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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-018120"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001898474"
company_name: "Signing Day Sports, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T09:40:51.485371+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Signing Day Sports CTO/President resigns; stockholders approve blank-check preferred and $25M equity line

## Summary
- Richard Symington resigned as President, CTO, and board member effective Feb 22, 2024; no disagreement cited.
- Stockholders approved creation of 15M shares of blank-check preferred stock (9.4M for, 0.8M against).
- Stockholders approved increase in equity incentive plan from 750k to 2.25M shares (5.7M for, 4.4M against).
- Stockholders approved issuance of up to $25M in common stock under equity line financing (9.6M for, 0.6M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-018120
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001898474
- company_name: Signing Day Sports, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.07, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/0001213900-24-018120-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/ea0200844-8k_signingday.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Symington resigned as President, Chief Technology Officer, and Director at Signing Day Sports, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President, Chief Technology Officer, and Director
  source text: On February 22, 2024, Richard Symington notified the Board of his resignation from his positions as President, Chief Technology Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/0001213900-24-018120-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Signing Day Sports, Inc.: Filed the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize blank check preferred stock (effective 2024-02-27).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2024-02-27
  source text: on February 27, 2024, the Company filed the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which became effective on February 27, 2024, to effect the Blank Check Preferred Stock Authorization.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/0001213900-24-018120-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Signing Day Sports, Inc. shareholders approved Amend Certificate to authorize 15,000,000 shares of blank-check preferred stock at the 2024-02-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-27
  source text: Proposal No. 1 was approved as set forth below: For Against Abstain 9,413,811 807,721 50,000
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/0001213900-24-018120-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Signing Day Sports, Inc. shareholders approved Amend 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase authorized shares from 750,000 to 2,250,000 at the 2024-02-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-27
  source text: Proposal No. 2 was approved as set forth below: For Against Abstain 5,736,703 4,440,829 94,000
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/0001213900-24-018120-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Signing Day Sports, Inc. shareholders approved Approve issuance of up to $25,000,000 in common stock under equity line financing at the 2024-02-27 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-27
  source text: Proposal No. 3 was approved as set forth below: For Against Abstain 9,594,987 582,515 94,030
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898474/000121390024018120/0001213900-24-018120-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.