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Rights plan change ends Delaware suit for Allied Gaming (NASDAQ: AGAE)

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Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. filed a current report describing an amendment to its existing stockholder rights agreement and the resolution of related Delaware litigation. On May 30, 2025, the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement, replacing Section 34 and making technical changes to how the Board administers the plan. The amendment expressly confirms that nothing in the Rights Agreement limits or eliminates the Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, while leaving the rest of the agreement in full force.

A stockholder class action in the Delaware Court of Chancery was acknowledged as mooted after the Company filed the amendment with the SEC. While continuing to deny all allegations, the Board agreed in its business judgment to pay $85,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses to fully resolve the matter. On September 8, 2025, the Court entered an order closing the action, conditioned on this disclosure being filed with the SEC and a confirming declaration being submitted to the Court.

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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2025

Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-38226
 
82-1659427
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500
New York, New York 10151
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(646) 768-4240
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
AGAE
NASDAQ

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):

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Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously disclosed, on February 8, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved and adopted, and the Company entered into, a rights agreement, dated as of February 9, 2024 (the “Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, as rights agent.
 
On September 25, 2024, plaintiff Timothy G. Schuebel (“Plaintiff”), on behalf of a putative class of stockholders of the Company, filed a Verified Class Action Complaint (the “Action”) in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”).
 
On May 30, 2025, the Board approved the Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement, which amends the Rights Agreement by replacing Section 34 of the Rights Agreement in its entirety with the terms as set forth in the Amendment and making certain technical amendments to the rights and obligations of the Board to administer and make determinations with respect to the Rights Agreement and the rights issued thereunder. The Amendment confirms that nothing in the Rights Agreement, express or implied, including any provision requiring or permitting the Board to take (or refrain from taking) any action or making any determination will be deemed to limit or eliminate the fiduciary duties of the Board under applicable law. The Rights Agreement otherwise remains unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
 
On June 5, 2025, the Company caused the Amendment to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in a Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”), which Plaintiff acknowledged mooted the Action.
 
The Board denies and continues to deny all allegations of wrongdoing in the Action. Nevertheless, the Board took the action to file the Amendment and, in its business judgment, agreed with Plaintiff to pay $85,000 in attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses to fully, finally, and forever resolve the matter and avoid the cost of further proceedings in connection with the Action.
 
On September 8, 2025, the Court entered an order closing the Action, subject to the Company filing a declaration with the Court confirming that the disclosures in this Form 8-K, which shall constitute notice to the putative class of stockholders of the Company for purposes of Delaware Court of Chancery Rule 23, have been filed with the SEC.

Item 8.01.
Other Events.

The information set forth under “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.


SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
 
 
 
Date: September 11, 2025
By:  
/s/ Roy Anderson
 
 
Roy Anderson
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

FAQ

What did Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE) change in its rights agreement?

The Board approved Amendment No. 1 to the existing Rights Agreement, replacing Section 34 and making technical changes to the Board’s rights and obligations in administering the plan. The amendment confirms that nothing in the Rights Agreement limits or eliminates the Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, and all other terms remain in effect.

How does the Allied Gaming (AGAE) amendment address Board fiduciary duties?

The amendment explicitly states that no provision of the Rights Agreement, including any clause permitting or requiring the Board to take or refrain from action, will be deemed to limit or eliminate the Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable law.

What was the Delaware Court of Chancery action involving Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE)?

On September 25, 2024, a plaintiff filed a verified class action complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery on behalf of a putative class of stockholders related to the Company’s Rights Agreement. After the Company filed the amendment with the SEC, the plaintiff acknowledged the action was mooted, and the Court later entered an order closing the case.

How much is Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE) paying in attorneys’ fees to resolve the action?

The Board agreed, in its business judgment and while denying all allegations, to pay $85,000 in attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses to fully, finally, and forever resolve the matter and avoid the cost of further proceedings.

When did the Delaware Court of Chancery close the Allied Gaming (AGAE) class action?

On September 8, 2025, the Court entered an order closing the action, subject to the Company filing a declaration confirming that the disclosures in this current report, which serve as notice to the putative stockholder class, have been filed with the SEC.

Does the amendment change any other core terms of the Allied Gaming (AGAE) Rights Agreement?

The filing states that, apart from replacing Section 34 and making certain technical changes related to Board administration and determinations, the Rights Agreement otherwise remains unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with its existing terms.
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