Banzai Announces $20.3 Million Debt Repayment Ahead of Schedule

Fully Satisfies Outstanding Debt Obligations to Key Vendors and Delivers Material Benefit to Net Income and Shareholders' Equity

SEATTLE, April 07, 2025 (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 paid off approximately $20.3 million of outstanding debt obligations in total through the first quarter of 2025.

The Company completed the debt repayment pursuant to the $24.8 million debt payoff and restructuring agreements announced on September 24, 2024. This includes the complete satisfaction of debts owed to Sidley Austin LLP, Cooley LLP, GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, Alco Investment Company, Cantor Fitzgerald, Roth Capital Partners, LLC, and J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, as well as repayments to Perkins Coie LLP and CP BF Lending, LLC.

"We have executed on our previously announced debt reduction initiatives ahead of schedule to fully satisfy our outstanding obligations to several key vendors and creditors," said Joe Davy, Founder and CEO of Banzai. "These debt repayments will deliver a material benefit to both net income and shareholders' equity, reflecting our focus on shoring up the financial strength of the company. The improvement to our balance sheet, in tandem with our acquisition strategy and organic growth initiatives, ...