# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001823878
**File Stem:** 0001823878-23-000007
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 6909
**Document Hash:** 789bdf3eb522e3d5deea16bd03b80bf4
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001823878-23-000007.hdr.sgml**: 20230224

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001823878-23-000007

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230222

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230224

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230224

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001823878
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 981606155
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39652
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23668708

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10150 COVINGTON CROSS DRIVE
- **CITY:** LAS VEGAS
- **STATE:** NV
- **ZIP:** 89144
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 725-877-7000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10150 COVINGTON CROSS DRIVE
- **CITY:** LAS VEGAS
- **STATE:** NV
- **ZIP:** 89144

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Acies Acquisition Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200908

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**February 22, 2023**

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

**PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | 001-39652 | 001-39652 | **88-1802794** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **10150 Covington Cross Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada** | **10150 Covington Cross Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada** | **89144** | **89144** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(725) 877-7000**

**Not applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| **Class A common stock** | **MYPS** | **Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |
| **Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share** | **MYPSW** | **Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On February 22, 2023, the Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of the Directors of PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (the "Company") approved the grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs") to Andrew Pascal, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, consisting of 1,125,000 RSUs vesting in three equal annual increments (each annual increment being one-third of the grant) with the first annual increment vesting on February 15, 2024, subject in each case to Mr. Pascal remaining an employee of the Company through the applicable annual vesting date.

The foregoing description of the RSUs is a summary only and does not describe all terms and conditions applicable to these awards. The description is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021 (filed November 12, 2021) and incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(a)None

(b)None

(c)None

(d)Exhibits

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| **Exhibit Number** | **Description** |
| 10.1\* | <u>[Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)[for the quarterly period ended September 30](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)[, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)[,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)[filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)[on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)[November 12, 2021).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823878/000182387821000042/myps-q32021xex101.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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\* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan

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**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.

Dated: February 24, 2023

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| **PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.** | **PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.** | **PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Scott Peterson | /s/ Scott Peterson |
|  | Name: | Scott Peterson |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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