SINGAPORE, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the “Company”), a leading entrepreneur edtech and education group, will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) on April 28, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. ET (8:00 p.m. Singapore Time).
The proposal to be submitted for shareholders' approval at the EGM is to consider and vote on the resolutions for the spinoff of its subsidiary Entrepreneur Resorts Ltd (ERL) and modifications to the Company’s Constitution. ERL is a public listed company on the Seychelles MERJ Stock Exchange with a share price of $2.75 and market cap of $37 million, with 97% of outstanding shares owned by Genius Group. The company was acquired in June 2020 in an all-share swap, with shareholders in ERL receiving shares in Genius Group. ERL operates a Bali resort, South Africa safari and co-working cafes in Bali and Singapore.
The board of directors believes the spinoff will be of benefit to shareholders, as it will streamline and rationalize the group’s operations into Genius Group Ltd with its Edtech focus, and Entrepreneur Resorts Ltd, with its hospitality focus, enabling the management teams of both companies to grow their respective business models most effectively.
If approved by shareholders and by court order (if required), the spinoff will result, after NYSE and SEC approval, in all shareholders of Genius Group receiving an equal percentage of shares in ERL.
Details related to the proposal and the EGM meeting will be available in the coming weeks.
Genius Group CEO, Roger Hamilton, stated “We believe that the spin of Entrepreneur Resorts will create value for shareholders in both Genius Group and Entrepreneur Resorts as it will allow the companies to focus on what they do best and continue growing together through a business partnership.”
About Genius Group
Genius Group is a world 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 in today’s market. The group has a group user base of 4.3 million users in 200 countries, ranging from ages 0 to 100.
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Investors:
Flora Hewitt, Vice President of Investor Relations and Mergers and Acquisitions
Email: investor@geniusgroup.net
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