Lottery.com Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Complaint filed by the SEC against Former Executives of the Company, the Company and a SPAC Executive.
On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York naming certain former senior executive officers of the Company, the Company and the former CEO of the SPAC Trident Acquisitions Corp as defendants (the “Complaint”). The Complaint asserts claims under various provisions of the federal securities laws and seeks injunctive relief, disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, and other equitable remedies.
The Complaint relates to alleged conduct occurring primarily between 2020 and mid-2022, including periods prior to and shortly following the Company’s merger with Trident Acquisition Corp. The individuals identified in the Complaint, who previously served as executive officers, are no longer employed by the Company and have no ongoing association or involvement with the Company in any capacity.
Since mid-2022, the Company has undergone substantial changes in management, governance, and internal controls. The Company’s current management team was not involved in the conduct alleged in the Complaint. The Company has fully cooperated with the SEC’s investigation and intends to continue full cooperation with the SEC in connection with this matter.
While the Company maintains the Complaint lacks merit against the Company and will defend against the lawsuit if necessary, the Company has entered into non-binding discussions with the SEC regarding a potential settlement. There can be no assurance that a final agreement will be reached, but the matter appears to be very close to being resolved without any material liability to the Company.
This disclosure is being made pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and does not constitute an admission of liability by the Company or any other party.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this Form 8-K, regarding the Company’s strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 8-K, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “initiatives,” “continue,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K or as of the date they are made. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. In addition, the Company cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, any future findings from ongoing review of the Company’s internal accounting controls, additional examination of the preliminary conclusions of such review, the Company’s ability to secure additional capital resources, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company’s ability to respond in a timely and satisfactory matter to the inquiries by Nasdaq, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with all Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company’s ability to remain current with its SEC reports, and those additional risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 22, 2025, as amended, and any other documents filed, or to be filed, by the Company with the SEC. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the reports that the Company has filed and will file from time to time with the SEC. These SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this Form 8-K materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K.
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.
| Lottery.com Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert J. Stubblefield | |
| Name: | Robert J. Stubblefield | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
January 22, 2026