---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-207628"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNZI"
cik: "0001826011"
company_name: "Banzai International, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:52:42.390104+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Banzai announces 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective May 8, 2026 to maintain Nasdaq compliance

## Summary
- Reverse split at 1-for-20 ratio; trading on split-adjusted basis begins May 8 under same ticker BNZI.
- Pre-split shares: 22,910,282 Class A and 677,118 Class B; post-split ~1,145,515 Class A and 33,856 Class B.
- No fractional shares issued; any fractional interest rounded up to whole share.
- New CUSIP 06682J605 for Class A Common Stock; stockholders in brokerage form need no action.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-207628
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNZI
- cik: 0001826011
- company_name: Banzai International, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826011/000119312526207628/0001193125-26-207628-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826011/000119312526207628/bnzi-20260505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-207628.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 2f44c12e92aaa208fd2db1a9b2d45606ffbccda3
  claim: Banzai International, Inc.: Amended Certificate of Incorporation to effect a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of Class A and Class B Common Stock (effective 2026-04-28).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 28, 2026, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its COI with the Secretary of State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Amendment”), for the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of 1-for-20.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826011/000119312526207628/0001193125-26-207628-index.htm

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