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): January 31, 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 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

During the period from January 31, 2023 through the date of this report, we and the Holder of our Senior Convertible Note (the “Senior Convertible Note”) effected debt for equity exchanges under the Senior Convertible Note. Pursuant to the debt for equity exchanges, the Holder exchanged $11.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Convertible Note for an aggregate of 116,419,995 shares of our common stock, at conversion prices equal to 90% of the lowest VWAP (as defined in the Senior Convertible Note) of our common stock for a trading day during the five (5) consecutive trading day period ending, and including, the applicable date that the conversion price was lowered for purposes of a conversion, in accordance with Section 7(g) of the Senior Convertible Note, as previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2023 (the “Exchanges”).

The Company’s shares of common stock issued in connection with the Exchanges were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and were issued to an existing Holder of the Company’s securities without commission or additional consideration in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

Following the Exchanges, approximately $21.2 million in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Convertible Note remains outstanding. As of the date of this report, there were 214,757,939 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 issued and outstanding. We intend to continue to effect additional debt for equity exchanges under the same terms in the foreseeable future.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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, including, the amount of debt for equity exchanges we will be able to effect, the conversion price, and for what period of time such exchanges will continue to occur, if at all. 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 subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC, including, our significant indebtedness, and our obligations under our Senior Convertible Note, our ability to continue as a going concern, and our ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules. 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. The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 protects companies from liability for their forward-looking statements if they comply with the requirements of such Act.

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: February 6, 2023

	ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Michael Villani
	Name:	Michael Villani
	Title:	Interim Chief Financial Officer and Controller

Esports Entertainment Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Financial Statements and Exhibits