8-K

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 04, 2024

Elys BMG Group, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Elys Game Technology, Corp.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Delaware	001-39170	33-0823179
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 701

Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K4, Canada

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

+1 561 838 3325

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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

On January 04, 2024, Elys BMG Group Inc. (the “Company”) formerly known as Elys Game Technology, Corp. filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Certificate of Incorporation to reflect its corporate name change from “Elys Game Technology, Corp.” to “Elys BMG Group, Inc.”. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

There is no change to the Company’s trading symbol or CUSIP number in connection with its name change. The Company’s shares of common stock are trading on the OTC Market under the ticker symbol “ELYS”.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01. This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

3.1 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Elys BMG Group, Inc.

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.

Date: January 08, 2024	ELYS GAME TECHNOLOGY, CORP.
	By: /s/ Michele Ciavarella
	Name: Michele Ciavarella
	Title: Executive Chairman

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Elys BMG Group, Inc.

Please refer to the accompanying Exhibit 3.1. It is saved in PDF format.