8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July

19, 2023

AVANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Prior Name: TREND INNOVATIONS HOLDING INC.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

c/o Eastbiz.com, Inc 5348 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,NV 89108

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

(Issuer’s telephone number)

(702) 509-1747

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company (X)

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not applicable.

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporationor Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 24, 2023, Avant Technologies, Inc., formerly Trend Innovations Holding Inc, a Nevada corporation*.* (the “Company”), filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation changing the Company’s name to Avant Technologies Inc. (the “Name Change”).

On May 23, 2023, in connection with the foregoing, the Company filed an Issuer Company-Related Action Notification Form with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), requesting confirmation of the Name Change and also to request the change of the Company’s ticker symbol from “TREN” to “AVAI” (the “Symbol Change”).

On July 18, 2023, FINRA announced the Company’s Name Change and Symbol Change, which became effective on July 19, 2023 on the OTC Markets.

The Name Change and Symbol Change do not affect the rights of the Company’s security holders. The Company’s securities will continue to be quoted on the OTC Markets. Following the Name Change, the stock certificates, which reflect the former name of the Company, will continue to be valid. Certificates reflecting the Name Change will be issued in due course as old stock certificates are tendered for exchange or transfer to the Company’s transfer agent.

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the matters described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto. Readers should review the exhibit for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this matter.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.