UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One) | ☒ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☐ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-SAR ☐ Form N-CSR | ||||
For Period Ended: December 31, 2025 | |||||
☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K | |||||
☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F | |||||
☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K | |||||
☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q | |||||
☐ Transition Report on Form N-SAR | |||||
For the Transition Period Ended: | |||||
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein. | |||||
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Bakkt, Inc.
(Full Name of Registrant)
N/A
(Former Name if Applicable)
One Liberty Plaza, One Liberty Street, Ste. 305-306
(Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number))
New York, New York 10006
(City, State and Zip Code)
PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
☒ | (a) | The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; | ||||||
(b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and | |||||||
(c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.a | |||||||
PART III — NARRATIVE
Bakkt, Inc. (the “Company”) was unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Form 10-K”) within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense. The Company’s delay is due to additional time needed for the Company to finalize its consolidated financial statements and its independent registered public accounting firm to complete its first-year independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 12b-25 includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Company’s expected date of filing the Form 10-K. Forward looking statements are based on current expectations, but are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties related to the completion of matters necessary to permit the filing of the Form 10-K. There can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from those suggested by such forward-looking statements.
PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION
(1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification | |||||||||||||||||||
Karen Alexander | 678 | 534-5849 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) | ||||||||||||||||||
(2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). ☒ Yes ☐ No | |||||||||||||||||||
(3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? ☐ Yes ☒ No If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made. | |||||||||||||||||||
a
Bakkt, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date | March 17, 2026 | By | /s/ Karen Alexander | ||||||||
Karen Alexander | |||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.
ATTENTION Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001). | ||