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): January 16, 2024

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)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

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

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

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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		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 16, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (the “Company”) approved one-time cash bonuses to certain employees (including executive officers) of the Company and Allied Esports International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, based on individual performance and in light of the Company’s improved financial performance in 2023 as compared to 2022, primarily due to the implementation of various operating efficiencies and the positive impact of various strategic transactions announced or completed in 2023. The approval includes cash bonuses to Yinghua Chen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Roy Anderson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, in the amounts of $100,000 and $10,000, respectively.

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.

	ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Date: January 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Roy Anderson
		Roy Anderson
		Chief Financial Officer