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): March 20, 2023

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.)

135 Fell Court

Hauppauge, NY

11788

(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:

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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. ☐

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 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On March 7, 2023, Cemtrex, Inc. The Board of Directors of Cemtrex, Inc. passed a resolution that the company will pay its dividend on Series 1 Preferred Stock in additional shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock. to be issued on April 7, 2023, to the holders of record on close of business on March 31, 2023. The holders of the Series 1 Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends at the rate of 10% annually, based on the $10.00 per share Preference Amount, payable semiannually.

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: March 20, 2023	By:	/s/ Saagar Govil
		Saagar Govil
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer