Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-265466
Prospectus
150,104,209 Ordinary Shares
Genius Sports Limited
(a non-cellular company limited by shares incorporated and registered under the laws of the Island of Guernsey)
This prospectus relates to the offer and sale by the selling securityholders or their permitted transferees (collectively, the “selling securityholders”) of:
(i) up to 123,086,279 ordinary shares, $0.01 par value, including any additional securities that may become issuable by reason of share splits, share dividends or other similar transactions (which remain unsold from the offering of up to 157,020,149 ordinary shares previously registered under a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-255938) (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “First Prior Registration Statement”)), which include (a) 88,090,411 ordinary shares issued to certain securityholders in connection with the Business Combination (as defined below), (b) 16,050,000 ordinary shares issued to certain securityholders in connection with the closing of the PIPE Investment (as defined below), (c) 445,868 Resulting Genius Shares (as defined below) issued to the EBT (as defined below) and may be purchased by certain Beneficiaries (as defined below) upon the exercise of the Options (as defined below) under the Genius Option Plan (as defined below), and (d) 18,500,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of NFL Warrants (as defined below) (along with the redemption and cancellation of an equal number of B Shares) at an exercise price of $0.01 per ordinary share;
(ii) up to 6,095,652 ordinary shares, including any additional securities that may become issuable by reason of share splits, share dividends or other similar transactions (which remain unsold from the offering of up to 6,624,939 ordinary shares previously registered under a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-259723) (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Second Prior Registration Statement” and, together with the First Prior Registration Statement, the “Prior Registration Statements”)), which include (a) 621,877 ordinary shares issued to certain securityholders in connection with the FanHub Acquisition (as defined below), (b) 4,973,777 ordinary shares issued to certain securityholders in connection with the Second Spectrum Acquisition (as defined below) and (c) 499,998 ordinary shares issued to certain securityholders in connection with the Spirable Acquisition (as defined below); and
(iii) up to 13,253,897 ordinary shares registered herein, including (a) 2,701,576 Top Up Shares (as defined below) issued to certain securityholders in connection with the Second Spectrum Acquisition and (b) 10,552,321 ordinary shares (including 6,969,430 unvested Restricted Shares and 3,582,891 ordinary shares that were previously Restricted Shares but have vested) issued to certain securityholders in connection with the Business Combination (as defined below) and/or 2021 Restricted Share Plan.
This prospectus also relates to the issuance by us of up to 7,668,381 ordinary shares that may be issued upon exercise of public warrants of the registrant at an exercise price of $11.50 per ordinary share (subject to adjustment).
We are registering the above described offer and sale of the securities by the selling securityholders to satisfy certain registration rights we have granted. The selling securityholders may offer all or part of the securities for resale from time to time through public or private transactions, at either prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. These securities are being registered to permit the selling securityholders to sell securities from time to time, in amounts, at prices and on terms determined at the time of offering. The selling securityholders may sell these securities through ordinary brokerage transactions, directly to market makers of our shares or through any other means described in the section titled “Plan of Distribution”. In connection with any sales of ordinary shares offered hereunder, the selling securityholders, any underwriters, agents, brokers or dealers participating in such sales may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
All of the securities offered by the selling securityholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the selling securityholders for their respective accounts. We will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales, except with respect to amounts received by us upon exercise of warrants and Options to the extent such warrants and Options are exercised for cash. We will pay certain expenses associated with the registration of the securities covered by this prospectus, as described in the section titled “Plan of Distribution.”
We will receive the proceeds from the exercise of public warrants to the extent such warrants are exercised for cash.
Our ordinary shares and public warrants are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “GENI” and “GENI WS,” respectively. The last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on June 7, 2022 was $3.48 per share.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read this entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” as defined under applicable federal securities law and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and future filings. See, “Prospectus Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer.”
Our business and an investment in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Prospectus dated June 17, 2022