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): June 123, 2026

Vertical Data Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

000-56812

99-2841705

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(888) 462-3453

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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Item 84.01. ~~Other~~Changes ~~Events.~~in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

OnVertical ~~June 1~~Data, ~~2026, Vertical Data~~ Inc. (the “Company”), ~~issued~~was anotified ~~press~~that ~~release~~Simon ~~announcing~~& Edward LLP (“S&E”) acquired, effective as of June 15, 2026, the ~~launch~~attest business of ~~Vertical~~BCRG ~~Edge~~Group (“BCRG”). As a result, anon ~~edge~~June ~~data~~24, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Company’s ~~center~~Board ~~platform~~of ~~through~~Directors ~~which~~simultaneously dismissed BCRG as the Company’s ~~will~~independent ~~hold~~registered ~~direct~~public ~~equity~~accounting ~~ownership~~firm inand approved the appointment ~~data~~of ~~center~~S&E ~~assets~~as itthe ~~sources,~~Company’s ~~develops,~~new ~~leases~~independent ~~and~~registered public accounting firm. The services previously provided by ~~manages~~BCRG ~~across~~will ~~North~~now ~~America~~be provided by S&E.

~~The~~BCRG’s ~~launch~~audit ~~and~~report ~~implementation~~on ~~of Vertical Edge marks~~ the ~~completion of a three-platform model by the~~ Company ~~that integrates owned data center infrastructure alongside its existing operating businesses. VerticalData.io is the Company~~’s ~~enterprise~~consolidated ~~GPU~~financial ~~provisioning~~statements ~~and~~for ~~managed infrastructure~~the ~~business.~~fiscal ~~GPUfinancing.com~~years isended ~~its~~September ~~structured~~30, ~~GPU~~2025 ~~financing~~and ~~platform.~~2024 ~~Vertical Edge is the data center ownership platform.~~contained ~~Together,~~no ~~these~~adverse ~~three~~opinion ~~platforms~~or ~~will~~disclaimer ~~seamlessly~~of ~~deliver~~opinion ~~GPU~~and ~~hardware,~~was ~~financing~~not ~~and~~qualified ~~the~~or ~~physical~~modified ~~facilities~~as to ~~house~~uncertainty, ~~them~~audit ~~under~~scope, ~~one~~or ~~company~~accounting principles.

ADuring ~~copy~~the ofCompany’s ~~the~~two ~~press~~most ~~release~~recent isyears ~~filed~~ended asSeptember ~~Exhibit~~30, ~~99.1~~2025 toand ~~this~~2024 and the subsequent interim period through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, there were (a) no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and ~~incorporated~~the ~~herein~~related byinstructions) between the Company and BCRG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BCRG, would have caused BCRG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with BCRG’s reports on the Company’s financial statements, and (b) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).

Prior to engaging S&E, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted S&E regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that S&E concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).

The Company has requested that BCRG furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated June 24, 2026, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Vertical Data Inc. dated June 1, 2026
16.1		Letter from BCRG dated June 24, 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.

Date: June 1, 2026	ELYS GAME TECHNOLOGY, CORP.
Date: June 26, 2026	ELYS GAME TECHNOLOGY, CORP.
	VERTICAL DATA INC.
	By:	/s/ Deven Soni
	Name:	Deven Soni
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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