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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 2022

Commission File Number: 001-40352

 

 

Genius Sports Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Genius Sports Group

9th Floor, 10 Bloomsbury Way

London, WC1A 2SL

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Genius Sports Limited (the “Company”) held its First Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) on December 19, 2022.

A total of 150,265,784 ordinary shares, representing approximately 73.02% of all voting share capital in the Company in issue as of the record date on November 9, 2022, were present in person or represented by proxy at the AGM. The results of the votes are as follows:

 

          For      Against      Abstain  
      Resolutions    Votes      % of
Voted		      Votes      % of
Voted		      Votes  
1.    An ordinary resolution that the annual report, the audited financial statements, the Directors’ report, and the Auditor’s report for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 be received and approved.      147,884,070        99.96 %       62,796        0.04 %       2,318,918  
2.    An ordinary resolution seeking approval of the re-appointment of Kimberly Williams-Bradley as a Director of the Company.      146,840,831        98.36 %       2,447,273        1.64 %       977,680  
3.    An ordinary resolution seeking approval of the re-appointment of Daniel Burns as a Director of the Company.      127,753,457        85.58 %       21,533,838        14.42 %       978,489  
4.    An ordinary resolution for the re-appointment of WithumSmith+Brown, PC as Auditor of the Company with respect to its accounts filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from the end of the AGM until the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company.      147,788,313        98.93 %       1,599,728        1.07 %       877,743  
5.    An ordinary resolution for the reappointment of BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company with respect to its Guernsey statutory accounts from the end of the AGM until the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company.      147,792,888        98.93 %       1,596,417        1.07 %       876,479  
6.    An ordinary resolution authorising the Directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of each Auditor.      147,777,251        98.93 %       1,605,084        1.07 %       883,449  
7.   

An ordinary resolution that the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, in accordance with section 315 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) (the “Companies Law”), subject to all applicable legislation and regulations, to make market acquisitions (within the meaning of section 316 of the Companies Law) of its own Shares, on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine and which may be cancelled or held as treasury shares in accordance with the Companies Law, provided that:

 

a. the maximum aggregate number of Shares authorised to be purchased under this authority shall not exceed 14.99% of the Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in treasury) as at the date this resolution is passed;

 

b. the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for a Share shall be 1% of the average market value of a Share for the three Business Days prior to the day the purchase is made;

 

c. the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for a Share shall be not more than 110% of the average market value of a Share for the three Business Days prior to the day the purchase is made; and

 

such authority shall expire on the date which is 15 months from the date of passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the end of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2023 (unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by the Company by ordinary resolution), save that the Company may make a contract to acquire Shares under this authority before its expiry, which will or may be executed wholly or partly after its expiration and the Company may make an acquisition of Shares pursuant to such a contract.

      127,253,331        85.17 %       22,150,133        14.83 %       862,320  

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

     

GENIUS SPORTS LIMITED

Date: December 19, 2022

      

By: /s/ Mark Locke

     

Name: Mark Locke

     

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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