Banzai enacts 1-for-20 reverse stock split
Banzai International, Inc. is implementing a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its Class A and Class B common stock to raise the share price and help maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
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Banzai International, Inc. is implementing a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its Class A and Class B common stock to raise the share price and help maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The split is effective at market open on May 8, 2026, when Class A shares will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis under the symbol BNZI with a new CUSIP number 06682J605.
Every twenty shares of common stock will be combined into one share, reducing Class A common stock outstanding from 22,910,282 shares to approximately 1,145,515 shares, and Class B common stock from 677,118 shares to approximately 33,856 shares. No fractional shares will be issued; any fractional amounts will be rounded up to the nearest whole share. The split also proportionately adjusts stock options and warrants, including both the share amounts and aggregate exercise prices, but is intended to keep each shareholder’s percentage ownership generally unchanged aside from rounding effects.
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Banzai consolidates shares 1-for-20 to support Nasdaq bid price compliance, without changing overall ownership percentages.
Banzai is executing a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective at market open on May 8, 2026. This reduces Class A shares from 22,910,282 to about 1,145,515 and Class B shares from 677,118 to about 33,856, aiming to increase the per-share trading price.
The action applies uniformly to all common shares and proportionately to options and warrants, including a higher aggregate exercise price over fewer underlying shares. The company states that percentage ownership should remain generally unchanged other than rounding up of fractional shares, so economic dilution or accretion is not indicated by this step alone.
The split is described as primarily intended to help maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement. Actual impact will depend on how the market values the company after trading begins on a post-split basis on May 8, 2026.
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Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
On April 28, 2026, certain stockholders of Banzai International, Inc. (the “Company”) who collectively held approximately 40.52% of the voting power of the Company, approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated (the “COI”), to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 par value (the “Class A Common Stock”) and Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class B Common Stock,” together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-20.
On April 28, 2026, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its COI with the Secretary of State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Amendment”), for the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of 1-for-20. Commencing on May 8, 2026, trading of the Class A Common Stock will continue on The Nasdaq Capital Market, but on a Reverse Stock Split-adjusted basis.
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every twenty shares of Common Stock will be combined into one share of the respective class of Common Stock and the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding will be reduced from 22,910,282 and 677,118 shares, to 1,145,515 and 33,856 shares, respectively. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split, and no stockholder will receive cash in lieu thereof. Any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to a whole share.
Trading of the Class A Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis is expected to begin on May 8, 2026. The Class A Common Stock will continue to be traded under the symbol BNZI. A new CUSIP number has been issued for the Class A Common Stock (06682J605) to replace the old CUSIP number (06682J407). The Company’s stockholders should not send their stock certificates to the Company. Stockholders will be notified by the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, regarding the process for exchanging existing stock certificates representing pre-split shares. Stockholders who are holding their shares in electronic form at brokerage firms do not have to take any action as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be reflected in their brokerage accounts.
The above description of the Certificate of Amendment and the Reverse Stock Split is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
The description of the Certificate of Amendment and the Reverse Stock Split set forth in Item 3.03 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 6, 2026, the Company distributed a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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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.
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Banzai Announces Reverse Stock Split
SEATTLE, WA – May 6, 2026 -- Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) (“Banzai” or the “Company”), a leading marketing technology company that provides essential marketing and sales solutions, today announced that effective at market open on May 8, 2026, the Company will effect a one-for-twenty (1-for-20) reverse stock split of its outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”).
The reverse stock split is primarily intended to increase the per share price of Banzai’s Class A Common Stock and maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement, although neither outcome is guaranteed. The Company's Class A Common Stock will continue to trade under the symbol "BNZI". Upon the effectiveness of the reverse stock split, every twenty shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock before the open of business on May 8, 2026, will be combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, with no change in par value per share. The Company's Class A Common Stock will open for trading on Nasdaq on May 8, 2026, on a post-split basis but will trade under a new CUSIP Number, 06682J605.
Prior to the reverse stock split, there were 22,910,282 shares of Class A Common Stock and 677,118 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. The number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock after the reverse stock split would be approximately 1,145,515 and 33,856 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares that would result from the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
The reverse stock split will affect all issued and outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, as well as the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Company's stock options and warrants. In addition, the reverse stock split will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants outstanding immediately prior to the reverse split and correspondingly increase the respective aggregate exercise prices. The reverse stock split will affect all holders of Common Stock uniformly and will not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's Common Stock, except to the extent that the reverse stock split results in some shareholders experiencing an adjustment of a fractional share as described above.
Shareholders holding share certificates will receive information from Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent, regarding the process for exchanging their shares of common stock. Shareholders with questions may contact our transfer agent by calling 800-509-5586.
About Banzai
Banzai is a marketing technology company that provides AI-enabled marketing and sales solutions for businesses of all sizes. On a mission to help their customers grow, Banzai enables companies of all sizes to target, engage, and measure both new and existing customers more effectively. Banzai has over 150,000 customers including Amazon, Dell, Salesforce, Aflac, Thermo Fisher Scientific, RBC Wealth Management, and Fitch Group. Learn more at www.banzai.io. For investors, please visit ir.banzai.io.
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expected financial needs; potential financing and ability to obtain financing; acquisition strategy and proposed acquisitions and, if completed, their potential success and financial contributions; strategy and strategic goals, including being able to capitalize on opportunities; expectations relating to the Company’s industry, outlook and market trends; total addressable market and serviceable addressable market and related projections; plans, strategies and expectations for retaining existing or acquiring new customers, increasing revenue and executing growth initiatives; and product areas of focus and additional products that may be sold in the future. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and development of the industry in which the Company operates may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, investors should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include changes in the markets in which the Company operates, customer demand, the financial markets, economic, business and regulatory and other factors, such as the Company’s ability to execute on its strategy. More detailed information about risk factors can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q under the heading “Risk Factors,” and in other reports filed by the Company, including reports on Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
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