# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001826011
**File Stem:** 0001493152-26-002436
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 5738
**Document Hash:** 310341d7d18407c8c9e1aed279088348
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-26-002436.hdr.sgml**: 20260115

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-26-002436

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260115

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260115

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260115

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Banzai International, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001826011
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39826
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26536646

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 435 ERICKSEN AVE NE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 250
- **CITY:** BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98110
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2064141777

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 435 ERICKSEN AVE NE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 250
- **CITY:** BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98110

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200924

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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): January 15, 2026**

**Banzai International, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-39826** | **85-3118980** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **435 Ericksen Ave, Suite 250**<br> **Bainbridge Island, Washington** | **98110** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206) 414-1777**

**(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:

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| **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 |

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

On January 15, 2026, Banzai International, Inc. (the "**Company**") held its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the "**Annual Meeting**"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on two proposals. At the beginning of the Annual Meeting, 5,846,443 shares of common stock, which represents 51.18% of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were represented by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business.

We are filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the voting results from the Annual Meeting.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. To
 re-elect one (1) director to the Company's board of directors (the "**Board** ").

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain/Withheld** |
| Mason Ward | 3082968 | 60364 | 10990 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. To
 approve, ratify and confirm the re-appointment of Bush & Associates CPA LLC as the Company's independent auditors for the
 year ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 5540026 | 262180 | 44237 |

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Since our directors are elected by a plurality of the voting power, Mr. Ward was re-elected to our Board; the shareholders also approved appointing Bush & Associates CPA LLC as the Company's independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2025, and authorizing the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.

**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: January 15, 2026

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| **BANZAI INTERNATIONAL, INC.** | **BANZAI INTERNATIONAL, INC.** |
| By: | */s/ Joseph Davy* |
|  | Joseph Davy |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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