Brand Engagement Network Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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Item 3.02 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On March 9, 2026, Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the third and final closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement with Ben Capital Fund I, LLC previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2026.
In connection with the final closing, the Company received the third installment payment of $506,000, completing the previously announced $1,518,000 private placement.
The financing consisted of the sale of 24,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $63.25 per share, funded in three equal installments of $506,000 each.
Following the final closing, the Company has received aggregate gross proceeds of $1,518,000 under the Securities Purchase Agreement, completing the previously announced financing.
The securities were offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.
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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: March 9, 2026
| By: | /s/ Tyler Luck | |
| Name: | Tyler Luck | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |