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ESPORTS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date Filed : Jan 19, 2022

S-11esports_s1.htmREGISTRATION STATEMENT

Table of Contents

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissionon January 18, 2022.

Registration No. 333-______

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Esports Technologies,Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in ItsCharter)

 

Nevada 7900 85-3201309
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)

 

197 E. California Ave. Ste. 302

Las Vegas, NV 89104

(888) 411-2726

(Address, Including Zip Code, and TelephoneNumber, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

Aaron Speach, President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer

197 E. California Ave. Ste. 302

Las Vegas, NV 89104

(888) 411-2726

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and TelephoneNumber, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

 

Copies to:

Cavas S. Pavri

Schiff Hardin LLP

100 N. 18th, Suite 300

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: (202) 724-6847

Fax: (202) 778-6460

 

Approximate date of commencementof proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

 

If any of the securitiesbeing registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,check the following box.  x

 

If this form is filed toregister additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list theSecurities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

 

If this form is a post-effectiveamendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statementnumber of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

 

If this form is a post-effectiveamendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statementnumber of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whetherthe registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitionsof “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerginggrowth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company x
    Emerging growth company x

 

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 financialaccounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ¨

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

Amount to be registered (1)

Proposed

maximum

offering price per share (2)

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price

Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, underlying warrants 5,242,651 $13.77 $72,191,304.27 $6,693

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended, there is also being registered hereby such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock, par value$0.001 per share, of the registrant as may be issued or issuable because of stock splits, stock dividends, stock distributions, and similartransactions.

 

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of computingthe amount of the registration fee for the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants being registered in accordance withRule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices for a share of the registrant’scommon stock as reported on The NASDAQ Capital Market on January 14, 2022.

 

The Registrant herebyamends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall filea further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuantto said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

   

 

 

The information in this preliminaryprospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statementfiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor does it seekan offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion DatedJanuary 18, 2022

 

Esports Technologies, Inc.

 

1,655,139 Shares of Common Stock

Issuable upon Conversion of Outstanding PreferredStock

 

3,587,512 Shares of Common Stock
Issuable upon Exercise of Outstanding Warrants

 

This prospectus relates tothe resale, from time to time, by the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus under the caption “Selling Shareholders,”of up to (1) 1,655,139 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series A preferred stock issued November 29, 2021, (2)2,019,672 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of certain outstanding common stock purchase warrants issued to the SeriesA preferred stock holders, and (3) 1,567,840 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of an outstanding warrant issued pursuantto a credit agreement we entered into with a lender on November 29, 2021.

 

We are not selling any sharesof common stock under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by the selling shareholders.We will receive proceeds from any cash exercise of the warrants, which, if exercised in cash with respect to all of the 3,587,512 sharesof common stock offered hereby, would result in gross proceeds to us of a maximum of approximately $99.8 million; however, we cannot predictwhen and in what amounts or if the warrants will be exercised and it is possible that the warrants may expire and never be exercised,in which case we would not receive any cash proceeds.

 

The selling shareholders maysell the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus from time to time on terms to be determined at the time of sale throughordinary brokerage transactions or through any other means described in this prospectus under the caption “Plan of Distribution.”The shares of common stock may be sold at fixed prices, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailingmarket price or at negotiated prices.

 

Our common stock is listedon the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “EBET.” On January 14, 2022, the last sale price for our common stock as reportedon the NASDAQ Capital Market was $14.20 per share. There is no established public trading market for the Series A preferred stock or warrants,and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for a listing of the Series A preferred stock or warrantson any national securities exchange.

 

We are an “emerging growthcompany” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and we have elected to comply with certain reducedpublic company reporting requirements.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Seethe section entitled “Risk Factors” appearing on page 3 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should beconsidered in connection with an investment in our securities.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatorybody has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation tothe contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is__________, 2022

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 1
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 2
RISK FACTORS 8
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 8
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 9
USE OF PROCEEDS 9
DIVIDEND POLICY 10
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS 10
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 14
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 17
LEGAL MATTERS 22
EXPERTS 22
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 22
EXHIBIT INDEX II-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus relates tothe resale by the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus under the caption “Selling Shareholders,” from time totime, of up to an aggregate of 1,655,139 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series A preferred stock, and 3,587,512shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of certain outstanding common stock purchase warrants. We are not selling any sharesof our common stock under this prospectus, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock offered herebyby the selling shareholders, although we will receive cash from the exercise of the outstanding common stock purchase warrants.

 

You should read this prospectus,any documents that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus and the information below under the caption “Where You Can FindMore Information” and “Incorporation By Reference” before making an investment decision. You should rely only on theinformation contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with informationdifferent from that contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference herein. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorizedto give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information orrepresentation.

 

You should assume that theinformation in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and that any information we have incorporatedby reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectusor any sale of a security.

 

The distribution of this prospectusand the issuance of the securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come intopossession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the issuance of the securities andthe distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used in connectionwith, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities offered by this prospectus by any person in any jurisdictionin which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.

 

 

 

 

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlightsinformation contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider beforedeciding to invest in our securities. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” sectionin this prospectus and under similar captions in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The terms “Esports”,the “Company”, “our”, or “we” refer to Esports Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Overview

 

We develop products andoperate platforms to provide a real money online gambling experience focused on esports and competitive gaming. We operate licensedonline gambling platforms which are real money betting platforms. Our mission is to define, shape and drive growth of the currentand future esports wagering ecosystem by providing advanced product, platform and marketing solutions directly to service providersand customers. We accept wagers on major esports titles including: Counter-Strike: GO, League of Legends, Dota 2,StarCraft 2, Rocket League, Rainbow Six, Warcraft 3, King of Glory and FIFA; as well as professional sportsincluding the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, soccer and more.

 

On November 29, 2021, we acquiredthe Business to Consumer (B2C) business of Aspire Global plc (“Aspire”). The B2C business offers a portfolio of distinctiveproprietary brands focused primarily on igaming, which is online casino and table games such as blackjack, virtual sport computer simulatedgames and slot machines, as well as traditional sports betting, in the locations where we are licensed to do so, to a diverse customerbase operating across regulated markets. (See additional information on the acquisition of the Aspire B2C business below).

 

Esports is the competitiveplaying of video games by amateur and professional individuals and teams for cash prizes. Esports typically take the form of organized,multiplayer video games that include real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena games. Esportsalso includes games which can be played, primarily by amateurs, in multiplayer competitions on the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox andWII Nintendo systems.

 

Although official competitionshave long been a part of video game culture, participation and spectatorship of such events have seen a global surge in popularity overthe past few years with the growth of online streaming and has been further accelerated by the cancelation of traditional sporting eventsworldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As these esports matches are widely broadcasted and watched predominately online, live bettingand wagering can occur on these matches, where it is legal and regulated.

 

Acquisition of Aspire Global Plc’s(“Aspire”) Business to Consumer (“B2C”) Business

 

Inorder to accelerate the growth and expand market access for our esports product offerings, on November 29, 2021, we acquired Aspire’sB2C Business, for €65,000,000 paid as follows: (i) a cash amount of €50,000,000; (ii) €10,000,000, payable in accordancewith the terms of an unsecured subordinated promissory note; and (iii) 186,838 shares of our common stock, which were valued at €5,000,000.

 

Thisacquisition expands our product offerings and increases the number of markets in which we can operate. The B2C business offers a portfolioof distinctive proprietary brands to a diverse customer base operating across regulated markets. The B2C segment generated revenues of€69.3 million in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2021.

 

 

 

 

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Theacquisition of Aspire’s B2C business provides the following strategic benefits:

 

  · ownership of Aspire’s portfolio of B2C proprietary online casino and sportsbook brands consisting of Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, and GenerationVIP;
     
  · marketaccess for our esports products in key regulated markets including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Malta, and Denmark, among others,allowing us to cross-sell esports wagering opportunities;
     
  · abilityduring 2022 to potentially launch additional esports focused onlinegaming websites that target these additional markets; and
     
  · enhanced strategicpartnership with Aspire that will provide the on-line gaming platform and a managed services offering, including customer service, customeron-boarding and payment processing, thereby ensuring operational stability and continuity.

 

Ourgaming license from the Curacao Gaming Authority and the licenses made available to us from the acquisition of the Aspire B2C businessallows us to accept esports and sports wagers from residents of more than 160 jurisdictions.

 

Preferred Stock Private Placement

 

On October 1, 2021, we enteredinto subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Investors”). Pursuantto the Subscription Agreements, the Investors agreed to subscribe for and purchased, simultaneous with the closing of the Aspire acquisition,an aggregate of 37,700 shares of Series A preferred stock for a purchase price of $1,000.00 per share, resulting in aggregate gross proceedsof $37,700,000 (the “Private Placement”). For each share of Series A preferred stock issued, we issued the Investor a warrantto purchase 150% of the shares of our common stock underlying the Series A preferred stock (the “Investor Warrants”).

 

Pursuant to the SubscriptionAgreement, we are required to hold a special meeting of shareholders (the “Shareholder Meeting”), no later than 120 days afterthe issuance date soliciting the affirmative vote at the Shareholder Meeting for approval of resolutions providing for the approval ofthe conversion of the Series A preferred stock and Investor Warrants into common stock in compliance with the rules and regulations ofthe Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Shareholder Approval”).

 

Until Shareholder Approvalis received, without the approval of the holders of 60% of the Series A preferred stock, other than certain exempt issuances, we are notpermitted to (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any common stock or commonstock equivalents or (ii) file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto. We intend to hold the Shareholder Meetingon February 9, 2022.

 

The Series A preferred stockholdersare entitled to receive dividends, at a rate of 14.0% per annum, which shall be payable quarterly in arrears on January 1, April 1, July1 and October 1, beginning on the first such date after the issuance date and ending on the 18-month anniversary provided ShareholderApproval has been received. With limited exceptions, the Series A preferred stockholders will have no voting rights. Upon any liquidation,dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the Series A preferred stockholders are entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capitalor surplus, of the Company available to shareholders, an amount equal to the greater of: (i) the purchase price for each share of SeriesA preferred stock then held plus accrued and unpaid dividends, or (ii) the amount the holders would have received had the holders fullyconverted the Series A preferred stock to common stock, in each case, before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holdersof our common stock. If, and only, if we receive Shareholder Approval, the Series A preferred stock will be convertible into common stockat an initial conversion price of $28.00 per share (“Conversion Price”); provided that the Conversion Price is subject toanti-dilution protection upon any subsequent transaction at a price lower than the Conversion Price then in effect. In addition, ninemonths from the issuance date (the “Adjustment Date”), the Conversion Price shall be adjusted to the lesser of: (i) the ConversionPrice in effect on the Adjustment Date, or (ii) 85% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the fifteen tradingdays prior to the Adjustment Date. If our EBITDA is equal to or greater than $2.0 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, thenno adjustment pursuant to the foregoing sentence will cause the Conversion Price to be less than $20.00.

 

 

 

 

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Upon receipt of ShareholderApproval, the Investor Warrants will become exercisable and will expire on the fifth anniversary thereafter. The Investor Warrants willinitially be exercisable at an exercise price of $30.00 per share, provided that the exercise price is subject to anti-dilution protectionupon any subsequent transaction at a price lower than the exercise price then in effect. The Investor Warrants can be exercised on a cashlessbasis if there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the ordinaryshares underlying the Investor Warrants.

 

The holders of the SeriesA preferred stock and Investor Warrants will not have the right to convert or exercise any portion of the Series A preferred stock andInvestors Warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such conversion, such holder (together with certain related parties) wouldbeneficially own in excess of 4.99% of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise.

 

We agreed to use commerciallyreasonable efforts to file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 45 calendar days after the issuance dateand use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, a registrationstatement filed with the SEC registering the resale of all of the Company common stock underlying the Series A preferred stock and InvestorWarrants.

 

Credit Agreement; Lender Warrant

 

On November 29, 2021, we entereda credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with CP BF Lending, LLC (“Lender”), pursuant to which the Lender agreedto make a single loan to the Company of $30,000,000 (the “Loan”). The Loan bears interest on the unpaid principal amount ata rate per annum equal to 15.0% as follows: (1) cash interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loan at a rate equal to 14.0% perannum, plus (2) payable-in-kind interest (“PIK Interest”) on the unpaid principal amount of the Loan at a rate equal to 1.0%per annum.

 

In connection with the Loan,we issued the Lender a warrant (the “Lender Warrant”) to purchase 1,567,840 shares of our common stock at an exercise priceof $25.00 per share expiring on the earlier to occur of (i) five years following the issue date or (ii) the second anniversary of thesatisfaction of all obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement. The exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment inthe event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affectingour common stock. In addition, the exercise price of the Lender Warrant is subject to “weighted-average” anti-dilution protectionfor issuances by us below the exercise price (other than certain defined exempt issuances), and, upon Shareholder Approval, the numberof shares underlying the Lender Warrant shall also be adjusted for issuances to which the “weighted-average” anti-dilutionprotection applies. The Lender will not have the right to exercise any portion of the Lender Warrant if the Lender (together with itsaffiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effectto the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Lender Warrant, which beneficial ownershipamount, at the election of the Lender may be increased to any other percentage not in excess of 19.99% as specified by the Lender. Ifa fundamental transaction occurs, then the successor entity will succeed to, and be substituted for the Company, and will assume all ofour obligations under the Lender Warrant with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named in the Lender Warrant itself.

 

We agreed to use commerciallyreasonable efforts to file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 45 calendar days after the issuance date,and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, a registrationstatement filed with the SEC registering the resale of all of the common stock underlying the Lender Warrant. Pursuant to the Lender Warrant,we are required to hold a special meeting of shareholders of the Company, no later than 120 days after the issuance date soliciting theaffirmative vote at the meeting for approval of resolutions providing for the approval of the issuance of all of the common stock underlyingthe Lender Warrant in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (without regard to any limitations on conversionor exercise, as applicable, with respect thereto). We intend to hold the Shareholder Meeting on February 9, 2022.

 

 

 

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The Offering

 

Shares of common stock offered by the selling shareholders

Up to (1) 1,655,139 shares of our commonstock issuable upon conversion of our Series A preferred stock, (2) 2,019,672 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of theInvestor Warrants, and (3) 1,567,840 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Lender Warrant.

 

Shares of common stock outstanding before this offering

14,191,739 shares of common stock

 

Shares of common stock outstanding after completion of this offering

19,434,390 (assuming full conversion of the Series A preferred stock (including the maximum amount of dividends payable thereon) and full exercise of the Investor Warrants and Lender Warrant)

 

Use of proceeds

All proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock offered hereby will be for the account of the selling shareholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus. We will receive proceeds upon cash exercises of the warrants to purchase the shares of common stock offered hereby, if any. See the caption “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus.

 

Terms of this offering

The selling shareholders, including their transferees, donees, pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest, may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus from time to time on The NASDAQ Capital Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. The shares of common stock may be sold at fixed prices, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market price or at negotiated prices.

 

NASDAQ symbol

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “EBET”. There is no established public trading market for the warrants, and a market will likely never develop. The warrants are not and will not be listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, any other national securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system.

 

Risk Factors Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk and purchasers of our securities may lose their entire investment. See “Risk Factors” and other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding whether to invest in our common stock.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in shares of ourcommon stock involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider and evaluate the risksdescribed in the “Risk Factors” section in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any updates to those riskfactors in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, together with all of the other information appearing in or incorporated by referenceinto this prospectus, before deciding whether to purchase any of the common stock being offered. The risks described in these documentsare not the only ones we face, but those that we consider to be material. There may be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business,competitive, regulatory or other factors that could have material adverse effects on our future results. Our business, financial conditionor results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of shares of our common stockcould decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section entitled“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporateby reference” into this prospectus the information in other documents that we file with it. This means that we can disclose importantinformation to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus,and information in documents that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documentsfiled earlier with the SEC or contained in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents listed belowand any future filings that we may make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the terminationof the offering under this prospectus; provided, however, that we are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemedto have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules:

 

·Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021 (filed on December 23, 2021); and

 

·Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on January 12, 2022.

 

Additionally, all documentsfiled by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after (i) the date of the initial registration statementand prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, and (ii) the date of this prospectus and before the termination or completionof any offering hereunder, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus from the respective dates of filing ofsuch documents, except that we do not incorporate any document or portion of a document that is “furnished” to the SEC, butnot deemed “filed.”

 

We will provide, without charge,to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, including any beneficial owner, upon the written or oral request of suchperson, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference herein, including exhibits. Requests should be directed to: Attention:Corporate Secretary, 197 E. California Ave. Ste. 302, Las Vegas, NV 89104, telephone (888) 411-2726. The documents incorporated by referencemay be accessed at our website at esportstechnologies.com. We do not incorporate the information on our website into this prospectus orany supplement to this prospectus and you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website as partof this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus (other than those filings with the SEC that we specifically incorporate by referenceinto this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus).

 

Any statement contained ina document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed modified, superseded or replaced forpurposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus modifies, supersedes or replaces such statement.

 

 

 

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the information inthis prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securitieslaws. You should not rely on forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference. Forward-lookingstatements typically are identified by use of terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,”“future,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimate,” “predict,”“potential,” “continue,” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently.This prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, may also contain forward-looking statements attributed to third partiesrelating to their estimates regarding the markets we may enter in the future. All forward-looking statements address matters that involverisk and uncertainties, and there are many important risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differmaterially from the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference.

 

You should also consider carefullythe statements under “Risk Factors” and other sections of this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference,which address additional facts that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Wecaution investors not to place significant reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, and the documentswe incorporate by reference. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a resultof new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

All shares of our common stockoffered by this prospectus are being registered for the account of the selling shareholders identified herein. We will not receive anyof the proceeds from the sale of these shares.

 

We will receive proceeds fromany cash exercise of the warrants, which, if exercised in cash with respect to all of the 3,587,512 shares of common stock underlyingthe Investor Warrants and Lender Warrants, would result in gross proceeds to us of a maximum of approximately $99.8 million.

 

We intend to use any proceedsreceived by us from the cash exercise of the warrants for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of the date of this prospectus,we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to us from the cash exercise of the warrants. Accordingly,our management will have broad discretion in the timing and application of these proceeds. The holders of the warrants may exercise thewarrants at their own discretion and at any time until their expiration subject to and in accordance with the terms of the warrants, asfurther described under the caption “Summary” in this prospectus. As a result, we cannot predict when or if the warrants willbe exercised, and it is possible that the warrants may expire and never be exercised. In addition, the warrants are exercisable on a cashlessbasis if at the time of exercise there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is notavailable for, the issuance of shares of common stock for which the warrants are exercisable. As a result, we may never receive meaningful,or any, cash proceeds from the exercise of the warrants.

 

 

 

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never declared orpaid any cash dividends on our capital stock, and we do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeablefuture. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to paydividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our resultsof operations, financial condition, capital requirements and any contractual restrictions.

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

This prospectus covers anaggregate of up to (1) 1,655,139 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series A preferred stock, (2) 2,019,672 sharesof our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Investor Warrants, and (3) 1,567,840 shares of our common stock issuable upon exerciseof the Lender Warrant.

 

The following table sets forthcertain information with respect to each selling shareholder, including (i) the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the sellingshareholder prior to this offering, (ii) the number of shares being offered by the selling shareholder pursuant to this prospectus and(iii) the selling shareholder’s beneficial ownership after completion of this offering, assuming that all of the shares coveredhereby (but none of the other shares, if any, held by the selling shareholders) are sold. The registration of the shares of common stockissuable to the selling shareholders upon the exercise of the warrants does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders will sellall or any of such shares.

 

The table is based on informationsupplied to us by the selling shareholders, with beneficial ownership and percentage ownership determined in accordance with the rulesand regulations of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to shares of stock. This information does not necessarilyindicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a selling shareholder andthe percentage ownership of that selling shareholder, shares of common stock subject to warrants held by that selling shareholder thatare exercisable within 60 days after the date hereof, are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for thepurposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The percentage of beneficial ownership after this offering is basedon 14,191,739 shares outstanding on January 10, 2022.

 

The registration of theseshares of common stock does not mean that the selling shareholders will sell or otherwise dispose of all or any of those securities. Theselling shareholders may sell or otherwise dispose of all, a portion or none of such shares from time to time. We do not know the numberof shares, if any, that will be offered for sale or other disposition by any of the selling shareholders under this prospectus. Furthermore,the selling shareholders may have sold, transferred or disposed of the shares of common stock covered hereby in transactions exempt fromthe registration requirements of the Securities Act since the date on which we filed this prospectus.

 

To our knowledge and exceptas noted below, none of the selling shareholders has, or within the past three years has had, any position, office or other material relationshipwith us or any of our predecessors or affiliates.

 

 

 

 

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Selling Shareholder (1)

Number of shares of

common stock

beneficially

owned prior to

this offering (2)

Number of shares of common stock offered (3) Shares of common stock beneficially owned after sale of all shares of common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus (4)
      Number of Shares Percent of class
Anastasia Muravyeva 4,875 4,875 -
Anthony Tang 243,685 243,685 -
David Carlos Michan Irrevocable Trust 2005 (5) 58,739 48,739 10,000 Less than 1%
Everglades Global Opportunities Fund LP (6) 97,476 97,476
Makaiwi & Associates, Inc. (7) 212,476 97,476 115,000 Less than 1%
Darwin Elias 6,530 5,850 680 Less than 1%
Esports Group Inc. (8) (23) 2,638,243 119,796 2,518,447 (23) 4.9% (23)
Carmel Ventures LLC (9) (23) 243,685 243,685
Vertical Holdings LLC (10) 721,161 428,884 292,277 2.1%
YSW Holdings Inc. (11) (23) 2,555,146 24,370 2,530,776 (23) 4.9% (23)
Sandra L McAllister 18,647 13,647 5,000 Less than 1%
Andrew A. Pokladowski Jr. 33,245 29,245 4,000 Less than 1%
Aaron Grueter 26,433 21,933 4,500 Less than 1%
Mark Poreman 98,981 77,981 21,000 Less than 1%
Inergy, Inc. (12) 25,977 13,647 12,330 Less than 1%
Michael Pesick 1,952 1,952
Thomas P. Dobron 149,171 109,171 40,000 Less than 1%
Thomas Bennett 8,408 7,108 1,300 Less than 1%
William Peron Wilkes 37,293 27,293 10,000 Less than 1%
Kenneth Cascasella 74,586 54,586 20,000 Less than 1%
Jeffrey Jenkins 26,105 19,105 7,000 Less than 1%
Gates Family Trust (13) 5,459 5,459
Steven Parrinello 4,875 4,875
Matilda Poulsen 9,749 9,749
Tiff MultiAsset NewGen A/C I8DP (14) 54,880 54,880
NewGen Alternative Income Fund (15) 550,336 550,336
NewGen Equity Long/Short Fund (16) 856,892 856,892
Colleen Patrice 9,227 295 8,932 Less than 1%
Joe Luciano 1,952 1,952
Andrew A. Pokladowski III 2,477 2,438 39 Less than 1%
Zuri Dan Michan Irrevocable Trust 2005 24,370 24,370
Thomas P. Dobron and Jodi Dobron Living Trust (17) 32,752 32,752
Steven L. Shaw and Jan M. Shaw Family Trust (18) 9,553 9,553
Jennipher Chasen 4,875 4,875
Nicholas T. Dobron 3,180 2,730 450 Less than 1%
Four Eight Investments (19) 827,047 311,916 515,131 3.8%
Joshua Adinolfo 977 977
Oak Grove Asset Management Inc. (20) 135,587 95,429 40,150

Manole Fintech Fund (21)

14,623 14,623
CP BF Lending, LLC (22) 1,567,840 1,567,840

 

(1)       Theinformation in this table and the related notes is based upon information supplied by the selling shareholders.

 

 

 

 

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(2)       Representsthe total number of shares of our common stock issued or issuable to each selling shareholders as of the date of this prospectus, withoutregard to ownership limitations described in footnote (3) below and without regard to initial exercise dates of the warrants describedin footnote (3) below, including (i) all of the shares offered hereby, and (ii) to our knowledge, all other securities held by each ofthe selling shareholders as of the date hereof. The Series A preferred stockholders are entitled to receive dividends, as described in“Prospectus Summary - Preferred Stock Private Placement,” payable in cash (to the extent permitted by our existing or futurefinancing agreements) or by an increase in the stated value of the preferred stock. The amount in the table above assumes we satisfy ourdividend obligations for a period of 18 months (which is the maximum period during which we are required to pay dividends, assuming wereceive Shareholder Approval) solely by increasing the stated value of the Series A preferred stock, which will increase the number ofshares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A preferred stock.

 

(3)       Assumesthat none of the Series A preferred stock or warrants that are exercisable for the shares of our common stock offered hereby have beensold or otherwise transferred prior to the date of this prospectus in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the SecuritiesAct. The Series A preferred stock and all warrants contain beneficial ownership limitations, which provide that a holder of the warrantswill not have the right to convert the Series A preferred stock or exercise any portion of its warrants if the holder, together with itsaffiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after givingeffect to such conversion or exercise, provided that upon at least 61 days prior notice to us, a holder of Series A preferred stock orInvestor Warrants may increase or decrease such limitation up to a maximum of 9.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstandingand the holder of the Lender Warrant may increase or decrease such limitation up to a maximum of 19.99% of the number of shares of commonstock outstanding. The Series A preferred stockholders are entitled to receive dividends, as described in “Prospectus Summary -Preferred Stock Private Placement,” payable in cash (to the extent permitted by our existing or future financing agreements) orby an increase in the stated value of the preferred stock. The amount in the table above assumes we satisfy our dividend obligations fora period of 18 months (which is the maximum period during which we are required to pay dividends, assuming we receive Shareholder Approval)solely by increasing the stated value of the Series A preferred stock, which will increase the number of shares of common stock issuableupon conversion of the Series A preferred stock.

 

(4)       Assumesthat, after the date of this prospectus and prior to completion of this offering, none of the selling shareholders (i) acquires additionalshares of our common stock or other securities or (ii) sells or otherwise disposes of shares of our common stock or other securities heldby such selling shareholders as of the date hereof and not offered hereby.

 

(5)       David Carlos Michan has voting and dispositivepower over the shares of David Carlos Michan Irrevocable Trust 2005.

 

(6)       KenArnold has voting and dispositive power over the shares of Everglades Global Opportunities Fund LP.

 

(7)       AllanLigi has voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock of Makaiwi & Associates, Inc.

 

(8)       NicoleDumas has voting and dispositive power over the shares of Esports Group Inc.

 

(9)       Kevan Casey has votingand dispositive power over the shares of common stock of Carmel Ventures.

 

(10)      Ryan Cravey and KevanCasey have voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock of Vertical Holdings.

 

(11)      Chandler Weeks has votingand dispositive power over the shares of YSW Holdings.

 

(12)      Brett Hall has votingand dispositive power over the shares of Inergy, Inc.

 

(13)      MarciaGates has voting and dispositive power over the shares of Gates Family Trust.

 

 

 

 

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(14)       David Dattels, Chris Rowan, and Norm Chang have voting anddispositive power over the shares of Tiff MultiAsset NewGen A/C I8DP.

 

(15)       David Dattels, Chris Rowan, and Norm Chang have voting anddispositive power over the shares of NewGen Alternative Income Fund.

 

(16)       David Dattels, Chris Rowan, and Norm Chang have voting anddispositive power over the shares of NewGen Equity Long/Short Fund.

 

(17)       Thomas P. Dobron has voting and dispositive power over theshares of Thomas P. Dobron and Jodi Dobron Living Trust.

 

(18)       Steven Shaw has voting and dispositive power over the sharesof Steven L. Shaw and Jan M. Shaw Family Trust.

 

(19)       Bryan Selby has votingand dispositive power over the shares of Foureight Investments.

 

(20)       Robert Wheat has votingand dispositive power over the shares of Oak Grove Asset Management Inc.

 

(21)       WarrenFisher has voting and dispositive power over the shares of Manole Fintech Fund.

 

(22)       Alexander Bryant Washburn and StanleyLogan Baty have voting and dispositive power over the shares of CP BF Lending, LLC.

 

(23)       On September 1, 2020,our wholly owned subsidiary, ESEG Limited, entered into three domain purchase agreements with Esports Group, Inc. and YSW Holdings, Inc.,each of which is a selling stockholder, and with Dover Hill, LLC, which is an affiliate of Carmel Ventures, which is a selling stockholder,pursuant to which such entities acquired the following domain names: Esportsbook.com, Browserbets.com, esportsgames.com, Esportstechnologies.com,Browserbet.com, Fantasyduel.com and Esportsgamers.com. Each of the domain purchase agreements required the issuance of a 10% convertiblenote in the principal amount of $700,000 and the issuance of a warrant to purchase ordinary shares of ESEG. Two of these agreements alsorequire an additional cash payment after five years, totaling $675,000. Upon our acquisition of ESEG, we exchanged the ESEG securitiesissued to the domain sellers for our securities. Accordingly, we issued to each of the three domain sellers a 10% convertible note inthe principal amount of $700,000 (as of September 30, 2021, the principal amount of the notes were $617,500, $617,500 and $677,500, respectively),which matures on March 1, 2022 and is convertible into our shares of common stock at the option of the holder at a conversion price of$0.50 per share, and we issued the three domain sellers a warrant to purchase 635,000 shares, 635,000 shares, and 745,000 shares, respectively,of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share. The convertible notes and warrants discussed above each contain a beneficialownership limitation, which provides that a holder of the instruments will not have the right to convert or exercise, as applicable, anyportion of the note or warrant if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number ofshares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise, as applicable, provided that withrespect to the warrant, upon at least 61 days prior notice to us, a holder may increase or decrease such limitation up to a maximum of9.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding. The column “Shares of common stock beneficially owned after sale of allshares of common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus – Percent of Class” reflects the foregoing 4.99% limitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the sharesof common stock issuable to the selling shareholders to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders of the sharesof common stock from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the sellingshareholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of common stock.

 

The selling shareholders maysell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or throughone or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, theselling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of commonstock may be sold on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the timeof sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter marketand in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined atthe time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions.The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position andresell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

·privately negotiated transactions;

 

·settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of whichthis prospectus is a part;

 

·broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at astipulated price per share;

 

·through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listedon an options exchange or otherwise;

 

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. 

 

The selling shareholders alsomay resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permittedby that rule, or Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet thecriteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.

 

 

 

 

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Broker-dealers engaged bythe selling shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the selling shareholders effect such transactionsby selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents mayreceive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasersof the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amountsto be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this registration statement, in the case of an agency transaction will notbe in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, orFINRA.

 

In connection with sales ofthe shares of common stock or otherwise, and unless limited by any contractual arrangements with us, the selling shareholders may enterinto hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares ofcommon stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume and the selling shareholders may also sell shares of common stock shortand if such short sale shall take place after the date that this registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, the sellingshareholders may deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed sharesin connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that inturn may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactionswith broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery tosuch broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financialinstitution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing,the selling shareholders have been advised that they may not use shares registered pursuant to this registration statement to cover shortsales of our common stock made prior to the date the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

The selling shareholders may,from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they defaultin the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from timeto time pursuant to this registration statement or any amendment to this registration statement under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicableprovision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or othersuccessors in interest as selling shareholders under this registration statement. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donatethe shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest willbe the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this registration statement.

 

The selling shareholders andany broker-dealer or agents participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock offered hereby may be deemed to be “underwriters”within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or anydiscounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them maybe deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Selling shareholders who are “underwriters”within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the SecuritiesAct and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including without limitation, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the SecuritiesAct and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.

 

Each selling shareholderhas informed us that it is not a registered broker-dealer. Upon being notified in writing by a selling shareholder that any materialarrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchangedistribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required,pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such selling shareholder and of the participatingbroker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such the shares of common stock were sold, (iv) thecommissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s)did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) otherfacts material to the transaction.

 

 

 

 

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Under the securities lawsof some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition,in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such stateor an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with in all respects.

 

Each selling shareholder andany other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulationsthereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of anyof the shares of common stock by the selling shareholder and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the abilityof any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the sharesof common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entityto engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

 

We will pay all expenses ofthe registration of the shares of common stock, including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securitiesor “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions,if any, and any legal expenses incurred by it. We may indemnify the selling shareholders against certain liabilities, including some liabilitiesunder the Securities Act, in accordance with the agreements with the selling shareholders, or the selling shareholders may be entitledto contribution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Descriptionof Securities

 

The following summary isa description of the material terms of our securities and is not complete. You should also refer to the Esports Technologies, Inc. articlesof incorporation and bylaws, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and theapplicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

 

Authorized Capital Stock

 

Our articles of incorporationauthorize us to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

 

Common Stock

 

Shares of our common stock have the following rights,preferences and privileges:

 

Voting

 

Each holder of common stockis entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Any action at a meetingat which a quorum is present will be decided by a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy, except in thecase of any election of directors, which will be decided by a plurality of votes cast. There is no cumulative voting.

 

Dividends

 

Holders of our common stockare entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for payment, subjectto the rights of holders, if any, of any class of stock having preference over the common stock. Any decision to pay dividends on ourcommon stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors may or may not determine to declare dividendsin the future. See “Dividend Policy.” The board’s determination to issue dividends will depend upon our profitabilityand financial condition any contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and the SEC, and other factors that our boardof directors deems relevant.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of a voluntaryor involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratablyon the basis of the number of shares held in any of the assets available for distribution after we have paid in full, or provided forpayment of, all of our debts and after the holders of all outstanding series of any class of stock have preference over the common stock,if any, have received their liquidation preferences in full.

 

Other

 

Our issued and outstandingshares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of shares of our common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights.Shares of our common stock are not convertible into shares of any other class of capital stock, nor are they subject to any redemptionor sinking fund provisions.

 

 

 

 

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Preferred Stock

 

We are authorized to issueup to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our articles of incorporation authorizes the board to issue these shares in one or more series,to determine the designations and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and the qualifications,limitations and restrictions thereof, including the dividend rights, conversion or exchange rights, voting rights (including the numberof votes per share), redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, sinking fund provisions and the number of shares constitutingthe series. Our board of directors could, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting and other rights that couldadversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock and which could have the effect of making it more difficultfor a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

 

Series A Preferred StockOffering

 

On September 30, 2021, theCompany entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Investors”).Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Investors agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sellto such Investors shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) for a purchase price of $1,000.00per share (the “Private Placement”). For each share of Preferred Stock issued, the Company issued the Investor a warrant topurchase 150% of the shares of Company common stock underlying the Preferred Stock (the “Warrants”). The aggregate PrivatePlacement, which was completed on November 29, 2021 was $37,700,000.

 

The Preferred Stock is entitledto receive dividends, at a rate of 14.0% per annum, in cash or in kind, which shall be payable quarterly in arrears on January 1, April1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on the first such date after the issuance date and ending on the 18-month anniversary. With limitedexceptions, the Preferred Stock will have no voting rights. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the holdersof the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Company available to shareholders,an amount equal to the greater of: (i) the purchase price for each share of Preferred Stock then held, or (ii) the amount the holderswould have received had the holders fully converted the Preferred Stock to Company common stock, in each case, before any distributionor payment shall be made to the holders of the Company’s common stock. If, and only, if the Company receives shareholder approval,the Preferred Stock will be convertible into Company common stock at an initial conversion price of $28.00 per share (“ConversionPrice”); provided that the Conversion Price is subject to anti-dilution protection upon any subsequent transaction at a price lowerthan the Conversion Price then in effect. In addition, nine months from the issuance date (the “Adjustment Date”), the ConversionPrice shall be adjusted to the lesser of: (i) the Conversion Price in effect on the Adjustment Date, or (ii) 85% of the average closingprice of the Company’s common stock for the fifteen trading days prior to the Adjustment Date. If the Company’s EBITDA isequal to or greater than $2,000,000 for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, then no adjustment pursuant to the foregoing sentence willcause the Conversion Price to be less than $20.00.

 

Upon receipt of shareholderapproval, the Warrants will become exercisable and will expire on the fifth anniversary thereafter. The Warrants will initially be exercisableat an exercise price of $30.00 per share, provided that the exercise price is subject to anti-dilution protection upon any subsequenttransaction at a price lower than the exercise price then in effect. The Warrants can be exercised on a cashless basis if there is noeffective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares of common stock underlyingthe Warrants.

 

The holders of the PreferredStock and Warrants will not have the right to convert or exercise any portion of the Preferred Stock and Warrants to the extent that,after giving effect to such conversion, such holder (together with certain related parties) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99%of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise.

 

 

 

 

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Warrants and Convertible Notes

 

On September 1, 2020, ourwholly owned subsidiary, ESEG Limited, entered into three domain purchase agreements. Each of the domain purchase agreements requiredthe issuance of a 10% convertible note in principal amount of $700,000 and the issuance of a warrant to purchase ordinary shares of ESEG.Two of these agreements also require an additional cash payment after five years, totaling $675,000. Upon our acquisition of ESEG, weexchanged the ESEG securities issued to the domain sellers for our securities. Accordingly, we issued each of the three domain sellera 10% convertible note in principal amount of $700,000 (as of September 30, 2021, the principal amount of the notes were $617,500, $617,500and $677,500, respectively), which matures on March 1, 2022 and is convertible at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $0.50per share, and we issued the three domain sellers a five-year warrant to purchase 745,000 shares, 635,000 shares, and 635,000 shares,respectively, of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share. Each of the foregoing convertible notes and warrants providethat no holder of these notes or warrants will be permitted to convert such notes or exercise such warrants to the extent that the holderor any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of our common stock after such conversion or exercise.

 

On November 29, 2021, we entereda credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with CP BF Lending, LLC (“Lender”), pursuant to which the Lender agreedto make a single loan to the Company of $30,000,000 (the “Loan”).

 

In connection with the Loan,we issued the Lender a warrant (the “Lender Warrant”) to purchase 1,567,840 shares of our common stock at an exercise priceof $25.00 per share expiring on the earlier to occur of (i) five years following the issue date or (ii) the second anniversary of thesatisfaction of all obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement. The exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment inthe event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affectingour common stock. In addition, the exercise price of the Lender Warrant is subject to “weighted-average” anti-dilution protectionfor issuances by us below the exercise price (other than certain defined exempt issuances), and, upon Shareholder Approval, the numberof shares underlying the Lender Warrant shall also be adjusted for issuances to which the “weighted-average” anti-dilutionprotection applies. The Lender will not have the right to exercise any portion of the Lender Warrant if the Lender (together with itsaffiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effectto the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Lender Warrant, which beneficial ownershipamount, at the election of the Lender may be increased to any other percentage not in excess of 19.99% as specified by the Lender. Ifa fundamental transaction occurs, then the successor entity will succeed to, and be substituted for the Company, and will assume all ofour obligations under the Lender Warrant with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named in the Lender Warrant itself.

 

We agreed to use commerciallyreasonable efforts to file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 45 calendar days after the issuance date,and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, a registrationstatement filed with the SEC registering the resale of all of the common stock underlying the Lender Warrant. Pursuant to the Lender Warrant,we are required to hold a special meeting of shareholders of the Company, no later than 120 days after the issuance date soliciting theaffirmative vote at the meeting for approval of resolutions providing for the approval of the issuance of all of the common stock underlyingthe Lender Warrant in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (without regard to any limitations on conversionor exercise, as applicable, with respect thereto). We intend to hold the Shareholder Meeting on February 9, 2022.

 

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaw Provisions

 

Our articles of incorporationand bylaws include a number of anti-takeover provisions that may have the effect of encouraging persons considering unsolicited tenderoffers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts.These provisions include:

 

 

 

 

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Advance Notice Requirements.Our bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for electionas directors or new business to be brought before meetings of stockholders. These procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposalsmust be timely and given in writing to our corporate Secretary. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executiveoffices not fewer than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary date on which our notice of meeting and related proxy statementwere mailed to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders. The notice must contain the informationrequired by the bylaws, including information regarding the proposal and the proponent.

 

Special Meetings of Stockholders.Our bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by only the Chairman of the Board, the Chief ExecutiveOfficer, the President or the board of directors, or in their absence or disability, by any vice president.

 

No Written Consent of Stockholders.Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders must be effected ata duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

 

Amendment of Bylaws.Our stockholders may amend any provisions of our bylaws by obtaining the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of each class ofissued and outstanding shares of our voting securities, at a meeting called for the purpose of amending and/or restating our bylaws.

 

Preferred Stock. Ourarticles of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to create and issue rights entitling our stockholders to purchase shares ofour stock or other securities. The ability of our board to establish the rights and issue substantial amounts of preferred stock withoutthe need for stockholder approval may delay or deter a change in control of us. See “Preferred Stock” above.

  

Nevada Takeover Statute

 

The Nevada Revised Statutescontain provisions governing the acquisition of a controlling interest in certain Nevada corporations. Nevada’s “acquisitionof controlling interest” statutes (NRS 78.378 through 78.3793, inclusive) contain provisions governing the acquisition of a controllinginterest in certain Nevada corporations. These “control share” laws provide generally that any person that acquires a “controllinginterest” in certain Nevada corporations may be denied voting rights, unless a majority of the disinterested stockholders of thecorporation elects to restore such voting rights. These laws will apply to us if we were to have 200 or more stockholders of record (atleast 100 of whom have addresses in Nevada appearing on our stock ledger) and do business in the State of Nevada directly or through anaffiliated corporation, unless our articles of incorporation or bylaws in effect on the tenth day after the acquisition of a controllinginterest provide otherwise. These laws provide that a person acquires a “controlling interest” whenever a person acquiresshares of a subject corporation that, but for the application of these provisions of the NRS, would enable that person to exercise (1)one-fifth or more, but less than one-third, (2) one-third or more, but less than a majority or (3) a majority or more, of all of the votingpower of the corporation in the election of directors. Once an acquirer crosses one of these thresholds, shares which it acquired in thetransaction taking it over the threshold and within the 90 days immediately preceding the date when the acquiring person acquired or offeredto acquire a controlling interest become “control shares” to which the voting restrictions described above apply. These lawsmay have a chilling effect on certain transactions if our amended and restated articles of incorporation or amended and restated bylawsare not amended to provide that these provisions do not apply to us or to an acquisition of a controlling interest, or if our disinterestedstockholders do not confer voting rights in the control shares.

 

 

 

 

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Nevada’s “combinationswith interested stockholders” statutes (NRS 78.411 through 78.444, inclusive) provide that specified types of business “combinations”between certain Nevada corporations and any person deemed to be an “interested stockholder” of the corporation are prohibitedfor two years after such person first becomes an “interested stockholder” unless the corporation’s board of directorsapproves the combination (or the transaction by which such person becomes an “interested stockholder”) in advance, or unlessthe combination is approved by the board of directors and 60% of the corporation’s voting power not beneficially owned by the interestedstockholder, its affiliates and associates. Furthermore, in the absence of prior approval certain restrictions may apply even after suchtwo-year period. For purposes of these statutes, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (1) the beneficial owner,directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (2) an affiliate orassociate of the corporation and at any time within the two previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% ormore of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “combination” is sufficientlybroad to cover most significant transactions between a corporation and an “interested stockholder”. These laws generally applyto Nevada corporations with 200 or more stockholders of record. However, a Nevada corporation may elect in its articles of incorporationnot to be governed by these particular laws, but if such election is not made in the corporation’s original articles of incorporation,the amendment (1) must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of stock representing a majority of the outstanding voting powerof the corporation not beneficially owned by interested stockholders or their affiliates and associates, and (2) is not effective until18 months after the vote approving the amendment and does not apply to any combination with a person who first became an interested stockholderon or before the effective date of the amendment. We have not made such an election in our original articles of incorporation or in ouramended and restated articles of incorporation.

 

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

Our articles of incorporationand bylaws limit the liability of our officers and directors and provide that we will indemnify our officers and directors, in each case,to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock is listedon the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “EBET.”

 

Transfer Agent

 

The transfer agent for ourcommon stock is Continental Stock Transfer and Trust located at 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the securities offered hereby willbe passed upon for us by Schiff Hardin LLP, Washington, DC.

 

EXPERTS

 

The audited financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectusand elsewhere in the registration statement have been incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of PWR CPA, LLP, independentregistered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We are subject to the reportingand information requirements of the Exchange Act and, as a result, will file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and otherinformation with the SEC. We make our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the SEC, available, free of charge,through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other information are filed with or furnished to the SEC.Additionally, these periodic reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the publicreference room and SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may read and copy any document that we file at the SEC’s publicreference room located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for furtherinformation on the public reference rooms. SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC’s website referred to above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Esports Technologies,Inc.

 

1,655,139 Shares of Common Stock

Issuable upon Conversion of Preferred Stock

 

 

3,587,512 Shares of Common Stock
Issuable upon Exercise of Outstanding Warrants

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

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We have not authorized any dealer, salespersonor other person to give any information or to make any representations not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorizedinformation. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forththe estimated costs and expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities of Esports Technologies,Inc. (the “Registrant”) which are registered under this Registration Statement on Form S-1 (this “Registration Statement”),other than underwriting discounts and commissions. All amounts are estimates except the Securities and Exchange Commission registrationfee and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. filing fee.

 

The following expenses will be borne solely bythe Registrant:

   Amount to be Paid 
SEC Registration fee  $6,693 
Legal fees and expenses   15,000 
Accounting fees and expenses   15,000 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses   5,000 
Total  $41,693 

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directorsand Officers.

 

Section 78.138 of the NevadaRevised Statute provides that a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its stockholders or creditors forany damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (1) his act orfailure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (2) his breach of those duties involved intentionalmisconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

 

This provision is intendedto afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits alleginga breach of the duty of care by a director or officer. As a consequence of this provision, stockholders of our company will be unableto recover monetary damages against directors or officers for action taken by them that may constitute negligence or gross negligencein performance of their duties unless such conduct falls within one of the foregoing exceptions. The provision, however, does not alterthe applicable standards governing a director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty and does not eliminate or limit the right of ourcompany or any stockholder to obtain an injunction or any other type of non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of fiduciary duty.

  

The Registrant’s Articlesof Incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents of the Registrant to the fullest extentpermitted by Nevada law (as amended from time to time). Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statute provides that such indemnificationmay only be provided if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, thebest interest of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to behave his conductwas unlawful.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of UnregisteredSecurities.

 

Except as set forth below,in the three years preceding the filing of this Registration Statement, the Registrant has not issued any securities that were not registeredunder the Securities Act:

 

On September 24, 2020, theRegistrant entered into an exchange agreement with the members of Global E-sports Entertainment Group, LLC pursuant to which the Registrantacquired 100% of the entity and issued the members an aggregate of 7,340,421 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

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On September 1, 2020, theRegistrant’s wholly owned subsidiary, ESEG Limited, entered into three domain purchase agreements pursuant to which we issued convertiblenotes and warrants as consideration for the purchase price of each domain. Each of the domain purchase agreements required the issuanceof a 10% convertible note in principal amount of $700,000 and the issuance of a warrant to purchase ordinary shares of ESEG. Two of theseagreements also require an additional cash payment after five years, totaling $675,000. Upon the Registrant’s acquisition of ESEG,the Registrant exchanged the ESEG securities issued to the domain sellers for its securities. Accordingly, the Registrant issued eachof the three domain seller a 10% convertible note in principal amount of $700,000, which matures on March 1, 2022 and is convertible atthe option of the holder at a conversion price of $0.50 per share, and the Registrant issued the three domain sellers a five-year warrantto purchase 745,000 shares, 635,000 shares, and 635,000 shares, respectively, of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share.

 

In October and November 2020,the Registrant entered into four consulting agreements pursuant to which it issued the service providers an aggregate of 683,334 sharesof common stock.

 

During October and November2020, the Registrant completed a private placement to accredited investors of 2,000,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $4.0million. In connection with the private placement, the Registrant issued the placement agents warrants to purchase an aggregate of 173,625shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.00 per share. On March 30, 2020, the placement agent assigned the placement agent warrantsto a non-affiliated, non-FINRA member third party for no consideration.

 

During January and February2021, the Registrant completed a private placement to accredited investors of 250,014 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $0.75million. In connection with the private placement, the Registrant issued placement agents warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,750 sharesof common stock at a purchase price of $3.00 per share. On March 30, 2020, the placement agent assigned the placement agent warrants toa non-affiliated, non-FINRA member third party for no consideration.

 

On May 6, 2021, the Registrantexercised its option for a licensing agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Colossus (IOM) LTD, a company registered inthe Isle of Man (“Colossus”). Upon exercise of the option, the Company made a payment of GBP £200,000 and agreed toissue Colossus 65,000 shares of common stock.

 

On November 29, 2021, theRegistrant issued 37,700 shares of Series A preferred stock to accredited investors in a private placement for a purchase price of $1,000.00per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $37,700,000 (the “Private Placement”). For each share of Series A preferred stockissued, the Registrant issued the investor a warrant to purchase 150% of the shares of common stock underlying the Series A preferredstock. Subject to receipt of shareholder approval, the warrants will become exercisable and will expire on the fifth anniversary thereafter.The warrants will initially be exercisable at an exercise price of $30.00 per share.

 

On November 29, 2021, in connectionwith a credit agreement, the Registrant issued the lender a warrant (the “Lender Warrant”) to purchase 1,567,840 shares ofcommon stock at an exercise price of $25.00 per share expiring on the earlier to occur of (i) five years following the issue date or (ii)the second anniversary of the satisfaction of all obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement.

 

On November 29, 2021, theRegistrant closed the acquisition agreement by and between the Registrant, certain of subsidiaries of the Registrant and Aspire Globalplc, a company incorporated under the laws of Malta (“Aspire”), and certain Aspire related companies. At closing, the Registrantissued Aspire, among other consideration (i) a note for €10,000,000 (the “Note”); and (ii) 186,838 shares of Companycommon stock, which were valued at €5,000,000 (based on the weighted-average per-share price of the ten trading days prior to theexecution date of the acquisition agreement (the “Exchange Shares”). Under certain circumstances, the Note is convertibleinto shares of Registrant common stock.

 

 

 

 

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Allof the securities above were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act orRegulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial StatementSchedules.

 

(a)       Exhibits:Reference is made to the Exhibit Index following the signature pages hereto, which Exhibit Index is hereby incorporated into this Item.

 

(b)       ConsolidatedFinancial Statement Schedules: All schedules are omitted because the required information is inapplicable or the information ispresented in the consolidated financial statements and the related notes. 

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

The undersigned hereby undertakes:

 

(a)       Theundersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during anyperiod in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectusrequired by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) To reflect in theprospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendmentthereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offeredwould not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may bereflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume andprice represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of RegistrationFee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii) To include any materialinformation with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change tosuch information in the registration statement;

 

Provided, however, that Paragraphs(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-1 and the information requiredto be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission bythe Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in theregistration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purposeof determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registrationstatement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registrationby means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

 

 

 

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(4) That, for the purposeof determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

(i) Each prospectus filedpursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statementas of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectusthat is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registrationstatement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to suchfirst use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registrationstatement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(b)        Theundersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filingof the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, whereapplicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to thesecurities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)       Insofaras indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling personsof the registrant pursuant to the provisions referenced in Item 14 of this Registration Statement, or otherwise, the Registrant hasbeen advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressedin the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the paymentby the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defenseof any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities beingregistered hereunder, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressedin the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirementsof the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereuntoduly authorized, in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 18, 2022.

 

  ESPORTS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
  By:  /s/ Aaron Speach
    Aaron Speach
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Pursuant to the requirementsof the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated:

 

SIGNATURE   TITLE   DATE
         
 /s/ Aaron Speach        
Aaron Speach   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director   January 18, 2022
     (Principal Executive Officer)    
 /s/ James Purcell        
James Purcell  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

  January 18, 2022
 /s/ Michael Nicklas        
Michael Nicklas   Director   January 18, 2022
         
 /s/ Dennis Neilander        
Dennis Neilander   Director   January 18, 2022
         
 /s/ Christopher S. Downs        
Christopher S. Downs   Director   January 18, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
2.1 Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021 (incorporated by reference to the exhibit 2.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 1, 2021)
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Esports Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
3.2 Bylaws of Esports Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
3.3 Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 1, 2021)
4.1 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form S-1/A file no. 333-254068)
4.2 Form of Warrant issued in connection with Domain Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
4.3 Form of Convertible Note issued in connection with Domain Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
4.4 Form of Promissory Note between Esports Technologies, Inc., Esports Product Technologies Malta Ltd. and Aspire Global Plc (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 1, 2021)
4.5 Form of Preferred Stock Investor Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 1, 2021)
4.6 Form of Lender Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 1, 2021)
5.1 * Opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP
10.1 ** 2020 Stock Plan of Esports Technologies, Inc., as amended, and forms of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Form S-8 file no. 333-256062)
10.2 Domain Purchase Agreement between ESEG Limited and Dover Hill LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
10.3 Domain Purchase Agreement between ESEG Limited and Esports Group LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
10.4 Domain Purchase Agreement between ESEG Limited and YSW Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
10.5 ** Form of Independent Director Agreement (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
10.6 + Software License Agreement between Galaxy Group Ltd. and ESEG Limited Dated September 28, 2020 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
10.7 + White Label Agreement by and between Splash Technology Limited, and Esports Technologies, Inc. dated February 5, 2021 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form S-1 file no. 333-254068)
10.8 License Agreement between Esports Technologies, Inc. and Colossus (IOM) Limited dated May 6, 2021 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed May 12, 2021)
10.9 ** First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Esports Technologies, Inc. and Aaron Speach dated November 5, 2021 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed November 9, 2021)
10.10 ** + First Amended and Restated Statement of Employment Terms between Esports Technologies, Inc. and Bart Barden dated November 5, 2021 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed November 9, 2021)
10.11 ** Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed November 9, 2021)

 

 

 

 

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10.12 Form of Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 1, 2021)
10.13 + Credit Agreement dated November 29, 2021 between Esports Technologies, Inc., certain subsidiaries of Esports Technologies, Inc., and CP BF Lending, LLC (incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K filed December 1, 2021)
10.14 ** First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Esports Technologies, Inc. and James Purcell dated December 22, 2021 (incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 10.14 of the Form 10-K filed December 23, 2021)
21 List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 21 of the Form 10-K filed December 23, 2021)
23.1 * Consent of PWR CPA LLP
23.2 * Consent of Schiff Hardin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

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* Filed herewith.
** Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
+ Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted. The Company hereby agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC, upon its request, an unredacted copy of this exhibit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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