UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2021
Elys Game Technology, Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(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)
1-628-258-5148
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | ELYS | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 15, 2021, Matteo Monteverdi resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Elys Game Technology, Corp. (the “Company”). In connection with his resignation, the Company entered into an amendment to Mr. Monteverdi’s employment agreement with the Company (the “Amendment”) to provide that he will be employed by the Company as a non-executive employee with the title “Head of Special Projects”, reporting directly to the Executive Chairman and that in such capacity he will be responsible for, among other things, various Company product and business development activities. All other terms of the employment agreement remain the same.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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: July 16, 2021 | ELYS GAME TECHNOLOGY, CORP. |
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| | By: /s/ Michele Ciavarella |
| | Name: Michele Ciavarella |
| | Title: Executive Chairman |
