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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): September 30, 2022

 

 

Cemtrex Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-37464   30-0399914

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

276 Greenpoint Ave Bld. 8 Suite 208

Brooklyn, NY

 

 

11222

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 756-9116

 

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 (17CFR 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))

 

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. ☐

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   CETX   Nasdaq Capital Market
Series 1 Preferred Stock   CETXP   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

 

Cemtrex, Inc.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On September 30, 2022, Cemtrex, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to matters set forth in an administrative proceeding issued by the staff of the SEC, without admitting or denying the Commission’s findings, as more fully described below.

 

On September 30th, 2022, acting pursuant to an offer of settlement submitted by the Company, the SEC issued an order pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, directing the Company to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder (the “SEC Order”).

 

The SEC Order also directed Mr. Govil to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

 

In addition to the above cease and desists, the Company undertook to not publicly announce that it has partnered with another company or that another company has become a customer of the Company without providing prior written notice, including a copy of the announcement text, to the business person at the other company responsible for that company’s relationship with the Company.

 

Also, the Company received a civil monetary penalty of two million two hundred thousand dollars ($2,200,000) in the aggregate that must be paid to the SEC. Mr. Govil also received a civil monetary penalty of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) in the aggregate that must be paid to the SEC. The company and Mr. Govil have remitted the payments as of Sep 30th 2022.

 

The SEC Order can be accessed at www.sec.gov.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Exhibit Title
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
99.1   Order pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act – dated September 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  CEMTREX, INC.
   
Date: October 4, 2022    
  By: /s/ Saagar Govil
    Saagar Govil
    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer