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accession: "0001493152-23-005497"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001802546"
company_name: "KONA GOLD BEVERAGE, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T08:11:45.532383+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kona Gold Beverage increases authorized common stock from 2.5B to 10.5B shares; Series C Preferred up to 2,000

## Summary
- Authorized common stock increased from 2.5B to 10.5B shares (4x increase) via Certificate of Amendment.
- Series C Preferred designated shares increased from 250 to 2,000 shares (8x).
- Both amendments filed with Delaware Secretary of State on February 13, 2023; no immediate financial impact.
- Authorized share increase provides flexibility for potential future capital raising or acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-005497
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001802546
- company_name: KONA GOLD BEVERAGE, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802546/000149315223005497/0001493152-23-005497-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802546/000149315223005497/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  KONA GOLD BEVERAGE, INC.: Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. amended its Certificate of Incorporation to increase authorized common stock from 2.5 billion to 10.5 billion shares, and amended its Series C Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation to increase designated shares from 250 to 2,000 shares (effective 2023-02-13).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-02-13
  source text: On February 13, 2023, Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. (the “Company”). filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to its amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to increase the number of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), from two billion five hundred million (2,500,000,000) shares to ten billion five hundred million (10,500,000,000) shares.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802546/000149315223005497/0001493152-23-005497-index.htm

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