{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001477932-23-004933","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MRDN","cik":"0001437925","company_name":"Meridian Holdings Inc./NV","filed_at":"2023-06-30T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:38.873385+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T13:51:22.218832+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","3.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Golden Matrix amends MeridianBet deal: cash at close cut to $30M, shares to 82.1M, closing extended to Dec 2023","bullets":["Cash at closing reduced from $50M to $30M; $20M in non-contingent post-closing cash due in 12-18 months.","Shares to sellers increased to 82,141,857 at $3.00/share (from 57M at $3.50), plus up to 5M contingent shares.","Post-closing contingent consideration: 5M shares (was 4.3M) and $5M cash (was $10M), tied to 6-month performance.","Promissory notes to sellers increased to $15M (from $10M), now due in 24 months instead of 9; default interest lowered to 12%.","Required closing date extended from June 30, 2023 to December 31, 2023; financing commitment deadline moved to Aug 31, 2023."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-004933","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-004933.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-004933.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-004933.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793223004933/0001477932-23-004933-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793223004933/gmgi_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T13:51:22.218832+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1338c5db0f9df4a71d902d94a188dc1562faba88","claim":"Meridian Holdings Inc./NV amended Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital with Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic, Snezana Bozovic valued at $30 million closing cash payment, 82,141,857 closing shares, contingent post-closing equity of 5,000 (effective 2023-06-28).","evidence_excerpt":"Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”, “ Golden Matrix ”, “ we ” and “ us ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2023 (the “ January 2023 Current Report ”), we entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “ Original Purchase Agreement ”) with Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic and Snezana Bozovic (collectively, the “ Sellers ”), the owners of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of the Republic of Serbia; Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću “Meridianbet” Društvo Za Proizvodnju, Promet Roba I Usluga, Export Import Podgorica, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of Montenegro; Meridian Gaming Holdings Ltd., a company formed and registered in the Republic of Malta; and Meridian Gaming (Cy) Ltd,","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793223004933/0001477932-23-004933-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"amendment"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"merger"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic, Snezana Bozovic"},{"label":"Value","value":"$30 million closing cash payment, 82,141,857 closing shares, contingent post-closing equity of 5,000"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-06-28"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}