---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001849820-26-000068"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "KITT"
cik: "0001849820"
company_name: "Nauticus Robotics, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:09:50.084828+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nauticus Robotics to effect 1-for-8 reverse stock split effective April 21, 2026

## Summary
- Reverse split at 1:8 ratio; stock begins trading on split-adjusted basis on Nasdaq on April 21, 2026.
- Split designed to increase per-share price to meet Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement.
- No fractional shares; rounded up to nearest whole share; ownership percentages unchanged.
- Trading symbol remains KITT; new CUSIP number 63911H 405.
- Amendment corrects filing date from April 17 to April 16, 2026 for the certificate of amendment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001849820-26-000068
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: KITT
- cik: 0001849820
- company_name: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982026000068/0001849820-26-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982026000068/kitt-20260416.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: bfe89e1efb172e823c18308497219cba6779b422
  claim: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.: Filed certificate of amendment to effect 1-for-8 reverse stock split to meet NASDAQ bid price requirements, effective April 21, 2026 (effective 2026-04-21).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 16, 2026, Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (the "Company") filed a certificate of amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Certificate of Amendment") to effect a 1-for-8 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share on April 21, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982026000068/0001849820-26-000068-index.htm

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