---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001477932-25-001591"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MRDN"
cik: "0001437925"
company_name: "Meridian Holdings Inc./NV"
filed_at: "2025-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T01:05:32.537019+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Golden Matrix appoints Richard Christensen as CFO; reduces automatic equity plan share increase

## Summary
- Richard Christensen named CFO effective after FY2024 10-K filing; Cathy Feng remains COO.
- Christensen salary $330,000; 75,000 RSUs + $75,000 cash bonus tied to 2025 revenue & AEBITDA targets.
- Board cuts automatic share increase under 2023 Plan from 5M to 3.632M shares effective April 1, 2025.
- Christensen previously SVP/CAO at TrueBlue; holds MBA from Wharton, CPA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001477932-25-001591
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MRDN
- cik: 0001437925
- company_name: Meridian Holdings Inc./NV
- filed_at: 2025-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793225001591/0001477932-25-001591-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793225001591/gmgi_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-25-001591
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-25-001591.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-25-001591.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Weiting ‘Cathy’ Feng changed role as Chief Financial Officer at Meridian Holdings Inc./NV.
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Weiting ‘Cathy’ Feng, the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial/Accounting Officer), Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the Company of the Company, has agreed to step down as Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial/Accounting Officer) effective the day after the Filing Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793225001591/0001477932-25-001591-index.htm
- Executive change
  Weiting ‘Cathy’ Feng resigned as Director at Meridian Holdings Inc./NV.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: As previously disclosed, Ms. Feng also provided her resignation as a member of the Board of Directors on January 25, 2025, effective upon the earlier of (a) 8:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on the date that is six months from the date of the Resignation Letter (July 25, 2025); and (b) the date and time that Board of Directors of the Company appoints a Chief Financial Officer, and as such, Ms. Feng’s resignation date as a member of the Board of Directors will also be the day after the Filing Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793225001591/0001477932-25-001591-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard Christensen was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Meridian Holdings Inc./NV.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On March 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”, “ we ” and “ us ”), appointed Richard Christensen as the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting/Financial Officer) of the Company (the “ Appointment ”), which Appointment is effective on the day following the day that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)(the “ Filing Date ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793225001591/0001477932-25-001591-index.htm

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