• Stark Novus Financial corrected its voting disclosure: stockholders did not approve the charter amendment at the December 11, 2025, annual meeting.
• About 91% of votes cast supported the amendment, short of the required majority of outstanding stock entitled to vote.
• An October 20, 2026, correction filing voided the amendment from inception, leaving existing tax-benefit protection provisions unchanged.
• Transfer restrictions remain applicable to transactions involving persons or groups beneficially owning, or acquiring, at least 4.5% of outstanding capital stock.
• The protections expire at the annual stockholders meeting in 2027.

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