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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): October 9, 2024
GAN
Limited
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Bermuda |
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001-39274 |
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Not
Applicable |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation) |
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(Commission
File
Number) |
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
400
Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1900, Irvine, CA |
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92618 |
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Zip
Code |
(833)
565-0550
(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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item
7.01. |
Regulation
FD Disclosure. |
On
October 9, 2024, GAN Limited issued a press release announcing clearance from the Nevada Gaming Commission for the proposed merger of
GAN and a subsidiary of SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC., an affiliate of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed”
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not
be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act.
Item
9.01. |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
Dated:
October 9, 2024 |
GAN
Limited |
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By: |
/s/
Seamus McGill |
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Name: |
Seamus McGill |
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit
99.1
GAN
Announces Approval of Merger by the Nevada Gaming Commission
Merger
with SEGASAMMY remains on track to close in late 2024 or early 2025
Irvine,
California | October 9, 2024: GAN Limited (the “Company” or “GAN”) (NASDAQ: GAN), a leading North American
B2B technology provider of real money internet gaming solutions and a leading international B2C operator of Internet sports betting,
today announced that it has received approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) for the merger of GAN and a subsidiary of SEGA
SAMMY CREATION INC. (“SSC”), an affiliate of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (“SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS”).
The
closing of the merger remains subject to other customary closing conditions including additional gaming regulatory approvals, and is
expected to occur in late 2024 or early 2025.
If
the merger is completed, each GAN ordinary share issued immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be automatically cancelled
and converted into the right to receive $1.97 in cash with respect to each such ordinary share, without interest and less applicable
withholding taxes. Upon the completion of the merger, GAN will cease to be a publicly-traded company and its ordinary shares will be
delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market and deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
About
GAN
GAN
is a leading business-to-business supplier of internet gaming software-as-a-service solutions predominantly to the U.S. land-based casino
industry. Coolbet, a division of GAN, is a market-leading operator of proprietary online sports betting technology with market leadership
positions in select European and Latin American markets. GAN has developed a proprietary internet gaming enterprise software system,
GameSTACK™, which it licenses to land-based casino operators as a turnkey technology solution for regulated real money internet
gaming, encompassing internet gaming, internet sports gaming, and virtual Simulated Gaming. Additional information about GAN can be found
online at www.GAN.com.
About
SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS
SEGA
SAMMY HOLDINGS is the holding company of the SEGA SAMMY Group, a group of companies comprising the Entertainment Contents Business, which
offers a diversity of fun through consumer and arcade game content, toys, and animation; the Pachislot and Pachinko Machines Business,
which conducts everything from development to sales of Pachinko/Pachislot machines; and the Gaming Business, which operates integrated
resorts and develops casino gaming products and software.
SSC
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS. SSC, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary SEGA SAMMY CREATION USA Inc., develop,
manufacture and distribute land-based and online/social casino gaming products and software.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains “forward looking statements” regarding the closing of the merger and the expected timing thereof and
other future related events. Such statements are based upon current estimates and expectations that are subject to risks, uncertainties
and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual events
to differ include, but are not limited to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions to the merger, including obtaining the approval
of the merger and change in control of GAN by certain gaming authorities and other risks detailed in GAN’s filings with the SEC,
including its proxy statement filed with the SEC on January 9, 2024. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. GAN undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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# # #
Investor
Contacts:
GAN
Robert
Shore
Vice
President, IR and Capital Markets
(610)
812-3519
rshore@GAN.com
|
Alpha
IR Group
Ryan
Coleman
(312)
445-2870
GAN@alpha-ir.com |
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