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): January 20, 2023

SIMPLICITY ESPORTS AND GAMING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38188

82-1231127

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

7000 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Suite 505

Boca Raton, FL 33433

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(855) 345-9467

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(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:

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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
None		N/A		N/A

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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On January 20, 2023, Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company (the “Company”) filed a certificate of amendment (the “Amendment”) to its third amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), from 36,000,000 to 250,000,000 (the “Increase in Authorized Shares”). Accordingly, following the filing of the Amendment, the Company has 250,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

The description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description

3.1		Certificate of Amendment, filed on January 20, 2026.
104		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.

	SIMPLICITY ESPORTS AND GAMING COMPANY

Date: January 26, 2023	By:	/s/ Roman Franklin
		Roman Franklin
		Chief Executive Officer

SIMPLICITY ESPORTS & GAMING Co 8-K