Tampa, I think you fail to understand the terms "outstanding shares" vs "authorized shares"
No where in the proxy does it say that "authorized shares" will be reverse split, as all outstanding shares would be (IF the BOD takes action for a RS).
It spells it out very clearly, the authorized shares are not being split/reduced at all. It is telling you your common shares are being reduced, NOT that the authorized shares are being reduced.
If they do not reverse the shelf shares, they are taking back a percentage of the company from current shareholders at "no cost", only to sell the percentage gained to new buyers. At this point, it becomes a CA waiting to happen, and ATM sales could be held up for years until it is resolved.