---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-001344"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DPLS"
cik: "0000866439"
company_name: "DarkPulse, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:19:36.934990+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DarkPulse increases authorized common shares to 20 billion

## Summary
- Authorized common shares increased to 20,000,000,000 ($0.0001 par) via Certificate of Amendment filed Feb 23, 2026.
- Authorized preferred shares unchanged at 2,000,000 ($0.01 par).
- Amendment effective March 1, 2026; adopted under Delaware law Sections 212 and 242.
- No stated purpose; large share increase suggests potential future dilution for existing holders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-001344
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DPLS
- cik: 0000866439
- company_name: DarkPulse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826001344/0001683168-26-001344-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826001344/darkpulse_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-001344.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3755bff97fce61966fd823fdc86b185fb7b3c930
  claim: DarkPulse, Inc.: Increased authorized common shares to 20,000,000,000 (effective 2026-03-01).
  evidence_excerpt: The Certificate of Amendment amends Article IV of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to provide that the total number of common shares authorized for issuance shall be 20,000,000,000 with a par value of $0.0001 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826001344/0001683168-26-001344-index.htm

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