Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE) (the “Company” or “AESE”), a global esports entertainment company, today announced that the Company convened and immediately adjourned its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on October 14, 2021, without any business being conducted, due to the fact that a quorum was not present. The Annual Meeting will be reconvened to a later date to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors to allow the Company additional time to solicit proxies to obtain a quorum. The Company intends to file a press release announcing the date and time on which it will reconvene the Annual Meeting.

About Allied Esports Entertainment

Allied Esports Entertainment (NASDAQ: AESE) is a global esports entertainment venture dedicated to providing transformative live experiences, multiplatform content and interactive services to audiences worldwide. For more information, visit alliedesports.gg.

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