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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-187087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNZI"
cik: "0001826011"
company_name: "Banzai International, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:07:08.529573+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Banzai shareholders approve 1-for-20 reverse stock split; effective May 8, 2026

## Summary
- Shareholders voted 9,199,546 for, 556,612 against, 37,584 abstain on reverse split proposal.
- Board set ratio at 1-for-20; post-split shares ~995K Class A and ~34K Class B.
- Reverse split expected effective May 8, 2026; company will file amendment with Delaware.
- Pre-split shares outstanding: 19.9M Class A and 677K Class B as of April 27, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-187087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNZI
- cik: 0001826011
- company_name: Banzai International, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826011/000119312526187087/0001193125-26-187087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826011/000119312526187087/bnzi-20260428.htm

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