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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( B ) OR 12 ( G ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☐ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF ☐ 1934 ☑ OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report : April 20 , 2021 Commission File Number : 001-40352 Genius Sports Limited ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Not applicable ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) Island of Guernsey ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Ordinary shares Warrants Genius Sports Group 9th Floor , 10 Bloomsbury Way London , WC1A 2SL Telephone : +44 ( 0 ) 20 7851 4060 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Donald J. Puglisi , Esq . Puglisi & Associates 850 Library Avenue # 204 Newark , Delaware 19711 Telephone : ( 302 ) 738-6680 ( Name , Telephone , Email and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) GENI GENI WS Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None