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): August 19, 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)

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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):

Emerging growth company

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Item 8.01 Other Items.
 
On August 19, 2025, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing an update on its lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Knighted Pastures, LLC, and certain affiliated persons, whereby on August 1, 2025, the court granted preliminary relief enjoining the vote of directors at the Company’s annual meeting held on August 4, 2025.  On August 12, 2025, the court issued its full order in support of its targeted preliminary relief.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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: August 19, 2025
By:  
/s/ Roy Anderson
 
 
Roy Anderson
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

Exhibit 99.1



Allied Gaming & Entertainment Provides Update on Lawsuit Against Knighted Pastures and Roy Choi et al.

US District Court for the Central District of California determines Allied is likely to succeed on the merits of its Section 13(d) claim against the Knighted Parties and grants preliminary relief

New York, NY (August 19, 2025) – Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) (the “Company” or “Allied”), a global experiential entertainment company, today provided positive updates on its lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the “court”), against Knighted Pastures, LLC (“Knighted”) and Roy Choi, as well as Naomi Choi, Mr. Choi’s mother, and Yiu-Ting So (“So”), a long time business partner of Mr. Choi (collectively, the “Knighted Group” or the “Defendants”). On August 1, 2025 the court granted preliminary relief enjoining the vote of directors at the Company’s annual meeting held on August 4, 2025.  On August 12, 2025, the court issued its full order in support of its targeted preliminary relief, stating that, “[i]n sum, Allied has demonstrated it is reasonably likely to establish the Knighted Parties formed a group with Naomi Choi and So, under Section 13(d), and succeed on the merits of its claims.”

Allied’s lawsuit seeks, among other things, to redress wrongful conduct by the Knighted Group, in connection with their involvement in Mr. Choi’s bid to replace the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) with his hand-picked designees. AGAE asserts that Knighted and Mr. Choi have been engaged in a year-long scheme to amass large quantities of AGAE’s stock without disclosure to AGAE or its stockholders including by the filing of deficient Schedule 13D materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in a coordinated effort to secure Knighted and Mr. Choi’s control over the Board and the Company.

The court ruled to preliminarily enjoin the holding of any election of Allied’s Board of Directors until further order of the court.

“We are pleased the court recognized the compelling evidence of the Knighted Group’s undisclosed coordinated conduct, its impact on Allied’s stockholders, and that the court enjoined the vote of directors until the merits are resolved, determining that Allied is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims.  This is a win for Allied’s stockholders,” said Mr. Yangyang Li, Allied Gaming & Entertainment’s Chairman of the Board, CEO and President. “Our Board of Directors will continue to be a strong fiduciary and fight for the rights of all Allied stockholders.”

About Allied Gaming & Entertainment
Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: AGAE) is a global experiential entertainment company focused on providing a growing world of gamers and concertgoers with unique

experiences through renowned assets, products and services. For more information, visit alliedgaming.gg.

Forward Looking Statements
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