UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2025 (October 2, 2024)
Banzai International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-39826 | | 85-3118980 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
435 Ericksen Ave, Suite 250 Bainbridge Island, Washington | | 98110 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 414-1777
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | BNZI | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | BNZIW | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
As previously reported, Banzai International, Inc. (the “Company”) had a hearing before The Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), on September 19, 2024. On September 26, 2024, Nasdaq provided the Company with its determination to phase the Company down from The Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Exchange”) and grant the Company an extension until January 31, 2025 to demonstrate compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, so long as the Company applies to list on The Nasdaq Capital Market on or before October 7, 2024 and demonstrates compliance with Listing Rules 5550(a)(2), 5550(a)(5) and 5550(b)(1) on or before January 31, 2024. The Panel reserved the right to reconsider the terms of the extension based on any event, condition or circumstance that exists or develops that would, in the opinion of the Panel, make continued listing of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market inadvisable or unwarranted.
On February 12, 2025, the Company received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Office of the General Counsel that Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications staff confirmed that the Company has demonstrated compliance with all of The Nasdaq Stock Market’s listing requirements and therefore the Company’s securities will remain listed on the Exchange.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On February 13, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing Nasdaq’s confirmation. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
This information (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished under Item 7.01 hereof and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 13, 2025
| | BANZAI INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Joseph Davy |
| | | Joseph Davy |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
