GNS Genius Group Limited

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December, 2023

 

Commission File Number: 001-41353

 

Genius Group Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

8 Amoy Street, #01-01

Singapore 049950

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

 

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Retirement of Convertible Debt

 

On December 19, 2023, Genius Group Limited issued a press release regarding the payment in full of its $18.13 million principal amount of convertible debt. The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

 

99.1	Genius Group Pays in Full $18.13 Million of Convertible Notes

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	GENIUS GROUP LIMITED
Date: December 19, 2023
	By:	/s/ Roger James Hamilton
	Name:	Roger James Hamilton
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Genius Group Pays in Full $18.13 Million of Convertible Notes

 

SINGAPORE, December 19, 2023 - Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the “Company”), a leading entrepreneur edtech and education group, today announced that it has extinguished $18.13 million in convertible notes, 15 months ahead of schedule.

 

The convertible note was signed with Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B, a fund managed by Ayrton Capital LLC on August 26, 2022, and had a maturity date of February 26, 2025. The note has been fully paid through a combination of cash and converted ordinary shares within the first 15 months of the agreement’s original 30-month term.

 

About Genius Group

 

Genius Group is a leading entrepreneur Edtech and education group, with a mission to disrupt the current education model with a student-centered, life-long learning curriculum that prepares students with the leadership, entrepreneurial and life skills to succeed. Through its learning platform, GeniusU, the Genius Group has a member base of 5.4 million users in 200 countries, ranging from early age to 100.

 

For more information, please visit https://www.geniusgroup.net/

 

Investor Notice

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and forward-looking statements described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, as amended for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2023 and August 3, 2023. If any of these risks were to occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our securities could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. The risks and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. In addition, our past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results in the future. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements made in this press release include 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. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “plan,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate and involve factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are advised to consider the factors listed above together with the additional factors under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 20-F, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company’s Reports of a Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.

 

Contacts

 

Investors:

Dave Gentry

RedChip Companies Inc

1-800-RED-CHIP

GNS@redchip.com

 

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