GeoVax Labs, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
GeoVax Labs, Inc. (GOVX) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation effecting a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of its common stock, effective January 9, 2026. Under the Reverse Stock Split, every 25 shares of the Company's old common stock (par value $0.001) were combined into one share of new common stock (par value $0.001). The Company states that shareholders’ percentage ownership and proportional voting power remain unchanged except for minor adjustments from rounding.

Key Details

• Reverse split ratio: 1-for-25 (each 25 pre-split shares → 1 post-split share).
• Effective date of amendment: January 9, 2026.
• No fractional shares of new common stock were issued; fractional interests were rounded up to the next whole share.
• The rights and privileges of the common stockholders are substantially unaffected by the Reverse Stock Split. The Certificate of Amendment was filed as an exhibit to the 8-K.

Why It Matters
A reverse stock split reduces the number of outstanding shares and increases the per-share share basis proportionally without changing a shareholder’s percentage ownership (aside from rounding). For investors, this can affect per-share pricing, trading liquidity, and share-count metrics used in analysis, but it does not change ownership rights or voting power as described in the filing. The 8-K documents the corporate action but does not state any additional financial or strategic reasons for the split.