Cemtrex raises $4M in direct stock offering
Cemtrex Inc. entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement on January 9, 2026 with a single accredited institutional investor for a registered direct offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants.
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Cemtrex Inc. entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement on January 9, 2026 with a single accredited institutional investor for a registered direct offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants. The company agreed to issue and sell securities for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,000,000.
The offering closed the same day. Cemtrex issued 400,000 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,069,507 shares of common stock. The agreement includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants. Cemtrex also filed the form of pre-funded warrant, the purchase agreement, a legal opinion from The Doney Law Firm, and a press release announcing the offering as exhibits.
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Cemtrex raises $4M via direct equity and warrant financing.
Cemtrex Inc. completed a registered direct offering with a single accredited institutional investor for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,000,000. The structure combines newly issued common stock with pre-funded warrants, which are commonly used when an investor wants near-equity exposure while managing immediate share ownership levels.
The company issued 400,000 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants exercisable for 1,069,507 shares of common stock. Economically, the pre-funded warrants can function similarly to equity once exercised, so they represent potential future share issuance in addition to the shares already sold. The filing does not provide baseline share counts, so the relative dilution cannot be quantified from this excerpt alone.
The transaction closed on January 9, 2026, and the legal opinion from The Doney Law Firm and the form of warrant are included as exhibits, indicating the securities were issued with customary documentation. Future disclosures in company filings may provide more detail on use of proceeds and any subsequent warrant exercises.
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Cemtrex, Inc.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 9, 2026, Cemtrex, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a single accredited institutional investor (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”), securities consisting of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,000,000.
The Offering closed on January 9, 2026. The Company issued 400,000 shares of common stock and prefunded warrants to purchase 1,069,507 shares of common stock. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants by the Company and the Purchaser.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Doney Law Firm, counsel to the Company, delivered an opinion as to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company issued a press release announcing the Offering on January 9, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Title | |
| 4.1 | Form of Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of The Doney Law Firm | |
| 10.1 | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 9, 2026 | |
| 23.1 | Consent of The Doney Law Firm (contained in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 9, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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: January 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ Saagar Govil |
| Saagar Govil | ||
| Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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