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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 26, 2024, Blue Star Foods Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release regarding the Repurchase Program (defined below). A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into Item 7.01.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference to this Item 7.01, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 22, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved and authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”), pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to $1.5 million of its common stock, from time to time, in the open market. The Repurchase Program will terminate no later than November 22, 2025. Pursuant to the Repurchase Program, the Company is not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares of its common stock and shall not repurchase more than 25% of the average daily volume of its stock over the previous 20 trading days.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 26, 2024, entitled “Blue Star Foods Announces Stock Buyback Program for Up to $1.5 Million” | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| BLUE STAR FOODS CORP. | ||
| Date: November 26, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Keeler |
| Name: | John Keeler, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |