Golden Matrix Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update

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): February 19, 2026

3651 Lindell Road, Suite D131

Las Vegas, NV 89103

(Address of principal executive offices)(zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 318-7548

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we” and “us”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 2, 2025 (the “December 2025 Form 8-K”), on November 25, 2025, the Company appointed Mr. William Scott, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Company to take effect on December 12, 2025.

On, and effective on, February 19, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Scott as President of the Company, and appointed Mr. Rich Christensen, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Scott will also continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Company.

Mr. Scott’s and Mr. Christensen’s business experience and age, are included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”), under “Board of Directors—Director Nominees” and “Information About Our Executive Officers”, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

Mr. Scott and Mr. Christensen are not a party to any material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or not written) with the Company, nor are there any arrangements or understandings between Mr. Scott and/or Mr. Christensen, and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Scott or Mr. Christensen was selected to serve as a director or officer of the Company, except for (a) an indemnification agreement entered into between Mr. Scott and Mr. Christensen and the Company in the Company’s customary form (discussed an described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement under “Certain Relationship and Related Transactions—Indemnification Agreements”), and (b) the Amended and Restated Nominating and Voting Agreement dated January 29, 2025, by and between the Company, Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milosevic and Snežana Božović (collectively, the “MeridianBet Sellers”)(discussed and described in the Proxy Statement under “Voting Rights and Principal Stockholders—Nominating and Voting Agreement”, which description is incorporated by reference herein), and the designation of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock (discussed and described in the Proxy Statement under “Voting Rights and Principal Stockholders—Series C Preferred Stock”, which description is incorporated by reference herein), pursuant to which Mr. Scott was appointed to the Board of Directors as a Series C Preferred Stock nominee by the MeridianBet Sellers.

Mr. Scott is not a participant in any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, except as discussed above. Mr. Christensen is not a participant in any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, except as discussed above, and except in connection with his employment agreement with the Company, discussed in greater detail in the Proxy Statement under “Executive Compensation—Employment and Consulting Agreements—Employment Agreement with Rich Christensen”.

There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company, including Mr. Scott or Mr. Christensen.

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.