Genius Group Ltd 6-K, filed Oct 28, 2024
Genius Group Ltd (GNS)
About this 6-K
Genius Group Ltd filed this 6-K on October 28, 2024.
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
For the month of October, 2024
Commission File Number: 001-41353
Genius Group Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
8 Amoy Street, #01-01
Singapore 049950
(Address of principal executive offices)
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On October 25, 2024, the Board of Directors of Genius Group Limited (the “Company”) passed two resolutions in response to the CEO Letter to the Board, published in the Company’s 6-K on September 25, 2024. These resolutions are in light of the control risks related to the FatBrain AI (“LZGI”) transaction with the Company, which resulted in the Company’s inability to pass the necessary resolutions to remain compliant with its financing agreement with Ayrton Capital due to the breach of contract by LZGI and its principals in failing to vote the 7.4 million shares of the Company under LZGI’s name. The Board believes these resolutions prevent a similar event from reoccurring in the future.
Approval of CEO’s application to acquire 5.5 million additional shares of Genius Group
On September 25, 2024 Roger James Hamilton, the Company’s CEO, applied to the company to be issued and to receive 5.5 million additional shares of Genius Group. These consisted of shares to be acquired as part of the CEO Share Purchase Plan approved by the Board on August 8, 2024 to purchase up to 10 million shares at 105% of the closing price on the prior trading day, and as part of the Change of Control provisions of the CEO Compensation Plan approved by the Board on October 16, 2023. Of these shares, 500,000 have already been approved and issued.
On October 25, 2024, the Board approved the issuance of the remaining 5.0 million of these shares to Mr Hamilton, and have instructed the company to make the SLAP application to NYSE for the approval of the issuance. Once these shares have been issued, Mr. Hamilton will own 6.3 million shares of the Company, which will equate to 24.6% of the issued shares of the Company.
Approval of Legal Action to protect shareholders interests related to the LZGI shares
On October 25, 2024, the Board also approved Mark R. Basile, Esq. of the The Basile Law Firm P.C., who were engaged by the Company on October 2, 2024, to provide litigation services prosecuting or defending the company in action involving LZGI, to file an Application for Arbitration under the rules of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”), in accordance with the Expedited Procedure set out in Article 30 of the ICC Rules, to resolve the issues related to the LZGI transaction
Furthermore, the Board approved the filing of a Petition for a Preliminary Injunction in Aid of Arbitration and a Temporary Restraining Order to enjoin the Company’s transfer agent, VStock, from reissuing shares without restrictive legend or otherwise preventing VStock from issuing any shares related to the transaction, specifically on the 7.4 million shares of the Company currently held by VStock in LZGI’s name.
Furthermore, the Board approved the filing of an application to place these 7.4 million shares under the stewardship of a Trustee in order for the shares to be voted at the Company’s upcoming AGM in compliance with LZGI’s principal’s signed undertaking to vote in accordance with the interests of the Company.
Whilst it is too early for the Company to make any comment or speculation about the outcome of the arbitration, the Board’s intention is that for the period during which the arbitration is ongoing, these 7.4 million shares, which account for 29% of the Company’s issued capital following the issuances described above, will remain restricted. Only in the event the transaction issues are resolved will the shares become tradeable, and in the event the transaction is rescinded the shares will be cancelled and the issued shares of the Company will reduce by 29%.
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 GROUP LIMITED | ||
| Date: October 28, 2024 | ||
| By: | /s/ Roger Hamilton | |
| Name: | Roger Hamilton | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |