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): July 19, 2023

NextPlay Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-38402		26-3509845
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway,

4th Floor, Sunrise, Florida

33323

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 888-9779

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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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, par value $0.00001 per share		NXTP		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).

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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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

As previously disclosed in that Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 9, 2023 by NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), on June 6, 2023 the Company received a notification letter (the “Initial Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) advising the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) as a result of its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”).

On July 19, 2023, the Company received an additional notification letter (the “Additional Notice,” and together with the Initial Notice, the “Notices”) from Nasdaq stating that, because the Company has not filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2023 (the “Form 10-Q”), and because the Company remains delinquent in filing the Form 10-K, the Company remains noncompliant with the Rule.

Neither of the Notices have an immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and, therefore, the Company’s listing remains fully effective.

The Notices require the Company to either file the delinquent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q with the Commission or submit a plan to regain compliance with the Rule by August 7, 2023. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, then Nasdaq may grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-K’s due date, or until November 27, 2023, to regain compliance. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, then the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815.

The Company currently intends to submit a plan by August 7, 2023, the deadline, to Nasdaq that outlines, as definitively as possible, the steps the Company will take to promptly file the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q and regain compliance. If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period, including any exception period that may be granted by Nasdaq after submission of a plan to regain compliance, if applicable, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting. The Company would then be entitled to appeal that determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Rule, secure an exception of 180 calendar days from the Form 10-K’s due date to regain compliance, or maintain compliance with other Nasdaq listing requirements.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 21, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding its receipt of the Additional Notice. A copy of the foregoing press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and is incorporated by reference herein.

This Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in these forward-looking statements

The information set forth under Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1		Press Release, dated July 21, 2023
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.

	NEXTPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date: July 21, 2023	By:	/s/ Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut
		Name:	Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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