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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On February 13, 2024, Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors, after thorough and careful consideration of all available information, has approved a voluntary delisting of the Company’s securities, including its Common Stock, par value $0.01, 10.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Warrants (the “Securities”) from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Exchange”).
The Company has notified the Exchange of its intent to voluntarily delist its Securities from the Exchange. The Company currently anticipates that it will file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the delisting of its Securities on or about February 23, 2024, and anticipates that the delisting of its Securities will become effective 10 days after the filing, unless otherwise directed by Nasdaq. At the time of this announcement the Company is under a Nasdaq Panel Monitor and is not in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, as outlined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”).
The Company’s delisting is expected to reduce the Company’s public costs as it advances its strategy to drive growth and profitability. Once the delisting is effective the Company expects its Securities will be listed on the OTCQB® Venture Market of the OTCMarkets (the “OTCMarkets”), until such time it decides to reapply and is approved to relist on a senior U.S. Exchange. There can be no assurances that its Common Stock will continue to be traded on such market.
Following the delisting of its Securities on the Exchange, the Company will consider its options and may file a Form 15 to deregister its Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and suspend its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company is considering taking this further action in order to reduce legal, accounting and administrative costs associated with being an SEC reporting registrant and allow management to increase its focus on improving performance by reducing time spent in complying with applicable SEC reporting requirements.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
As disclosed above, on February 13, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing its intent to file a Form 25 and to voluntarily delist its Securities from the Exchange. A copy of this release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 furnished as part of Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 13, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
Forward-Looking Statements
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 13, 2024 | ||
| ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alex Igelman | |
| Name: | Alex Igelman | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |