Brand Engagement Network Inc 8-K, filed Dec 1, 2025
Brand Engagement Network Inc. (BNAI)
About this 8-K
Brand Engagement Network Inc filed this 8-K on December 1, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 3.03: Change to shareholders' rights
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year
On December 1, 2025, Brand Engagement Network Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a one-for-ten (1-for-10) reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”), effective on December 12, 2025 at 12:01 am Eastern Time (the “Effective Time”).
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, at the Effective Time, every ten (10) shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will be automatically combined and converted into one (1) issued and outstanding share of Common Stock. The Reverse Stock Split will not change the authorized number of shares or the par value of the Common Stock, nor modify any voting rights of the Common Stock.
The Reverse Stock Split is intended to enable the Company to regain compliance with the Nasdaq $1.00 minimum bid price requirement, the compliance period for which has been extended through December 29, 2025. There can be no assurance that the trading price of the Common Stock will remain at or above $1.00 per share following the Reverse Stock Split.
The Company’s Common Stock will continue trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under its existing symbol “BNAI” and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on December 12, 2025. At the Effective Time, the new CUSIP number for the Common Stock will be 104932 207. The Company’s public warrants will continue trading on Nasdaq under the existing symbol “BNAIW.”
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu of any interest in a fractional share to which a stockholder would otherwise be entitled as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, such holder shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time. Cash payments for fractional shares will be mailed by the exchange agent promptly after the Effective Time and may be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
Also, at the Effective Time, based on the 1-for-10 split ratio, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under our outstanding equity awards will decrease proportionately, with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share, with a corresponding adjustment made to the exercise prices of outstanding option awards, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. In addition, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under our equity incentive plans will be proportionately adjusted based on the 1-for-10 split ratio, such that fewer shares will be available for issuance under our equity incentive plans.
Further, at the Effective Time, all outstanding warrants will be adjusted in accordance with their terms, which will result in the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant holder’s aggregate number of warrants, after adjustment, being rounded down to the nearest whole share and proportionate adjustments will be made to the exercise price.
Our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, is acting as the exchange agent for the Reverse Stock Split. Registered stockholders holding pre-split shares of the Company’s Common Stock electronically in book-entry form are not required to take any action to receive post-split shares. Stockholders owning shares via a broker, bank, trust or other nominee will have their positions automatically adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split, subject to such broker’s particular processes, and will not be required to take any action in connection with the Reverse Stock Split.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Brand Engagement Network Inc. | |||
| Date: | December 1, 2025 | By: | /s/ Tyler Luck |
| Tyler Luck | |||
Acting Chief Executive Officer | |||
(Principal Executive Officer) | |||
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
BRAND ENGAGEMENT NETWORK INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
BRAND ENGAGEMENT NETWORK INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Brand Engagement Network Inc. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (“Secretary”) on March 14, 2024 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
SECOND: Pursuant to Section 242(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted, and the stockholders of the Corporation, have approved the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation set forth in this Certificate of Amendment.
THIRD: Pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by adding to the end of such section the following:
(D) Effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Reverse Stock Split Effective Time”) on December 12, 2025, every ten (10) issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Common Stock”) of the Corporation will be combined into and automatically become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock of the Corporation (the “2025 Reverse Stock Split”) and the authorized shares of the Corporation shall remain as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. No fractional share shall be issued in connection with the 2025 Reverse Stock Split. All shares of Common Stock that are held by a stockholder will be aggregated and each fractional share resulting from such aggregation held by a stockholder shall be cancelled. In lieu of any interest in a fractional share to which a stockholder would otherwise be entitled as a result of the 2025 Reverse Stock Split, such holder shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its duly authorized officer this 1st day of December, 2025.
| BRAND ENGAGEMENT NETWORK INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James D. Henderson, Jr. | |
| Name: | James D. Henderson, Jr. | |
| Title: | Secretary and Corporate Counsel | |