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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2025
SHARPLINK
GAMING, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-41962 |
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87-4752260 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
333
Washington Avenue North, Suite 104, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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55402 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (612) 293-0619
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
symbol |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, $0.0001 per share |
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SBET |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 4.01 | Changes
in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
Resignation
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On
July 7, 2025 SharpLink Gaming, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Cherry Bekaert LLP (“CB”) as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm. The dismissal of CB was approved by the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”)
of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
CB’s
reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 did not contain an adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle, except
that the audit report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31,
2023 contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company stating that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern.
For
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and during the subsequent periods through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
there were no disagreements (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) between the Company and CB on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of CB, would have caused CB to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with CB’s report
on the Company’s financial statements for such fiscal year. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 during the subsequent
periods through the date of this report, there were no reportable events (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The
Company provided CB with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
requested that CB provide the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether CB agrees with the statements made by the Company
in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K. A copy of that letter, dated July 8, 2025, furnished by CB in response to that request,
is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report.
Appointment
of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On
July 7, 2025, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s new independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
During
the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and for the subsequent period through
July 7, 2025, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted KPMG regarding (i) the application of accounting principles
to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company, in connection with which neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that KPMG concluded
was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue;
or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or
a reportable event as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM
9.01 |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number |
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Description |
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16.1 |
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Letter from Cherry Bekaert LLP, dated July 8, 2025 |
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104 |
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
July 9, 2025 |
SHARPLINK
GAMING, INC. |
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/s/
Rob Phythian |
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Rob
Phythian |
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Chief
Executive Officer |