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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 7, 2022
Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands
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001-39842
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N/A
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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9705 Collins Ave 1901N
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: 786-650-0074
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant
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AKICU
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Class A Ordinary Shares $0.0001 par value
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AKIC
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share, each whole Warrant exercisable for $11.50 per share
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AKICW
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an
emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark
if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective January 7, 2022, the board of directors (the
“Board” ) of Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. (the “Company” ) approved an increase in the size of the Board
from four (4) directors to five (5) directors and elected Kevin Hyman as a member of the Board. The Board determined that Kevin Hyman
is an “independent director” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In addition, Kevin Hyman was appointed by the Board to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board to replace Alan
Kestenbaum to comply with Nasdaq listing rule 5605.
Kevin Hyman, 61, has served
as the Chief Executive Officer of both Pivotal Post and EPS Cineworks, both premier editing equipment rental businesses, since May 2000.
Prior to that, he served as the Head of Physical Production of both Focus Features, a division of Universal Pictures, and Miramax, a film
production boutique that used to be owned by the Walt Disney Company, from March 1996 to July 2004. From 1989 to 1996, he also served
as the Production Executive of Film Finances, a film completion bond company, where he supervised the completion bond process from start
to finish, including closing the financing transactions, day to day oversight of production, and following through to delivery. Mr. Hyman
received his Bachelor of Science degree with a focus on Accounting from University of Southern California.
There are no arrangements
or understandings between Mr. Hyman, on the one hand, and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Hyman was selected as a director of the
Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Hyman and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers, or
persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become an executive officer or director of the Company.
There are no transactions between the Company and Mr.
Hyman that are subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with the appointments, Mr. Hyman has
agreed to become a party to certain letter agreement, dated January 5, 2021, by and among the Company, the Company’s directors and
officers, and other certain securities holders (the “Letter Agreement”) and entered into a joinder to the Letter Agreement
on January 7, 2022.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp.
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By:
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/s/ Alan Kestenbaum
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Name:
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Alan Kestenbaum
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
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Dated: January 12, 2022
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