Blue Star Foods Corp.: files 1-for-1,600 reverse stock split

What happened Blue Star Foods Corp filed a Certificate of Amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a 1-for-1,600 reverse stock split of its common stock. The Certificate of Amendment was filed and accepted by the Delaware Secretary of State on Oct 5, 2026 and became effective under Delaware law at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on Oct 8, 2026. FINRA received documentation to process the corporate action with a Daily List announcement date of Oct 7, 2026 and a market effective date of Oct 8, 2026; FINRA has neither approved nor disapproved the action.

Key details

• Every 1,600 shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be combined into one share; pre-split total shares outstanding were 171,980,101 and post-split total shares outstanding are expected to be 107,488 after the stated fractional-share treatment.
• No fractional shares will be issued; any stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share will instead receive one whole share.
• The reverse split does not change the $0.0001 par value and does not alter the company’s authorized shares (5,000,000,000 common; 5,000,000 preferred).
• VStock Transfer LLC will adjust registered holder records; the old CUSIP 09606H309 will be suspended and the new CUSIP will be 09606H507. Appropriate proportional adjustments will be made to outstanding options, warrants, convertible securities and other equity awards and to applicable exercise and conversion prices and ratios.

Why it may matter

• Item 5.03 (amendments to articles of incorporation) was reported for the Certificate of Amendment effecting the 1-for-1,600 reverse stock split.
• Item 3.03 (material modification to rights of security holders) was reported in connection with the changes to holders’ share holdings resulting from the reverse stock split as described in the filing.
  The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.