Genius Group calls EGM to approve share buyback, cancels rights offering.
February 12 2025 - 7:00AM
Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the
“Company”), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group,
announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has
called for an EGM for shareholders to authorize the Board to carry
out a share buyback of up to 20% of the issued share capital of the
Company, and to approve the creation of a new class of ordinary
shares and preferred shares.
In light of the Company’s current share price
below the exercise price of its previously announced rights
offering, the Board has also voted to cancel the rights offering at
this time. The Company will continue with its plan to increase its
Bitcoin Treasury via its reserves and other funding means available
to it.
All affected offering rights exercised by
Holders will expire without value and all subscription payments
received from Holders that exercised offering rights will be
returned by the Subscription Agent promptly, without interest or
penalty.
Genius Group CEO, Roger Hamilton, said "At
Genius Group’s current share price, its market capitalization is
50% of the value of its Bitcoin Treasury, and 30% of the Company’s
net asset value. Our Board is committed to building shareholder
value, and taking the appropriate actions in response to market
conditions."
“We have a strong growth plan for profitable
growth in 2025, and we believe that with the support of our long
term shareholders at our upcoming EGM we will be well positioned to
build our company value relative to our asset and treasury
growth.”
Items to be voted on by shareholders at the EGM include:
- Approval for the Board to buy back
up to 20% of the Company’s issued share capital, in the event of
the Company’s share price dropping to an excessively low level
relative to the Company’s Bitcoin Treasury value and net asset
value.
- Approval for the Company’s
Constitution to be amended, to permit the issuance of a new class
of preference shares with dividends payable; the additional terms
of which will be determined in due course.
- Approval for the Company’s
Constitution to be amended, to permit the issuance of a new class
of ordinary shares that will carry 10 votes per share; the
additional terms of which will be determined in due course.
The record date for the upcoming EGM will be February 24,
2025.
About Genius Group
Genius Group (NYSE: GNS) is a Bitcoin-first
business delivering AI powered, education and acceleration
solutions for the future of work. Genius Group serves 5.4 million
users in over 100 countries through its Genius City model and
online digital marketplace of AI training, AI tools and AI talent.
It provides personalized, entrepreneurial AI pathways combining
human talent with AI skills and AI solutions at the individual,
enterprise and government level. To learn more, please visit
www.geniusgroup.net.
For more information, please visit
https://www.geniusgroup.net/
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
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these forward-looking statements and are advised to consider the
factors listed above together with the additional factors under the
heading “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Reports on Form
20-F, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company's Reports of
a Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no
obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that
become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or
otherwise. No information in this press release should be
construed as any indication whatsoever of the Company’s future
revenues, results of operations, or stock price.
Contacts
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259-4987GNS@mzgroup.uswww.mzgroup.us
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