (&ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 12300 Grant Street, Thornton,
Colorado 80241. The Issuer&rsquo;s Common Shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol &ldquo;ASTI&rdquo;.</P>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 96px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    3.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Source
    and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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3 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows as of the date of this Amendment: </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">On February 3, 2023, BD1 disposed of 500,000
shares of common stock of the Issuer, representing an aggregate dollar value of $695,000 for a purchase price of 750,000 shares of common
stock of Arion Agrophotovoltaic Private Limited, a private company incorporated in Singapore.</P>

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    4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Purpose
    of Transaction.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Item
4 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows as of the date of this Amendment:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">The information set forth in or incorporated
by reference in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4. Additionally, undersigned understands
that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 19, 2022 was 33,930,812, which is an increase from the
30,609,249 shares of Common Stock that were outstanding on February 7, 2022, the date that the undersigned filed Amendment No. 4 to Schedule
13D. As a result of such increase in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the aggregate percentage of outstanding
shares of Common Stock that the undersigned may be deemed to beneficially own decreased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">As of the date of this Schedule 13D
and except as set forth herein, the Reporting Persons have no plans, proposals or negotiations that relate to or would result in any of
the matters set forth within (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the
Issuer on a continuing basis and, depending on various factors including, without limitation, the Issuer&rsquo;s financial position, the
price levels of the outstanding Common Shares, conditions in the securities market and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting
Persons may, in the future, take such actions with respect to the Common Shares owned by them including, without limitation, engaging
in communications with management and the board of the Issuer, engaging in discussions with stockholders of the Issuer or other third
parties about the Issuer and the Reporting Persons&rsquo; investment, making recommendations or proposals to the Issuer concerning changes
to the capitalization, ownership structure, board structure (including board composition), purchasing additional Common Shares, selling
some or all of their Common Shares, or taking any other action with respect to the Issuer or any of its securities in any manner permitted
by law or otherwise changing its intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4.</P>

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    5.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Interest
    in Securities of the Issuer.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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5 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows as of the date of this Amendment:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)-(b)
The following information with respect to the ownership of Common Shares by the Reporting Persons filing this statement on Schedule 13D/A
is provided as of the date of this filing:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Reporting
    Persons</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common
    Shares Held Directly</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Voting Power</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;<B>Shared
    Dispositive Power</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Beneficial
    Ownership</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percentage
    Owned(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 35%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">BD
    1 Investment Holding, LLC</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 9%; text-align: right"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">15,433,334</FONT></P></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 9%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 9%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 9%; text-align: right"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">15,433,334</FONT></P></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 9%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">45.5</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">(1) Percentage calculated based on 33,930,812
Common Shares issued and outstanding as of December 19, 2022, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Schedule 14C filed on December 23, 2022.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">(c) Except as set forth below, to the knowledge
of the Reporting Persons with respect to the persons named in response to Item 5(a)-(b), none of the persons named in response to Item
5(a)-(b) has effected any transactions in the Common Shares during the past 60 days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">On February 3, 2023, BD1 disposed of 500,000
shares of common stock of the Issuer, representing an aggregate dollar value of $695,000 for a purchase price of 750,000 shares of common
stock of Arion Agrophotovoltaic Private Limited, a private company incorporated in Singapore.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: justify">(d) Except as disclosed in this Schedule
13D/A, no person is known to the Reporting Persons to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, any Common Shares except for Bernd F&ouml;rtsch, Crowdex Investment, LLC and TubeSolar AG.</P>

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Not applicable.</FONT></P>

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    7.</B></FONT></TD>
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    to be Filed as Exhibits.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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99.1 Joint Filing Agreement among the Reporting Persons(1)</A></U></FONT></P>

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99.2 Exchange Agreement between BD 1 Investment Holding, LLC and the Issuer dated December 18, 2020(2)</A></U></FONT></P>

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99.3 Power of Attorney for Johannes Kuhn(2)</A></U></FONT></P>

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99.4 Power of Attorney for Ute Kuhn(1)</A></U></FONT></P>

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reasonable inquiry, to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D/A is true,
complete and correct.</FONT></P>

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    February 3, 2023 </FONT></TD>
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    1 INVESTMENT HOLDING, LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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    Todd Steadman</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Todd Steadman, attorney-in-fact</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Todd Steadman, attorney-in-fact</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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