Banzai Engages ShareIntel to Investigate Potentially Improper and Illegal Trading Activity in the Company’s Common Stock

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Banzai International (NASDAQ: BNZI) has announced its engagement with Shareholder Intelligence Services (ShareIntel) to investigate potential improper and illegal trading activities in the company's common stock. ShareIntel will employ its patented DRIL-Down™ process to analyze repository data from reporting entities, broker-dealers, and shareholders.

The company plans to utilize ShareIntel's advisory services to implement action plans addressing any abusive trading activity and pursue litigation if necessary. CEO Joe Davy stated that this partnership aims to ensure regulatory compliance and protect shareholder interests.

Positive

• Company taking proactive measures to protect shareholder value by investigating potential illegal trading

Negative

• Potential existence of improper trading activity affecting the company's stock
• Possible need for litigation, which could result in legal expenses

Insights

Legal Expert

The engagement of ShareIntel to investigate potential improper trading activities signals serious concerns about market manipulation. This investigation could uncover naked short selling, synthetic share creation, or other illegal trading practices that may be affecting BNZI's stock price. The DRIL-Down™ technology's ability to analyze repository data and track share ownership could provide important evidence for potential regulatory enforcement or legal actions.

While investigations of this nature don't always lead to significant findings, the company's proactive stance in protecting shareholder interests is noteworthy. If illegal activities are discovered, it could lead to SEC involvement, legal proceedings and potential recovery of damages for shareholders. However, such investigations typically take several months to complete and any regulatory actions or litigation would extend the timeline further.

SEATTLE, Dec. 04, 2024 (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 that it has engaged Shareholder Intelligence Services, LLC (“ShareIntel”) to review the trading history of the Company's common stock.

ShareIntel utilizes a patented process called DRIL-Down™ to aggregate and analyze and monitor repository data from reporting entities, broker-dealers and shareholders. Banzai management intends to utilize ShareIntel’s trusted advisory services to implement action plans to monitor and address any abusive activity, including the investigation of potential trading violations involving the Company's stock, and litigation if warranted.

“Banzai is partnering with ShareIntel as part of our efforts to ensure adherence to regulatory standards and protect our shareholders,” said Joe Davy, Founder and CEO of Banzai. “We look forward to reviewing ShareIntel’s data analysis and will deploy corrective action steps that may arise as a result of the investigation.”

About Shareholder Intelligence Services, LLC

ShareIntel is a compliance driven SAAS retained by public companies to obtain, aggregate, track and analyze shareholder trading and settlement data. This patented process is managed through its "Data Repository Information Link" system DRIL-Down™. The ShareIntel solution empowers public company CEO's, CFO's, IRO's, Corporate Secretaries & General Council with tools and analysis to help better manage investment banking, investor relations, shareholder outreach efforts and more. ShareIntel provides actionable intelligence, which enables public company officers and directors to fulfill fiduciary best practices. For more information, please visit www.shareintel.com.

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 customers include Cisco, New York Life, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thinkific, Doodle and ActiveCampaign, among thousands of others. Learn more at www.banzai.io. For investors, please visit https://ir.banzai.io.

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Investor Relations
Chris Tyson
Executive Vice President
MZ Group - MZ North America
949-491-8235
BNZI@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us

Media
Rachel Meyrowitz
Director, Demand Generation, Banzai
media@banzai.io

FAQ

What is the purpose of Banzai's (BNZI) engagement with ShareIntel?

Banzai has engaged ShareIntel to investigate potentially improper and illegal trading activity in the company's common stock using their DRIL-Down™ analysis process.

How will ShareIntel investigate BNZI's stock trading activity?

ShareIntel will use its patented DRIL-Down™ process to aggregate and analyze repository data from reporting entities, broker-dealers, and shareholders.

What actions will Banzai (BNZI) take if trading violations are found?

Banzai will implement corrective action plans to address any abusive activity and may pursue litigation if warranted based on ShareIntel's findings.