SEATTLE, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) (“Banzai” or the “Company”), a leading marketing technology company that provides essential marketing and sales solutions, today announced the pricing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be approximately $0.9 million, before deducting underwriting fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
The offering consists of the sale of 327,273 shares of Class A common stock (“Common Stock”). The public offering price per share is $2.75. Aggregate gross proceeds to the Company are expected to be approximately $0.9 million. The transaction is expected to close on or about July 14, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Banzai intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Solely to cover over-allotments, if any, the Company has granted Aegis Capital Corp. a 45-day option to purchase 36,364 additional shares of Common Stock. The purchase price to be paid per additional share of Common Stock will be equal to the public offering price of one Common Stock, less the underwriting discount.
Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as Sole Bookrunner for the offering. Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC is acting as counsel to the Company. Baker & Hostetler LLP is acting as counsel to Aegis Capital Corp.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-288908) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and declared effective by the SEC on August 8, 2025. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to this offering has been filed with the SEC and a final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention: Syndicate Department, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 27th floor, New York, NY 10105, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at +1 (212) 813-1010.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Banzai
Banzai is a marketing technology company that provides AI-enabled marketing and sales solutions for businesses of all sizes. On a mission to help their customers grow, Banzai enables companies of all sizes to target, engage, and measure both new and existing customers more effectively. Banzai has over 150,000 customers including Amazon, Dell, Salesforce, Aflac, Thermo Fisher Scientific, RBC Wealth Management, and Fitch Group. Learn more at www.banzai.io. For investors, please visit ir.banzai.io.
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Dean Ditto
Chief Financial Officer, Banzai
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