UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K/A
(Amendment
No. 2)
(MARK
ONE)
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from to
Commission
file number: 001-38226
ALLIED
GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | | 82-1659427 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
745
Fifth Ave, Suite 500
New
York, NY 10151
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(646)
768-4241
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock | | AGAE | | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No
☒
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company
or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller
reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| | 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. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered
public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
If
securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant
included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation
received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No
☒
The
aggregate market value of common stock outstanding, other than shares held by affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2022 (the last
business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), was approximately $37,150,644 based on the price
of $1.43, the closing price on June 30, 2022. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners of
the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such officers, directors
or 10% beneficial owners, are or were, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.
As
of April 14, 2023, 39,085,470 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.
Auditor Name: | | Auditor Location: | | Auditor Firm ID: |
ZH CPA, LLC | | Denver, Colorado | | 6413 |
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Allied
Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) is filing this Amendment No. 2 to
Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) for the sole purpose of revising the information set forth in the table of director compensation
under the section “Director Compensation” and the information set forth under the section “Director Compensation Program”
included on page 17 of the Company’s Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on April 27, 2023 (the “Amendment No. 1”). Accordingly, this Amendment is being filed solely to:
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amend Part III, Item 11
of Amendment No. 1 to revise the information provided hereunder; and |
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file new certifications
of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer as exhibits to this Amendment under Item 15 of Part IV hereof,
pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). |
Except
as noted above, no other changes have been made to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023
(the “Original Filing”) and Amendment No. 1. The Original Filing and Amendment No. 1 continue to speak as of the date of
the Original Filing, and except as indicated above relating to the revisions under the sections “Director Compensation” and “Director Compensation Program”, the Company has not updated
the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing and
Amendment No. 1. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing, Amendment No. 1, and the Company’s
other filings made with the SEC on or subsequent to March 24, 2023.
Item
11. Executive Compensation
EXECUTIVE
AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The
following tables set forth information regarding compensation for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022, by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and two other individuals
who served in such capacity during fiscal year 2022, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s one other executive
officer whose total compensation for the 2022 fiscal year was in excess of $100,000 and who was serving as an executive officer at the
end of the 2022 fiscal year, and one former executive officer whose employment terminated on October 26, 2022 and is included based on
total compensation for fiscal year 2022 under SEC rules. The listed individuals are herein referred to as the “named executive
officers.”
Summary
Compensation Table
Name and principal position | |
Year
(b) | | |
Salary
($) | | |
Bonus
($) | | |
Stock Awards ($) | | |
Option Awards ($) | | |
Nonequity incentive plan compensation ($) | | |
Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($) (h) | | |
All other compensation ($) | | |
Total ($) | |
Yinghua Chen(1) | |
| 2022 | | |
| 244,110 | (2) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 4,851 | (3) | |
| 248,961 | |
President, Chief Executive Officer | |
| 2021 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 64,120 | | |
| 64,120 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Lyle Berman(4) | |
| 2022 | | |
| 210,458 | (5) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 5,685 | (3) | |
| 216,143 | |
Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions Former Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
| 2021 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 65,786 | | |
| 65,786 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Libing (Claire) Wu(6) | |
| 2022 | | |
| 67,308 | | |
| — | | |
| 142,400 | (7) | |
| 200,383 | (8) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 790,759 | (9) | |
| 1,200,850 | |
Former Chief Executive Officer | |
| 2021 | | |
| 234,848 | | |
| 200,000 | | |
| 160,000 | (7) | |
| 239,354 | (8) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 35,182 | | |
| 869,384 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Roy Anderson(10) | |
| 2022 | | |
| 285,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 285,000 | |
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary | |
| 2021 | | |
| 63,333 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 63,333 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Judson Hannigan(11) | |
| 2022 | | |
| 233,542 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 34,529 | (12) | |
| 268,071 | |
Former Chief Executive Officer of Allied Esports | |
| 2021 | | |
| 285,000 | | |
| 114,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 48,417 | | |
| 447,417 | |
(1) | Ms.
Chen was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on September 6, 2022. She had served as the Company’s President and
Secretary from February 18, 2022. Ms. Chen has served as a member of the Board since 2020. |
(2) | Ms.
Chen’s salary includes her salary at $275,000 established upon her appointment as President and Secretary of the Company and $300,000
upon her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. |
(3) | Represents
compensation earned for service on the Board of Directors prior to February 18, 2022. |
(4) | Mr.
Berman was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company on February 18, 2022. On September 6, 2022, his position was changed
to Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Berman has served as a member of the Board since 2017. |
(5) | Mr.
Berman’s salary includes his salary at $300,000 established upon his appointment as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company
and $150,000 following his appointment as Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions. |
(6) | Ms.
Wu was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on July 13, 2021; her employment terminated on February 18, 2022. Ms. Wu continued
to serve as a member of the Board until July 13, 2022. |
(7) | The
dollar amount reported for 2021 represents the aggregate grant-date fair value of the award of 80,000 shares of restricted stock granted
on July 13, 2021, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, without taking into account any estimated forfeitures related to
service-vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 13, “Stockholders Equity,”
to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The dollar amount reported for 2022 represents the incremental fair value of the award resulting from the accelerated vesting of the
award upon Ms. Wu’s termination as more fully described in the section below titled “Libing (Claire) Wu Employment Agreement”. |
(8) | The
dollar amount reported for 2021 represents the aggregate grant-date fair value of the 40,000-share option granted on May 6, 2021 and
the 200,000-share option granted on July 13, 2021, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, without taking into account any
estimated forfeitures related to service-vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note
13, “Stockholders Equity,” to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 included
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The dollar amount reported for 2022 represents the incremental fair value of the 200,000-share option
resulting from the acceleration of the option and extension of the post-service option exercise period in connection with Ms. Wu’s
termination as more fully described in the section below titled “Libing (Claire) Wu Employment Agreement”. |
(9) | The
reported amount is comprised of the following: (a) cash severance payment in accordance with Ms. Wu’s employment agreement in the
amount of $750,000 payable in 18 equal monthly installments with the first payment commencing on March 15, 2022 (of which $416,667 was
paid in 2022), (b) $22,783 for accrued vacation in connection with Ms. Wu’s termination and (c) $17,976 for service on the Board
of Directors between February 18, 2022 and July 13, 2022. In connection with her termination, the vesting of her 80,000-share restricted
stock award and 200,000-share option granted in 2021 was accelerated and the post-service exercise period of her option was extended.
The incremental fair value of the acceleration and extension are reported in this table for 2022 in the columns titled Stock Awards and
Option Awards, respectively. The fair market value per share of Company common stock on December 31, 2022 was $1.05 which was lower than
the $2.21 per share exercise price of the option; accordingly, the intrinsic value of the option was zero. The value of the shares subject
to the restricted stock award (that were fully vested) as of December 31, 2022 was $ $50,991 which is less than the incremental fair
value reported for the acceleration in the Stock Awards column. |
(10) | Mr.
Anderson was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company on October 11, 2021. |
(11) | Mr.
Hannigan’s employment terminated on October 26, 2022. |
(12) | Represents
payment of accrued vacation in connection with Mr. Hannigan’s termination. |
Employment
Arrangements
The
Company does not have employment agreements with any of its current executive officers. The compensation for our executive officers is
set by the compensation committee and for 2022 was comprised of base salary and discretionary bonus based on the Compensation Committee’s
assessment of the Company’s financial performance and progress in achieving its objectives in 2022. In March 2023, the compensation
committee determined that no bonus should be awarded to any executive officers based on such assessment. Ms. Chen’s base salary
was set at $300,000 effective with her appointment as the Company chief executive officer. Mr. Berman’s base salary was set at
$300,000 upon his appointment as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and $150,000 following his appointment as Vice President,
Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Anderson’s base salary was set at $285,000. Mr. Hannigan’s base salary was set at $285,000.
The Company had previously entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Wu which is summarized below.
Libing
(Claire) Wu Employment and Separation Agreement
In
connection with the Company’s appointment of Libing (Claire) Wu as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on July 13, 2021, the
Company entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Wu that provided for, among other things, payment to Ms. Wu of an annual base salary
equal to $500,000, subject to cost-of-living adjustments applicable to Company employee salaries from time to time. Ms. Wu was eligible
to receive an annual incentive bonus of up to 60% of her annual salary, determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors and subject
to the attainment of certain Board objectives. She was also granted an option to purchase 200,000 shares of Company common stock at a
per share exercise price of $2.21 vesting in 4 equal annual installments commencing on the one-year anniversary of the July 13, 2021
grant date and 80,000 shares of restricted stock vesting on August 16, 2022. Under her employment agreement, if Ms. Wu’s employment
was terminated by the Company for any reason other than Cause (as defined in the employment agreement), or Ms. Wu resigned as an employee
of the Company for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement), so long as she has signed and has not revoked a release agreement,
she would be entitled to receive severance in the form of continued base salary payments over a period of 18 months, and the vesting
of all of her stock options and restricted stock grants would automatically accelerate.
On
February 18, 2022, Ms. Wu resigned as Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of the Company. In connection with her resignation,
the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and Release with Ms. Wu (the “Separation Agreement”) pursuant to which, among
other things, Ms. Wu. released the Company from any and all claims she may have against the Company (subject to certain exclusions),
and the Company agreed to provide Ms. Wu with the separation benefits under her employment agreement, including $750,000 in severance
pay payable over an 18-month period, accelerated vesting of the 200,000-share option and extension of the post-service exercise period
of the option to July 13, 2031 and accelerated vesting of the 80,000 share restricted stock award. The Separation Agreement also contains
a customary non-disparagement provision.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
As
of December 31, 2022, the Company’s named executive officers had the following option and/or stock awards:
Name (a) | |
Number of securities underlying unexercised options exercisable (#)(b) | | |
Number of Securities underlying unexercised options unexercisable (#)(c) | | |
Equity Incentive plan awards: Number of Securities underlying unexercised unearned options unexercisable (#)(c) | | |
Option exercise price ($)(e) | | |
Option expiration date (f) | |
Number of shares of units of stock that have not vested (#)(g) | | |
Market value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)(h) | | |
Equity Incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#)(i) | | |
Equity Incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($)(j) | |
| |
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| |
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| | |
| |
Yinghua Chen | |
| 20,000 | | |
| 20,000 | (1) | |
| — | | |
| 2.11 | | |
7/01/2030 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| 18,750 | | |
| 56,250 | (2) | |
| — | | |
| 2.21 | | |
11/11/2031 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Lyle Berman | |
| 20,000 | | |
| 20,000 | (1) | |
| — | | |
| 2.11 | | |
7/01/2030 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| 12,500 | | |
| 37,500 | (3) | |
| — | | |
| 2.21 | | |
11/11/2031 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Libing (Claire) Wu | |
| 200,000 | (4) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 2.21 | | |
7/13/2031 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
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Judson Hannigan | |
| 85,000 | (5) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 4.09 | | |
1/24/2023 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
(1) | Represents
a stock option granted on July 1, 2020 in connection with service as a member of the Board of Directors. The option vests in 4 equal
annual installments on each of July 1, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. |
(2) | Represents
a stock option granted on November 11, 2021 in connection with Ms. Chen’s employment. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments
on each of November 11, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. |
(3) | Represents
a stock option granted on November 11, 2021 in connection with Mr. Berman’s employment. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments
on each of November 11, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. |
(4) | Represents
the option granted on July 13, 2021, in connection with Ms. Wu’s employment; in connection with her termination, the option became
fully vested and the post-service exercise period was extended to July 13, 2031. |
(5) | Represents
the portion of the option granted to Mr. Hannigan on November 21, 2019, that was vested at the time of his termination; the unvested
portion was forfeited. |
Director
Compensation
The
following table sets forth information regarding the compensation earned for service on our Board of Directors by our non-employee directors
(other than those who also served as our executive officers) during the year ended December 31, 2022. The compensation earned for service
on our Board of Directors by individuals who also served as our executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2022, is included
in the “All Other Compensation” column in the table above titled “Summary Compensation Table.”
Director Compensation Table |
Name (a) | |
Fees earned or paid in cash ($) (b) | | |
Stock awards ($) (c) | | |
Option awards ($) (d) | | |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) (e) | | |
Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($) (f) | | |
All other compensation ($) (g) | | |
Total ($) (h) | |
Yangyang Li | |
| 45,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 45,000 | |
Benjamin Oehler | |
| 45,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 45,000 | |
Bradley Berman | |
| 40,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 40,000 | |
Joseph Lahti | |
| 40,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 40,000 | |
Jingsheng (Jason) Lu | |
| 40,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 40,000 | |
Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin | |
| 40,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 40,000 | |
Yushi Guo(1) | |
| 38,839 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 38,839 | |
Adam Pliska(2) | |
| 30,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 69,285 | | |
| 99,285 | |
Jerry Lewin(3) | |
| 31,161 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 31,161 | |
Yuanfei Qu(4) | |
| 16,667 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 16,667 | |
(1) |
Mr. Guo became a member of
the Board on February 18, 2022, and received a prorated fee for his service as a director during fiscal year 2022. The amount
includes a true-up payment that shall be paid in May 2023 for Mr. Guo's service as Chair of the Compensation Committee from the date
he became a Board member. |
|
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(2) |
Mr. Pliska received $4,850
for his service as a director on the Board from January to February 2022. In February 2022, Mr. Pliska entered a consulting arrangement
with the Company pursuant to which he agreed to provide certain business and strategic advice to the Company and received a consulting
fee in the amount of $69,285 for fiscal year 2022. On April 17, 2023, Mr. Pliska received a true-up payment of $25,150 for his service
as a director on the Board from February 2022 to December 2022. |
(3) |
Mr. Lewin resigned from
the Board on February 18, 2022, and received a prorated fee for his service as a director during fiscal year 2022. In addition, Mr.
Lewin received a one-time payment of board fees in the amount of $25,000 in appreciation of his contributions and services as a director
to the Company. |
(4) | Mr.
Qu became a member of the Board on July 15, 2022, and received a prorated fee for his service as a director during fiscal year 2022. |
Director
Compensation Program
On
July 6, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a compensation arrangement for non-employee directors as follows: (i) annual
cash fee of $30,000 for services on the Board as a director and (ii) either (x) an additional annual cash fee of $10,000 for services
on one or more committees of the Board if such director does not serve as a chair of any committee or (y) an additional annual cash fee
of $15,000 for services on one or more committees of the Board if such director serves as a chair of any committee. Accordingly, the
maximum amount of cash fees that can be earned by each director is $45,000 regardless of the number of committees on which such director
serves. The Company has the option to pay such amounts in cash or stock from the Company’s incentive plan (valued at the closing
price of AGAE common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the scheduled payment date), with the current fees payable in cash.
The fees are payable monthly by the Company.
PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
1.
Financial statements (See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Original Filing).
2.
All financial statement schedules have been omitted since the required information was not applicable or was not present in amounts sufficient
to require submission of the schedules, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or the
accompanying notes.
3.
The exhibits listed in the following Exhibits Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
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2.1 |
|
Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, dated December 19, 2018, by and among Black Ridge Acquisition Corp., Black Ridge Merger Sub, Corp., Allied
Esports Entertainment, Inc., Noble Link Global Limited, Ourgame International Holdings Ltd., and Primo Vital Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2018) |
2.2 |
|
Amendment
to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated August 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
2.3 |
|
Agreement
of Merger, dated August 9, 2019, between Noble Link Global Limited and Allied Esports Media, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
2.4 |
|
Plan
of Merger, dated August 9, 2019, between Noble Link Global Limited and Allied Esports Media, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
2.5 |
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated January 19, 2021, by and among Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc., Allied Esports Media, Inc., Club Services,
Inc., and Element Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
January 19, 2021) |
2.6 |
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Amended
and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 19, 2021, by and among Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc., Allied Esports Media,
Inc., Club Services, Inc., and Element Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed March 22, 2021) |
2.7 |
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Amendment
No. 1 to Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 29, 2021, by and among Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc., Allied
Esports Media, Inc., Club Services, Inc., and Element Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 30, 2021) |
3.1 |
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Second
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
3.2 |
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Amendment
to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 27, 2020) |
3.3 |
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Second
Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2020) |
3.4 |
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Certificate
of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 1, 2022) |
3.5 |
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December
1, 2022) |
4.1 |
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Specimen
common stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed September 22, 2017) |
4.2 |
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Specimen
warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed September 22, 2017) |
4.3 |
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Specimen
Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed September 22, 2017) |
4.4 |
|
Form
of warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.5 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed September 22, 2017) |
4.5 |
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Description of Registrant’s Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
4.6 |
|
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued June 8, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed June 8, 2020) |
4.7 |
|
Allied
Esports Entertainment, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A filed August 24, 2021) |
4.8 |
|
Allied
Esports Entertainment, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive plan Amendment dated December 30, 2021 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 30, 2021) |
10.1† |
|
Pliska
Employment Agreement dated January 24, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
10.2† |
|
Pliska
Employment Agreement Amendment dated June 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
10.3† |
|
Pliska
Employment Agreement Second Amendment dated December 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2019) |
10.4† |
|
Change
in Control Agreement dated December 31, 2020 by and between Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. and Adam Pliska (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 19, 2021) |
10.5† |
|
Restricted
Stock Unit Agreement dated January 19, 2021 by and between Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. and Frank Ng (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2021) |
10.6 |
|
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement dated April 24, 2020 among Ourgame International Holdings Limited, Trisara Ventures, LLC, Adam Pliska and
the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2020) |
10.7 |
|
Separation
Agreement and Release dated February 16, 2022 by and between Libing (Claire) Wu and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022) |
10.8 |
|
Release
and Non-disparagement Agreement dated March 7, 2022 by and between Jerry Lewin and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed May 25, 2022) |
10.9 |
|
Settlement
Agreement, dated April 15, 2022, by and between Ourgame International Holdings Limited and the Company (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed May 25, 2022) |
21.1 |
|
Subsidiaries of Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
23.1 |
|
Consent of ZH CPA, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.1 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
23.2 |
|
Consent of Marcum LLP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.2 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
31.1 |
|
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 31.1 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
31.2 |
|
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 31.2 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
31.3 |
|
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 31.3 of the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed April 27, 2023) |
31.4 |
|
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 31.4 of the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed April 27, 2023) |
31.5* |
|
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) |
31.6* |
|
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) |
32.1 |
|
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 32.2 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
32.2 |
|
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 32.2 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 24, 2023) |
101.INS |
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Inline
XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
101.CAL |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
101.DEF |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
101.LAB |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase |
101.PRE |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
104 |
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
† | Management
contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A pursuant to Item
15(a)(3) and Item 15(b) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
May 3, 2023 |
ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, INC. |
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By: |
/s/
Yinghua Chen |
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Name: |
Yinghua Chen |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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