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

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2025

Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

4460Old Dixie Highway

Grant-Valkaria,Florida 32949

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (833) 452-4825

Securities registered pursuant toSection 12(b) of the Act:

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 ☒

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. ☐

ITEM 3.01. NOTICE OF DELISTING OR FAILURE TO SATISFY A CONTINUED LISTINGRULE OR STANDARD; TRANSFER OF LISTING.

As previously reported, on April 3, 2025, Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (the “Company”), received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with the $1 minimum bid price requirement for the continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”).

On October 2, 2025, the Company received a second letter from Nasdaq granting the Company’s request for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. The Company now has until March 30, 2026, to meet the requirement. As part of the Company’s request for the 180-day extension, the Company notified Nasdaq that it intends to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If at any time prior to March 30, 2026, the bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the Company will regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule during the additional 180-day extension, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the relevant delisting determination to a hearings panel pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal the delisting determination by Nasdaq to the hearings panel, that such appeal would be successful.

The Company will continue to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and evaluate its available options to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. Nasdaq’s extension notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock, which continues to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “KAVL.”

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.