---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-000973"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CETX"
cik: "0001435064"
company_name: "CEMTREX INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:11:45.470757+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cemtrex completes $7.06M cash acquisition of Invocon, launches Aerospace & Defense segment

## Summary
- Acquired 100% of Invocon for $7,060,000 cash; transaction closed January 8, 2026.
- Invocon (unaudited 2023-2024) avg annual revenue ~$7.4M, operating income ~$1.7M.
- Invocon holds contracts under MDA SHIELD program (ceiling up to $151B).
- Acquisition anchors new Aerospace & Defense segment; Cemtrex expands into missile defense modernization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-000973
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CETX
- cik: 0001435064
- company_name: CEMTREX INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435064/000149315226000973/0001493152-26-000973-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435064/000149315226000973/form8-k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-000973
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-000973.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1c44c34132cd3d13d09fa6ade3305164bb27d5f6
  claim: CEMTREX INC completed an acquisition involving Karl F. Kiefer and Invocon, Inc. for $7,060,000 in cash (closed 2026-01-08).
  evidence_excerpt: Invocon, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Invocon”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Invocon for a purchase price of $7,060,000 in cash. On January 8, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of Invocon. As a result of the transaction, Invocon became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435064/000149315226000973/0001493152-26-000973-index.htm

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