UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 28, 2023, SharpLink Gaming Ltd. (the “Company”) filed a hearing request to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) relating to the Company’s appeal to the determination of the Nasdaq Listing Qualification Staff (the “Nasdaq Staff”) to delist the Company’s securities from the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Delisting Determination”). On November 28, 2023, the Company was notified by Nasdaq that an oral hearing (the “Hearing”) by the Panel to discuss the Delisting Determination has been scheduled for February 20, 2024. Accordingly, the delisting action referenced in the Nasdaq Staff’s determination letter, dated November 21, 2023, has been stayed, pending a final written decision by the Panel.
At the Hearing, the Company must demonstrate its ability to regain compliance with the minimum $2,500,000 shareholders’ equity requirement for continued listing set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), as well as its ability to sustain long-term compliance with all applicable maintenance criteria. Following the Hearing, the Panel will issue a final written decision to the Company concerning the Delisting Determination. The timing of the Panel’s final written decision is unknown and cannot be predicted with any certainty. If at any point before the Hearing the Company believes it has regained compliance with all criteria for continued listing and can evidence an ability to sustain compliance with those requirements over the long term, the Company will notify its Listing Analyst and also inform the Hearings Department. If the Listing Analyst determines that the Company has regained compliance, the Hearings Department will advise the Company by letter that the Hearing is cancelled.
In the interim, the Company’s ordinary shares continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SBET” pending the ultimate conclusion of the Hearing process.
There can be no assurance that the Company’s plan will be accepted by the Panel or that, if it is, the Company will be able to regain compliance with the applicable Nasdaq listing requirements. If the Company’s ordinary shares are delisted, it could be more difficult to buy or sell the Company’s ordinary shares or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of the Company’s ordinary shares could suffer a material decline. Delisting could also impair the Company’s ability to raise capital.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. These express or implied statements are not promises or guarantees and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Examples of forward-looking statements herein include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s intent or ability to regain compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, the timing and nature of the Hearing, the outcome of the Panel’s review of any Company appeal of the Staff’s determination, and any courses of action to regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans, strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation, there can be no assurance that the Company will meet the stockholders’ equity requirement during any compliance period or otherwise in the future, otherwise meet Nasdaq’s compliance standards, that Nasdaq will grant the Company any relief from delisting as necessary or whether the Company can ultimately meet applicable Nasdaq requirements for any such relief. These forward-looking statements should be considered together with the risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s business and future results included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.
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: December 12, 2023 | ||