Cemtrex sets 1-for-15 reverse stock split
Cemtrex Inc. is implementing a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its common stock, effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2025.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cemtrex Inc. is implementing a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its common stock, effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2025. The stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis that day under the same trading symbol, CETX, with a new CUSIP number 15130G873.
As of this filing, Cemtrex has 11,084,809 shares of common stock outstanding, which will be reduced to roughly one-fifteenth of that amount after the split, subject to rounding of fractional shares. The reverse split was approved earlier by stockholders and is intended to help the company regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum $1.00 bid price requirement.
Most options, warrants, and equity awards will be proportionately adjusted so that holders keep essentially the same aggregate exercise price. However, Cemtrex discloses that its Adjustable Warrants, currently exercisable for 15,412,956 shares at an exercise price of $0.5737 per share, contain provisions that will reduce the post-split exercise price and significantly increase the number of underlying shares, while keeping the total exercise price the same.
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- Adjustable Warrants will become more dilutive, as their anti-dilution terms lower the exercise price and significantly increase the number of underlying shares after the reverse split.
Insights
Cemtrex’s 1-for-15 reverse split aids Nasdaq compliance but adjustable warrants create notable potential dilution.
The company’s board approved a 1-for-15 reverse stock split, effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2025. This reduces the number of shares outstanding to roughly one-fifteenth while mechanically lifting the per-share price. The stated objective is to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires a closing bid price of at least $1 for ten consecutive business days. As of this filing, there are 11,084,809 shares of common stock outstanding.
Standard options, warrants, and equity awards are adjusted proportionately, so their aggregate exercise economics remain essentially unchanged. The more complex feature is the block of Adjustable Warrants, covering 15,412,956 shares at an exercise price of $0.5737 per share. Their terms reset the exercise price to the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the five trading days before and after the reverse split and then increase the number of warrant shares so the total exercise price stays the same.
The company explicitly states this provision will result in a reduced post-split exercise price and a significant increase in the number of shares underlying these Adjustable Warrants. That combination means a larger potential share overhang if the warrants are exercised, even though immediate cash flows are not described here. Subsequent disclosures will clarify how the post-split trading prices interact with these reset mechanics.
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Cemtrex, Inc.
Item 3.03. Material Modification 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 by reference herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The Board of Directors of Cemtrex, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-15 (the “Reverse Split”). The Reverse Split will become effective on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Effective Time”).
As previously disclosed, by written consent dated January 9, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved the Reverse Split, at a specific ratio, within a fixed range, to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
Shares outstanding
As of the date of this filing, the Company has 11,084,809 shares of common stock outstanding.
Reason for the Reverse Split
The Company is effecting the Reverse Split in order to maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements for the Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).
By effecting the Reverse Split, the Company expects that the closing bid price of the Common Stock will increase above $1 per share. In order to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must remain above $1 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. Although no assurances can be provided, the Company further believes that Reverse Split will enable the Company to maintain its Nasdaq listing.
Effects of the Reverse Split
Effective Time; Symbol; CUSIP Number
The Reverse Split will become effective at the Effective Time and the Common Stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis at the open of business on September 29, 2025. In connection with the Reverse Split, the CUSIP number for the Common Stock will change to 15130G873. The trading symbol for the Company’s common stock, “CETX,” will remain unchanged.
Split Adjustment; Treatment of Fractional Shares
At the Effective Time, the total number of shares of Common Stock held by each stockholder of the Company will be converted automatically into the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by 15. No fractional shares will be issued post-split. For any shareholder that held at least one (1) whole share pre-split on the Effective Date, any post-split fractional shares will be rounded up to the nearest whole share. For any shareholder that held less than one (1) share pre-split on the Effective Date, the post-split fractional shares will be rounded down. Any request related to fractional share handling may be submitted to the Company’s transfer agent, ClearTrust, LLC.
The principal effect of the Reverse Split will be that (i) the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding will be reduced to one-fifteenth that amount, and (ii) all outstanding options and warrants (other than the Adjustable Warrants defined below) entitling the holders thereof to purchase shares of common stock will enable such holders to purchase, upon exercise of their options or warrants, one-fifteenth of the number of shares of common stock which such holders would have been able to purchase upon exercise of their options or warrants, immediately preceding the Reverse Split at an exercise price equal to 15 times the exercise price specified before the Reverse Split, resulting in essentially the same aggregate price being required to be paid therefor upon exercise thereof immediately preceding the Reverse Split. Other awards under our 2020 Equity Compensation Plan would be subject to proportionate adjustments.
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We have outstanding Adjustable Warrants to purchase 15,412,956 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.5737 per share (the “Adjustable Warrants”) that provide that upon the completion of the Reverse Split the exercise price of warrants will be reduced to the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the five consecutive trading days prior to the date of such Reverse Split and the five consecutive trading days after the date of such Reverse Split, and the number of warrant shares issuable shall be increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable thereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price on the date of issuance. This provision will result in the post-split exercise price of the Adjustable Warrants being reduced and the number of shares of common stock underlying the Adjustable Warrants being significantly increased.
Delaware State Filing
On September 24, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, pursuant to which, effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2025, the Reverse Split will be effected. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment, dated September 24, 2025 |
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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.
| CEMTREX, INC. | ||
| Date: September 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Saagar Govil |
| Saagar Govil | ||
| Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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