diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
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index 056d671143cbe9..00000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.react.uimanager.events;
-
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType;
-
-public interface EventDispatcher {
-
-  /** Sends the given Event to JS, coalescing eligible events if JS is backed up. */
-  void dispatchEvent(Event event);
-
-  void dispatchAllEvents();
-
-  /** Add a listener to this EventDispatcher. */
-  void addListener(EventDispatcherListener listener);
-
-  /** Remove a listener from this EventDispatcher. */
-  void removeListener(EventDispatcherListener listener);
-
-  void addBatchEventDispatchedListener(BatchEventDispatchedListener listener);
-
-  void removeBatchEventDispatchedListener(BatchEventDispatchedListener listener);
-
-  @Deprecated
-  void registerEventEmitter(@UIManagerType int uiManagerType, RCTEventEmitter eventEmitter);
-
-  void registerEventEmitter(@UIManagerType int uiManagerType, RCTModernEventEmitter eventEmitter);
-
-  void unregisterEventEmitter(@UIManagerType int uiManagerType);
-
-  void onCatalystInstanceDestroyed();
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.kt
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index 00000000000000..cbb7b623374237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.uimanager.events
+
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType
+
+public interface EventDispatcher {
+  /** Sends the given Event to JS, coalescing eligible events if JS is backed up. */
+  public fun dispatchEvent(event: Event<*>)
+
+  public fun dispatchAllEvents()
+
+  /** Add a listener to this EventDispatcher. */
+  public fun addListener(listener: EventDispatcherListener)
+
+  /** Remove a listener from this EventDispatcher. */
+  public fun removeListener(listener: EventDispatcherListener)
+
+  public fun addBatchEventDispatchedListener(listener: BatchEventDispatchedListener)
+
+  public fun removeBatchEventDispatchedListener(listener: BatchEventDispatchedListener)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use the modern version with RCTModernEventEmitter")
+  @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+  public fun registerEventEmitter(@UIManagerType uiManagerType: Int, eventEmitter: RCTEventEmitter)
+
+  public fun registerEventEmitter(
+      @UIManagerType uiManagerType: Int,
+      eventEmitter: RCTModernEventEmitter
+  )
+
+  public fun unregisterEventEmitter(@UIManagerType uiManagerType: Int)
+
+  public fun onCatalystInstanceDestroyed()
+}