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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 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2023

 

SHARPLINK GAMING LTD.

(formerly Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Israel   7999   98-1657258

(State of

Incorporation)

  (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 Washington Avenue North, Suite 104

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

612-293-0619
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, is 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares   SBET   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

SharpLink Gaming Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting’) on May 25, 2023. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved resolutions to amend the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to increase the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders from the presence of two or more shareholders holding in the aggregate more than 25% of the total voting power attached to the Company’s ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 0.60 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) represented in person or by proxy at a meeting to at least 33 1/3% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.

 

A copy of the amended Articles is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Articles contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Articles attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 25, 2023, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:

 

1. Re-Election of Directors

 

Shareholders have approved the re-election of Messrs. Joseph Housman, Rob Phythian, Chris Nicholas, Paul Abdo and Tom Doering to hold office until the Company’s 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.

 

   For   Against   Abstain  

Broker Non-Votes

 
Robert Phythian   5,316,505    250,293    50,952    2,711,652 
Christopher Nicholas   4,053,198    238,084    1,316,468    2,711,652 
Joseph Housman   5,146,571    237,660    233,519    2,711,652 
Paul Abdo   5,326,743    228,969    62,038    2,711,652 
Thomas Doering   5,327,168    228,544    62,038    2,711,652 

 

2. Approval and Ratification of Independent Auditor

 

Shareholders have approved and ratified the appointment of Cherry Bekaert, LLP, a registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2023 and have authorized the Company’s Board of Directors (the Board”) to fix such accounting firm’s compensation in accordance with the nature of their services or to delegate such power to the Company’s Audit Committee.

 

For   Against   Abstain  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
 8,094,653    211,469    23,280     

 

 
 

 

3. Approval of Issuance of Ordinary Shares

 

Shareholders have approved the issuance of ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 0.60* (the “Ordinary Shares”) in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares in the event that Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha”) elects to convert the 8% Interest Rate, 10% Original Issue Discount, Senior Convertible Debenture into Ordinary Shares and the exercise of a warrant to purchase 880,000* Ordinary Shares, both issued in connection with the securities purchase agreement entered by and between the Company and Alpha, dated February 14, 2023, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).

 

(* Denotes nominal value and number of Ordinary Shares after giving effect to the one-for-ten reverse stock split completed on April 25,2023)

 

For   Against   Abstain  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
 5,303,719    259,514    54,517    2,711,652 

 

4. Approval to Amend the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association

 

Shareholders have approved the amendment to the Articles to increase the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders from the presence of two or more shareholders holding in the aggregate more than 25% of the total voting power attached to the Company’s Ordinary Shares represented in person or by proxy at a meeting to at least 33 1/3% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.

 

For   Against   Abstain  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
 5,451,538    146,700    19,512    2,711,652 

 

5. Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)

 

Shareholders have approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For   Against   Abstain  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
 5,351,402    252,933    13,415    2,711,652 

 

6. Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Determine Frequency of the Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Say on Pay

 

Shareholders have voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, for the frequency of including a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation to be one year.

 

One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstain 
 5,491,826    29,581    53,378    42,965 

 

Due to the fact that a majority of the shareholders expressing a preference on Proposal 6 voted in favor of holding the non-binding advisory vote every year, and that was the recommendation of the Board, on May 25, 2023, the Board determined that the Company will submit the shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation to its shareholders every year.

 

In addition, the Board currently intends to seek a new shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes in one year or at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures.

 

On May 26, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Annual Meeting. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the accompanying exhibit is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit Number   Title of Document
     
3.1   Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association of SharpLink Gaming Ltd.
     
99.1   Press Release: SharpLink Gaming Announces Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, dated May 26, 2023
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

  SHARPLINK GAMING LTD
     
  By: /s/ Rob Phythian
  Name: Rob Phythian
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 26, 2023    

 

 

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