---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-049516"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VHC"
cik: "0001082324"
company_name: "VirnetX Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T09:47:40.210010+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VirnetX effects 1-for-20 reverse stock split; trading starts Oct 26

## Summary
- 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective 4:00 pm ET on Oct 25, 2023; stock begins trading split-adjusted Oct 26 on NYSE under VHC.
- Reverse split approved by stockholders with 31,999,279 for, 6,289,858 against, 671,137 abstentions at Oct 24 special meeting.
- Authorized shares unchanged at 100,000,000; fractional shares paid in cash based on closing price at effective time.
- Proportional adjustments made to outstanding stock options, restricted stock units, and the 2020 warrant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-049516
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VHC
- cik: 0001082324
- company_name: VirnetX Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036123049516/0001140361-23-049516-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036123049516/ny20013151x1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-049516
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-049516.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-049516.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  VirnetX Holding Corp: 1-for-20 reverse stock split effected by filing a certificate of amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (effective 2023-10-25).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-10-25
  source text: filed a certificate of amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Charter Amendment ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a 1-for-20 reverse stock split (the “ Reverse Stock Split ”) of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding or held in treasury, par value $0.0001 per share, effective as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 25, 2023 (the “ Effective Time ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036123049516/0001140361-23-049516-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VirnetX Holding Corp shareholders approved Approval of the Charter Amendment to effect a reverse stock split at the 2023-10-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: reverse split
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-24
  source text: Proposal 1: Approval of the Charter Amendment: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 31,999,279 6,289,858 671,137
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036123049516/0001140361-23-049516-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.