Sharplink (Nasdaq: SBET) prices $75M premium stock and warrant deal
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Sharplink, Inc. entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor for a registered direct offering of 10,013,351 common shares at $7.49 per share, raising approximately $75 million in gross proceeds. The investor also received 10,013,351 warrants with a per-share exercise price of $8.15, exercisable immediately for four years.
The company plans to use net proceeds primarily to acquire Ether (ETH) and for general working capital, including potential repurchases of its common stock under an existing buyback program. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners acted as sole placement agent and will receive a 2.0% cash fee on aggregate gross proceeds. Sharplink highlights that the financing aligns with its Ethereum treasury strategy, while noting that ETH price volatility and evolving crypto regulation could materially affect its financial results.
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$75M equity and warrant deal reinforces Sharplink’s ETH-focused treasury strategy.
Sharplink completed a registered direct offering of 10,013,351 common shares at $7.49 plus 10,013,351 four-year warrants at $8.15. Gross proceeds are about $75 million, with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners earning a 2.0% cash fee on the offering size.
The company intends to channel much of this capital into acquiring additional Ether and general corporate purposes, including potential stock repurchases under its buyback program. This deepens its Ethereum treasury strategy and increases balance-sheet exposure to ETH price movements and related accounting volatility.
The press release notes Sharplink’s ETH holdings of 875,776 ETH as of June 16, 2026 and emphasizes that the deal was priced at a 41% premium to the $5.29 closing share price. Actual long-term impact will depend on ETH market conditions, future warrant exercises, and management’s capital allocation execution.
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 22, 2026, Sharplink, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Investor”) to sell in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) an aggregate of 10,013,351 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).
The price per Share was $7.49, and the gross proceeds from the Offering, before deducting the placement agent fees and offering expenses, were approximately $75 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds received from the Offering to acquire Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain commonly referred to as “ETH” as well as for general working capital purposes, including but not limited to repurchasing the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the Company’s stock repurchase program.
Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company also granted the Investor 10,013,351 warrants to purchase up to 10,013,351 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants” and the shares underlying the Warrants, the “Warrant Shares”). Each Warrant has an exercise price of $8.15 per share, is immediately exercisable and will expire four years from the date of issuance. If the Warrants are fully exercised, the Company will receive approximately $81.6 million in additional aggregate gross proceeds.
The Shares, Warrants, and Warrant Shares (collectively, the “Securities”) were offered and sold pursuant to a prospectus, dated May 30, 2025, and a prospectus supplement, dated June 22, 2026, in connection with a takedown from the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-287708).
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties that the parties made to, and solely for the benefit of, each other in the context of all of the terms and conditions of that agreement and in the context of the specific relationship between the parties. The Purchase Agreement also contains customary conditions to closing, termination rights of the parties, certain indemnification obligations of the Company and ongoing covenants of the Company, including a restrictions on the issuance of securities and the filing of registration statements for a period of 15 days following the closing of the Offering, subject to certain exceptions.
On June 22, 2026, the Company entered into a placement agent agreement (the “Placement Agent Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“A.G.P.”), as sole placement agent (the “Placement Agent”), pursuant to which the Company engaged the Placement Agent as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the Offering. Pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, the Company will pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 2.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised from the sale of the Securities sold in the Offering.
The Placement Agent Agreement also contains representations, warranties, indemnification and other provisions customary for transactions of this nature.
The Offering closed on June 23, 2026.
A copy of the opinion of Thompson Hine LLP relating to the legality of the Securities offered by the Company in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
The descriptions of the terms and conditions of the Warrants, the Purchase Agreement and the Placement Agent Agreement set forth herein do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the form of Warrant, the form of Purchase Agreement and the Placement Agent Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell the securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The Company cautions you that statements included in this report that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “indicates,” “will,” “intends,” “potential,” “suggests,” “assuming,” “designed,” “may,” “estimates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “aims,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs and expectations. Such statements include, but are not limited to, goals and expectations regarding the Company’s strategy and potential partnerships; the intended use of proceeds, including potential share repurchases; the Company’s Ethereum treasury strategy and expected common stock per-share effects; and other statements accompanied by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential” or similar words, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including without limitation, the anticipated gross proceeds from the Offering, the intended use of proceeds therefrom, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and the expected timing and completion of the Offering, the potential use of the Company’s ATM facility; the Company’s ability to repurchase additional shares of its common stock under its stock repurchase program; the Company’s ability to achieve and sustain profitable operations; volatility in the market price of ETH and its resulting impact on the Company’s accounting and financial reporting; changes in government regulation of cryptocurrencies and online betting; changes in securities laws or other applicable regulations; fluctuations in customer demand and overall economic conditions; competitive pressures, including competing products, pricing, and sales cycles; the protection and enforcement of the Company’s proprietary rights; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report and other filings with the SEC. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, entities are generally required to measure certain crypto assets at fair value, with changes reflected in net income each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of crypto assets could result in significant fluctuations to the balance sheet and income statement results. Additionally, for other certain types of crypto assets, the Company uses the historical costs less impairment model. This model may require the Company to record an associated impairment charge reflected in net income as a result of a decrease in the market price of the crypto assets below the cost value at which the Company’s crypto assets are carried on its balance sheet. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this press release. There can be no assurance that any repurchases will be made under the program, and any repurchases may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time and are subject to market conditions and applicable legal requirements.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Press Release
On June 22, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Warrant. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Thompson Hine LLP, dated June 23, 2026. | |
| 10.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 22, 2026, by and between the Company and the Purchaser named therein. | |
| 10.2 | Placement Agent Agreement, dated June 22, 2026. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Thompson Hine LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above). | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 22, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 23, 2026 | SHARPLINK, INC. |
| /s/ Joseph Chalom | |
| Joseph Chalom | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Sharplink Announces Pricing of $75 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced at Approximately 41% Premium to Last Closing Share Price
MIAMI — June 22, 2026 — (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sharplink, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBET) (“Sharplink” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Ether (“ETH”) and a prominent industry advocate of Ethereum adoption, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor (the “Investor”) for the purchase and sale of 10,013,351 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares), and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 10,013,351 shares of common stock (the “Warrants”), at a combined purchase price of $7.49 per Share and Warrant. The purchase price represents a 41% premium to the Company’s closing share price of $5.29 on June 18, 2026 (the “Closing Share Price”), as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and a premium to the net asset value (“NAV”) of Sharplink’s ETH holdings1 reported as of June 16, 2026 of 875,776 ETH. The Warrants will have an exercise price of $8.15 per Share, will be exercisable immediately upon issuance, and will expire four (4) years from the date of issuance.
The aggregate gross proceeds from the registered direct offering (the “Offering”) are expected to be approximately $75 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about Tuesday, June 23, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the accumulation of additional ETH and the repurchase of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Company’s stock repurchase program.
Commenting on the transaction, Joseph Chalom, Sharplink’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “This financing represents a powerful endorsement of Sharplink’s Ethereum treasury strategy. The fact that we raised capital at a premium to both our prevailing market price and the value of our underlying ETH holdings demonstrates that sophisticated investors recognize the unique value proposition we are building. Moreover, it is becoming evident that public market investors are increasingly seeking more than passive ETH exposure. They are looking for platforms capable of compounding ETH ownership and share value over time through active capital allocation, strategic treasury management and access to opportunities unavailable to most market participants.
“By issuing equity above the value of our existing ETH holdings, this transaction is immediately supportive of our objective to increase ETH exposure on an accretive per-share basis while preserving financial flexibility. The proceeds from this offering enhance our ability to expand our Ethereum treasury, opportunistically repurchase shares and continue executing on our mission to build the leading institutional-grade, most productive Ethereum treasury platform in the public markets.”
The Offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-287708), which was automatically declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 30, 2025. The Offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus that form a part of the effective shelf registration statement. A prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the Offering will be filed by the Company with the SEC. When available, copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the Offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by contacting A.G.P./Alliance Capital Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as the sole placement agent for the Offering.
Thompson Hine LLP is acting as legal advisor to Sharplink. Sullivan & Worcester LLP is acting as legal advisor to A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
1 Total ETH holdings represent ETH as-if redeemed from LsETH and WeETH.
About Sharplink, Inc.
Sharplink is a leading institutional-grade Ethereum treasury platform designed to give public market investors smarter, more productive exposure to ETH. Ethereum underpins the majority of global stablecoin, tokenized real-world assets and decentralized finance settlement, making ETH a unique native yield generation and long-term network growth opportunity. In addition to its Ethereum treasury platform, Sharplink operates an online affiliate marketing business. Sharplink was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Learn more at www.sharplink.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and these forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such statements include, but are not limited to, goals and expectations regarding the Company’s strategy and potential partnerships; the intended use of proceeds, including potential share repurchases; the Company’s Ethereum treasury strategy and expected common stock per-share effects; and other statements accompanied by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential” or similar words, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including without limitation, the anticipated gross proceeds from the Offering, the intended use of proceeds therefrom, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and the expected timing and completion of the Offering, the potential use of the Company’s ATM facility; the Company’s ability to repurchase additional shares of its common stock under its stock repurchase program; the Company’s ability to achieve and sustain profitable operations; volatility in the market price of ETH and its resulting impact on the Company’s accounting and financial reporting; changes in government regulation of cryptocurrencies and online betting; changes in securities laws or other applicable regulations; fluctuations in customer demand and overall economic conditions; competitive pressures, including competing products, pricing, and sales cycles; the protection and enforcement of the Company’s proprietary rights; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report and other filings with the SEC. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, entities are generally required to measure certain crypto assets at fair value, with changes reflected in net income each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of crypto assets could result in significant fluctuations to the balance sheet and income statement results. Additionally, for other certain types of crypto assets, the Company uses the historical costs less impairment model. This model may require the Company to record an associated impairment charge reflected in net income as a result of a decrease in the market price of the crypto assets below the cost value at which the Company’s crypto assets are carried on its balance sheet. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this press release. There can be no assurance that any repurchases will be made under the program, and any repurchases may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time and are subject to market conditions and applicable legal requirements.
CONTACT:
Sharplink’s Investor Relations Contact:
Sean Mansouri, CFA or Aaron D’Souza | Elevate IR
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Email: ir@sharplink.com
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