8-K 1 tm219874d1_8k.htm FORM 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): March 16, 2021

DRAFTKINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-38908	84-4052441
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

222 Berkeley Street, 5^th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 986-6744

(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:

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		DKNG		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 8.01 Other Events.

On March 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had priced a private offering in an amount of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2028. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1

Press Release dated March 16, 2021.

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.

	DRAFTKINGS INC.


Date: March 16, 2021	By:	/s/ R. Stanton Dodge
	Name:	R. Stanton Dodge
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

SEC Form 8-K filed by DraftKings Inc.