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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 26, 2025

 

Brand Engagement Network Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-40130   98-1574798
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

300 Delaware Ave    
Suite 210    
Wilmington, DE   19801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (307) 757-3650

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   BNAI    The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   BNAIW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company

 

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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On November 26, 2025, the Board of Directors of Brand Engagement Network Inc. approved a resolution by unanimous written consent to amend the Company’s existing bylaws to reduce the quorum requirement for stockholder meetings from a majority to one-third (1/3) of the shares entitled to vote. The amendment is compliant with applicable NASDAQ and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Brand Engagement Network Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 26, 2025. On November 3, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 45,139,886 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which 37% were present for purposes of establishing a quorum. At that meeting, stockholders took the actions below with respect to the proposals described in the Company’s 2025 Annual Proxy Statement, filed on November 6, 2025. With respect to the three proposals put before the stockholders, the voting results were as follows:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of two Class I directors to the Company’s Board of Directors

 

The following directors were elected for a term of three years until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Nominee  Votes For   Withheld 
         
Dr. Ruy Carrasco   16,446,515    455,864 
Thomas Morgan Jr.   16,447,742    454,637 

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the selection of L.J. Soldinger Associates, LLC as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2025

 

The ratification of the appointment of L.J. Soldinger Associates, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 was approved by the following vote:

 

   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
             
Proposal 2   16,668,300    10,348    223,731 

 

Proposal 3 – Approval of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split

 

The proposal to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock by a ratio of not less than 1 for 2 and not more than 1 for 10, with the exact ratio to be set by the Board within the above range in its sole discretion, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders was approved by the following vote:

 

   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
             
Proposal 3   16,408,499    492,445    1,435 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit 3.1 Amendment No.1 to Bylaws of Brand Engagement Networks, Inc.
104  Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

    Brand Engagement Network Inc.
       
Date: November 28, 2025 By: /s/ Tyler Luck
     

Tyler Luck, Interim Chief Executive Officer