Form 8-K/A

8-K/A — Brand Engagement Network Inc.

Accession: 0001493152-26-031371

Filed: 2026-07-01

Period: 2026-06-30

CIK: 0001838163

SIC: 7373 (SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN)

Item: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K/A

(Amendment

No. 1)

CURRENT

REPORT

Pursuant

to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date

of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2026

Brand

Engagement Network Inc.

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40130

98-1574798

(State

or other jurisdiction of

incorporation

or organization)

(Commission

File

Number)

(I.R.S.

Employer

Identification

No.)

300

Delaware Ave,

Suite

210

Wilmington,

19801

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (307) 757-3650

Not

Applicable

(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 ☒

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. ☐

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This

Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Brand Engagement Network

Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2026 (the “Initial

Form 8-K”) which reported the completion of the Company’s previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding

equity interests of Cataneo GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. This Amendment

is filed solely to correct the number of shares of common stock of the Company included in the aggregate purchase price. Except as set

forth herein, this Amendment does not modify or update any other disclosure in the Initial Form 8-K.

This

Amendment amends and restates Item 2.01 of the Initial Form 8-K in its entirety. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment

does not amend, update, or otherwise modify any other information contained in the Initial Form 8-K, and the Company has not updated

the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that have occurred after the date of the Initial Form 8-K. This Amendment should

be read in conjunction with the Initial Form 8-K.

Item

2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

previously disclosed, on April 30, 2026, Brand Engagement Network Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into

a Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement with Christian Unterseer, in his individual capacity (“Unterseer”), CUTV GmbH, a

limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (“CUTV”), Cuneo AG, a stock corporation

incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (“Cuneo”), and GForce 112 GmbH, a limited liability company

incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of German (“GForce” and together with Unterseer, CUTV and Cuneo, the

“Sellers”) (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sellers agreed to sell all of the outstanding equity

interests of Cataneo GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (“Cataneo”)

to the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $19.5 million, consisting of (i) $9 million in cash, and (ii) 277,190 shares of the

Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an agreed upon value of $37.88 per share, with 255,014 shares issued at

closing and 26,400 shares held in escrow pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the transactions governed by the Purchase Agreement, the

“Acquisition”), subject to customary adjustments and offsets as further described in the Purchase Agreement. On June 30,

2026, the Company completed the Acquisition. Cataneo had revenue of €8,636,708 for fiscal year 2025.

The

Company paid to Sellers $1 million in cash at signing of the Purchase Agreement and funded the remainder of the Acquisition through the

sale of common stock at a price of $39.59 per share and warrants exercisable in one year for $39.59 per share of common stock. The funding

was completed prior to closing of the Acquisition.

The

foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the

redacted text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed (with certain portions redacted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10)(iv)

of Regulation S-K and certain schedules and exhibits omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K) as Exhibit 10.1 hereto

and incorporated by reference herein.

Item

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

●

2.1*

Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement, dated April 30, 2026, by and among Brand Engagement Network Inc., Christian Unterseer, CUTV GmbH, Cuneo AG and GForce 112 GmbH (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026).

●

99.1

Press

Release, dated June 30, 2026 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 30, 2026).

●

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Inline XBRL).

Certain of the schedules and exhibits to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any

omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request; provided, however, that the parties may request confidential treatment

for certain portions of the agreement pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act, for any document so furnished.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Brand Engagement Network Inc.

Dated: June 30, 2026

By:

/s/

Tyler Luck

Name:

Tyler Luck

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

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This

Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Brand Engagement Network

Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2026 (the “Initial

Form 8-K”) which reported the completion of the Company’s previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding

equity interests of Cataneo GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. This Amendment

is filed solely to correct the number of shares of common stock of the Company included in the aggregate purchase price. Except as set

forth herein, this Amendment does not modify or update any other disclosure in the Initial Form 8-K. This

Amendment amends and restates Item 2.01 of the Initial Form 8-K in its entirety. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment

does not amend, update, or otherwise modify any other information contained in the Initial Form 8-K, and the Company has not updated

the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that have occurred after the date of the Initial Form 8-K. This Amendment should

be read in conjunction with the Initial Form 8-K.

Document Period End Date

Jun. 30, 2026

Entity File Number

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Entity Registrant Name

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Entity Central Index Key

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Entity Address, Address Line Two

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City Area Code

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