Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): October 20, 2023

ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-39262	26-3062752
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

BLOCK 6,

TRIQ PACEVILLE,

ST. JULIANS STJ 3109

MALTA

(Address of principal executive offices)

356 2713 1276

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

☐	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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	GMBL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock Purchase Warrants	GMBLW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
10.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	GMBLP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock Purchase Warrants	GMBLZ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On October 20, 2023, Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii) (the “Low Priced Stocks Rule”) because the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed at or below $0.10 per share for ten consecutive trading days. The notification letter from Nasdaq advised the Company that the trading of its securities will be suspended at the opening of business on October 31, 2023 unless the Company requests a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) to appeal the determination. Accordingly, the Company intends to timely request a hearing before the Panel. The hearing request will automatically stay any suspension or delisting action pending the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. As previously disclosed, on September 6, 2023, the Company received a deficiency notification letter that the bid price of its common stock had closed at less than $1.00 per share over the previous 30 consecutive business days, and, as a result, did not comply with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). In accordance with Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided a 180 calendar day grace period, or until March 4, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. The new notice has the effect of terminating the previously granted bid price grace period.

At the hearing, the Company intends to present its plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule to the Panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will obtain an extension period from the Panel within which to regain compliance or that, if the Panel grants such an extension period, the Company will be able to evidence compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing before the extension period expires.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed to satisfy the obligation under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b) and Item 3.01(a) of Form 8-K that the Company publicly disclose the deficiency within four (4) business days after the date of the deficiency letter.

Further, as previously disclosed, on June 13, 2023, the Company demonstrated compliance with the $2,500,000 minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, as outlined in Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), but remains subject to a “Panel Monitor,” as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(A), through June 13, 2024.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously disclosed, on September 15, 2023, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company established an “at the market” equity offering program (“ATM”) to sell up to an aggregate of $7,186,257 of shares of common stock. The shares are being issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252370) and Form S-3 MEF (File No. 333-274542) and the Company filed a prospectus supplement, dated September 15, 2023, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the offer and sale of the shares pursuant to the Agreement with the placement agent named therein.

During the period from October 13, 2023, through October 20, 2023, there were no shares of common stock sold under the ATM. Since entering into the Agreement, the Company sold an aggregate of 8,440,375 shares through the ATM for gross proceeds of $679,016, and has up to $6,507,241 shares of common stock remaining that can be sold of under the ATM at October 20, 2023. The net proceeds from sales under the ATM equity offering program (“ATM Sales”) of $658,645 were allocated 50% to the Company, and 50% to the holder of the Company’s outstanding Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Holder”) and will be used to redeem first, the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and second, the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, as applicable (“Redemption Proceeds”), unless the Holder elects to change such allocations (or waive such redemption, in whole or in part, with respect to one or more ATM Sales), pursuant to the previously disclosed settlement and waiver agreement, dated October 6, 2023 (“October Settlement Agreement”).

As of October 20, 2023, there were $329,323 of Redemption Proceeds instructed for deposit into a non-interest-bearing escrow account (“Escrow Account”) for the Holder pursuant to the previously disclosed escrow agreement (“Escrow Agreement”) executed concurrently with the October Settlement Agreement. Under the terms of the October Settlement Agreement and Escrow Agreement, the Redemption Proceeds will not be released to the Holder until the Redemption Proceeds equal or exceed $250,000 from additional ATM Sales, and the Escrow Agent has received written instruction from either the Company or the Holder to release the Redemption Proceeds. As of October 20, 2023, there was $322,120 of the Redemption Proceeds disbursed from the Escrow Account to the Holder for redemption of 312 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.

As of October 20, 2023, there were 67,329,316 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 issued and outstanding. We intend to continue to effect additional ATM Sales under the same terms in the foreseeable future.

The October Settlement Agreement and Escrow Agreement were previously summarized in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 10, 2023 and each filed as exhibits thereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC, including, our ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules and maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq, our obligations under our outstanding preferred stock and the October Settlement Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, and our ability to continue as a going concern. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future, unless required by law.

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: October 23, 2023

	ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Michael Villani
	Name:	Michael Villani
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Cover	Oct. 20, 2023
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 20, 2023
Entity File Number	001-39262
Entity Registrant Name	ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001451448
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-3062752
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Address, Address Line One	BLOCK 6
Entity Address, Address Line Two	TRIQ PACEVILLE
Entity Address, City or Town	ST. JULIANS STJ 3109
Entity Address, Country	MT
City Area Code	356
Local Phone Number	2713 1276
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Common Stock [Member]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	GMBL
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Trading Symbol	GMBLW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
10.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Title of 12(b) Security	10.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Trading Symbol	GMBLP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Common Stock Purchase Warrants 1 [Member]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Trading Symbol	GMBLZ
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ