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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-101000"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BURU"
cik: "0001814215"
company_name: "Nuburu, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T22:25:50.913762+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nuburu settles $5.66M debt with Silverback via 3(a)(10) stock issuance at $0.3070/share

## Summary
- Court-approved settlement exchanges at least $5,662,478.57 of claims for common stock at July 17 closing price of $0.3070; price may drop to 75% of 15-day low.
- Silverback cannot hold more than 4.99% of Nuburu's outstanding common stock at any time.
- Nuburu also issues 400,000 shares as a settlement fee; shares are freely tradable under Section 3(a)(10).
- Company had ~68.96M shares outstanding as of June 23, 2025; reserve of 47M shares initially set for this settlement.
- Transaction approved by Florida circuit court on July 30 after fairness hearing; shares exempt from SEC registration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-101000
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BURU
- cik: 0001814215
- company_name: Nuburu, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000095017025101000/0000950170-25-101000-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000095017025101000/buru-20250730.htm

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