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): November 24, 2020
ALLIED ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38266 | 82-1659427 | ||
(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer |
17877 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 300
Irvine, California, 92614
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 265-2600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | AESE | 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At their annual meeting on November 24, 2020, the stockholders of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) took the following actions:
| (i) | The stockholders elected two Class A members, Lyle A. Berman and Benjamin Oehler, to the Company’s Board of Directors by a plurality of the votes. There were 18,374,858 votes cast for Mr. Berman and 115,240 withheld, and 18,358,178 votes cast for Mr. Oehler and 131,920 withheld. |
| (ii) | The stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. There were 18,405,302 votes for the proposal, 60,276 votes against, and 24,520 abstentions. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 30, 2020
| ALLIED ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony Hung | |
| Anthony Hung Chief Financial Officer | ||
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