SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. (Amendment)

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SC 13D/A 1 formsc13da.htm

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)

 

ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

01917019

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

Knighted Pastures LLC

1933 S. Broadway Suite 746

Los Angeles, CA 90007

Attention: Roy Choi

(213) 222-8589

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

August 29, 2023

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box:

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

   
CUSIP No. 0191701913D/APage 2 of 5 Page

 

1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  Knighted Pastures LLC
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
   

(a) ☐

(b) ☒

3 SEC USE ONLY
   
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  WC
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON WITH

7 SOLE VOTING POWER
   
  0
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
   
  8,161,334 (1)
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
  0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
  8,161,334 (1)

11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  8,161,334 (1)
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       ☐
 
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
   
  22.06% (2)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  OO

 

(1) Includes 190,000 warrants to purchase Common Shares at $11.50 per share

(2) Percentage calculated based on 37,004,273 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of August 9, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2023.

 

   
CUSIP No. 0191701913D/APage 3 of 5 Page

 

1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  Roy Choi
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
   

(a) ☐

(b) ☒

3 SEC USE ONLY
   
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  PF
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON WITH

7 SOLE VOTING POWER
   
  0
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
   
 

8,418,120 (1)

9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
  0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
 

8,418,120 (1)

11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
 

8,418,120

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       ☐
 
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
   
 

22.75% (2)

14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  IN

 

(1) Consists of 7,971,334 Common Shares and 190,000 warrants to purchase Common Shares at $11.50 per share owned by Knighted Pastures LLC, and 256,786 Common Shares owned by Roy Choi.

(2) Percentage calculated based on 37,004,273 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of August 9, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2023.

 

   
CUSIP No. 0191701913D/APage 4 of 5 Page

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D

 

Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Shares of the Issuer on January 29, 2021, Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on December 13, 2021, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on December 27, 2021, and Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on February 9, 2022 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

The following paragraphs of Item 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(a) – (b) The information requested by these paragraphs is incorporated herein by reference to the cover pages to this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D.

 

(c) Since the date of filing of the Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D, the following transactions were effected by the Reporting Persons:

 

Knighted Pastures LLC acquired 171,824 Common Shares on February 23, 2022 at a weighted average price of $1.82 per share. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.71 to $1.88, inclusive.

 

Knighted Pastures LLC acquired 87,900 Common Shares on February 24, 2022 at a weighted average price of $1.76 per share. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.70 to $1.80, inclusive.

 

Roy Choi acquired 151,993 Common Shares on August 28, 2023 at a weighted average price of $0.94 per share. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.84 to $0.96, inclusive.

 

Roy Choi acquired 3,793 Common Shares on August 29, 2023 at a weighted average price of $1.03 per share. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.96 to $1.05, inclusive.

 

   
CUSIP No. 0191701913D/APage 5 of 5 Page

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: September 7, 2023 /s/ Roy Choi
  Roy Choi

 

Dated: September 7, 2023 Knighted Pastures LLC
   
  /s/ Roy Choi
  Name: Roy Choi
  Title: Manager

 

   

 

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