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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-003704"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKTI"
cik: "0000002186"
company_name: "BK Technologies Corp"
filed_at: "2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T13:54:52.245688+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BK Technologies approves 1-for-5 reverse stock split effective April 21, 2023

## Summary
- Reverse stock split ratio 1:5, effective April 21, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
- Post-split shares ~3.4M from ~17M pre-split; authorized shares reduced from 50M to 10M.
- No fractional shares; all fractional shares rounded up to nearest whole share.
- Chairman Cerminara cites requests from shareholders to ease ownership at major brokerages for low-priced stocks.
- Stockholder approval not required; board approved pursuant to Nevada law.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-003704
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKTI
- cik: 0000002186
- company_name: BK Technologies Corp
- filed_at: 2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2186/000165495423003704/0001654954-23-003704-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2186/000165495423003704/bkti_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-003704
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-003704.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-003704.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  BK Technologies Corp: Reverse stock split at ratio 1-for-5 filed via Certificate of Change with Nevada Secretary of State, effective April 21, 2023 (effective 2023-04-21).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-04-21
  source text: The Reverse Stock Split will be effected pursuant to the Company’s filing of a Certificate of Change (the “Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. The Certificate will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2186/000165495423003704/0001654954-23-003704-index.htm

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