---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-024040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNAI"
cik: "0001838163"
company_name: "Brand Engagement Network Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-18T10:10:57+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T10:15:15.904456+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brand Engagement Network signs exclusive African reseller deal with Accelevate (HighTide Energy)

## Summary
- Definitive Reseller Agreement executed May 14, 2026, granting exclusive rights for African continent via subsidiary SKYE AI USA.
- Initial term of five years, subject to annual renewal based on minimum revenue thresholds for consecutive years.
- Licensor entitled to 35% of gross revenue (excluding hardware) from sales under the agreement.
- Agreement follows a letter agreement from April 21, 2026, outlining strategic investment and commercial collaboration.
- Joint Pricing Committee established; standard indemnification and confidentiality provisions included.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-024040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNAI
- cik: 0001838163
- company_name: Brand Engagement Network Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T10:10:57+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226024040/0001493152-26-024040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226024040/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Brand Engagement Network Inc. entered into Reseller Agreement with HighTide Energy, Inc. d/b/a Accelevate Solutions valued at Licensor entitled to 35% of gross revenue (excluding hardware) from such sales (effective 2026-05-14).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: collaboration
  - Counterparty: HighTide Energy, Inc. d/b/a Accelevate Solutions
  - Value: Licensor entitled to 35% of gross revenue (excluding hardware) from such sales
  - Effective: 2026-05-14
  source text: 026, the Company entered into a letter agreement with HighTide Energy, Inc. d/b/a Accelevate Solutions (“Accelevate”) regarding a strategic investment and commercial collaboration (the “Letter Agreement”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226024040/0001493152-26-024040-index.htm

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