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accession: "0001493152-26-047314"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNAI"
cik: "0001838163"
company_name: "Brand Engagement Network Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-16T01:30:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-16T10:05:45.680870+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brand Engagement Network settles Evora lawsuit for $825,000, with $650,000 due through December 2026

## Summary
- Brand Engagement Network entered a Sept. 30, 2026 Settlement and Forbearance Agreement with Evora Partners, LLC and guarantor BEN Capital Fund I, LLC.
- Settlement amount is $825,000, including $75,000 for Evora attorneys' fees, versus about $1.3 million owed under a January 2021 consulting agreement.
- The Company paid $175,000 and will pay the remaining $650,000 in installments through December 2026, with BEN Capital Fund I, LLC guaranteeing payment.
- Evora will dismiss its Sept. 2, 2026 SDNY lawsuit, Evora Partners, LLC v. Brand Engagement Network Inc., asserting breach of contract and declaratory relief claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-047314
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNAI
- cik: 0001838163
- company_name: Brand Engagement Network Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-16T01:30:35+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226047314/0001493152-26-047314-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226047314/form8-k.htm

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