UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2019

GBT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-54530	27-0603137
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation )	Commission File Number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2500 Broadway, Suite F-125, Santa Monica, CA 90404

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: 424-238-4589

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 Instructions A.2. below):

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

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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).

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Item 8.01 Other Events - Discover Growth Fund, LLC Awareded Interim Award Against the Company in Arbitration process.

The Company hereby announces that on December 23, 2019, in the pending arbitration Gopher Protocol, Inc. v. Discovery Growth Fund, LLC (JAMS Ref. No. 1260005395), an Interim Award was entered in favor of respondents Discover Growth Fund, LLC (“DGF”) and John Kirkland. A Final Award has not been issued and has been reserved pending supplemental post hearing briefing.

Item 9.01  Interim Award

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Interim Award Dated December 23, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GBT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By:/s/ Douglas Davis

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Name: Douglas Davis
                                           Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 24, 2019

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