Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K filing by BONK, INC. (formerly SafetyShot, Inc.) covers events occurring between September 16, 2025, and October 14, 2025. The Company, incorporated in Delaware, is an emerging growth company trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new symbol BNKK. The filing primarily addresses a corporate name change, a trading symbol change, a board appointment, and an amendment to preferred stock rights.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing is a current report regarding corporate governance and structural changes. It does not provide financial statements, revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity metrics. No financial data is included in this document.
Material Changes Versus Prior Period
- Corporate Identity: The Company changed its name from SafetyShot, Inc. to BONK, Inc. and its trading symbol from its previous designation to BNKK, effective October 10, 2025, to align with a transformation into a "BONK strategy company."
- Board Composition: Connor Klein was appointed as an independent director and audit committee member, effective October 10, 2025.
- Preferred Stock Rights: An amendment to the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation was filed on October 10, 2025, adding a "step-down provision" regarding the holders' right to elect board members.
- Spin-off Cancellation: The Company announced it is no longer distributing 2 million shares to Safety Shot shareholders as part of a previously announced spin-off of its Caring Brands division (originally reported March 31, 2025).
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The name and symbol changes are intended to reflect the Company's major transformation into a BONK strategy company. The filing notes that these changes do not affect stockholder rights or require stockholder action.
Risks and Contingencies: The filing does not explicitly detail new risk factors. However, the cancellation of the previously announced share distribution for the Caring Brands spin-off represents a material change in corporate strategy that may impact investor expectations.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the new trading symbol BNKK and confirm the CUSIP numbers remain 48208F105 (Common Stock) and 48208F113 (Warrants).
- Review the full text of the Series C Certificate of Designation Amendment (Exhibit 3.2) to understand the specific mechanics of the "step-down provision."
- Confirm the status of the Caring Brands spin-off and the implications of the cancelled 2 million share distribution.
- Check the Company's press release (Exhibit 99.1) for further details on the "BONK strategy" transformation.