Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BRAC (Common Stock),
BRACU, BRACW, BRACR) and Allied Esports International, Inc. (Allied
Esports), a global esports entertainment company, today announced
that executives Ken DeCubellis and Frank Ng will present at the
31st Annual ROTH Conference in Orange County, California, on
Monday, March 18, at 5:30 p.m. EDT (2:30 p.m. PDT) and at the
Sidoti & Company Spring 2019 Investor Conference in New York on
Thursday, March 28, at 8 a.m. EDT.
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DeCubellis and Ng will discuss BRAC’s previously announced
agreement to acquire Allied Esports and WPT Enterprises, Inc., from
Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. They also will talk about the
growing esports industry and the company’s strategies for
growth.
The presentations will be webcast live on the Investor Relations
section of the BRAC’s website at https://ir.blackridgeacq.com/, and
will be archived and available for 90 days following each event.
Until the transaction closes, Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. remains
a separate public company, and its common stock is listed on the
NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol BRAC.
Investors attending the ROTH Conference will also have the
chance to watch and participate in live video game experiences at
the HyperX Esports Truck, North America’s first mobile esports
touring arena, on Sunday and Monday, March 17-18. Owned and
operated by Allied Esports, the state-of-the-art, 80-foot,
18-wheel, 35-ton semi-trailer unfolds with a push of a button to
become a self-contained mobile arena featuring a competition stage
with full production facilities, a caster studio, social media
center and VIP lounge.
For additional information on the 31st Annual ROTH Conference,
which will be held March 17-19, at The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel
hotel in Dana Point, Calif., visit ROTH Conference.
For additional information on the Sidoti & Company Spring
2019 Investor Conference, visit Sidoti Conference.
About Allied Esports
Named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list
for 2019, Allied Esports is a premier esports entertainment company
with a global network of dedicated esports properties and content
production facilities. Its mission is to connect players, streamers
and fans via integrated arenas and mobile esports trucks around the
world that serve as both gaming battlegrounds and every day content
generation hubs. Allied Esports is a subsidiary of Ourgame
International (SEHK:899), owner of WPT Enterprises, Inc., the
operator of The World Poker Tour®. Ourgame has entered into an
agreement with Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BRAC) to
combine, and once all applicable shareholder and regulatory
consents have been obtained, and the other conditions to closing
have been satisfied, Allied Esports and the World Poker Tour to
form Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc.
Through direct operation and affiliate relationships via the
Allied Esports Property Network, the first esports venue affiliate
program available to partners looking to open new esports
facilities around the world, Allied Esports locations currently
include 11 properties in the top three esports markets across the
globe: North America’s HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas, HyperX
Esports Truck “Big Meta,” Esports Arena Orange County and Esports
Arena Oakland; Europe’s HyperX Esports Truck “Big Betty” and HyperX
Studio in Hamburg, Germany; and China’s Lianmeng Dianjing in
Beijing, Lianmeng Dianjing SEG Arena in Shenzhen, Lianmeng Dianjing
Tianjin Arena, Lianmeng Dianjing Gui’an Arena and Lianmeng Dianjing
LGD Gaming Hangzhou Arena. The Allied Esports Property Network’s
12th property, developed by Fortress Esports, is expected to open
in Melbourne, Australia in 2019. For more information about Allied
Esports visit AlliedEsports.gg and follow @AlliedEsports.
About Black Ridge Acquisition Corp.
Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition
company sponsored by Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. (OTCQB: ANFC)
for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more businesses or assets. Black
Ridge Acquisition Corp. completed its initial public offering in
October 2017, raising $138 million in cash proceeds.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements may relate to the proposed
transaction between Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. and Ourgame
International Holdings Limited (the “Proposed Transaction”) and any
other statements relating to future results, strategy and plans of
Black Ridge and Ourgame (including certain projections and business
trends, and statements which may be identified by the use of the
words “plans,” “expects” or “does not expect,” “estimated,” “is
expected,” “budget,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “forecasts,”
“intends,” “anticipates” or “does not anticipate,” or “believes,”
or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “would,” “might,”
“projects,” “will” or “will be taken,” “occur” or “be achieved”).
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates
of management of Black Ridge or Ourgame, as the case may be, as of
the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors
that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance
or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. For Ourgame, these
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, its
revenues and operating performance, general economic conditions,
industry trends, legislation or regulatory requirements affecting
the business in which it is engaged, management of growth, its
business strategy and plans, the result of future financing efforts
and its dependence on key personnel. For Black Ridge, factors
include, but are not limited to, the successful combination of
Black Ridge with Ourgame’s business, amount of redemptions, the
ability to retain key personnel and the ability to achieve
stockholder and regulatory approvals and to successfully close the
Proposed Transaction. Additional information on these and other
factors that may cause actual results and Black Ridge’s performance
to differ materially is included in Black Ridge’s periodic reports
filed with the SEC, including but not limited to Black Ridge’s Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and subsequent Forms
10-Q. Copies may be obtained by contacting Black Ridge or the SEC.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date
hereof, and Black Ridge undertakes no obligations to update or
revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and is
neither an offer to sell or purchase, nor the solicitation of an
offer to buy or sell any securities, nor is it a solicitation of
any vote, consent, or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to or
in connection with the Proposed Transaction or otherwise, nor shall
there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any
jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.
Participants in Solicitation
Black Ridge and Ourgame, and their respective directors and
executive officers, may be deemed participants in the solicitation
of proxies of Black Ridge stockholders in respect of the Proposed
Transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers
of Black Ridge is set forth in Black Ridge’s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2017. Information about the directors and
executive officers of Ourgame and more detailed information
regarding the identity of all potential participants, and their
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
is set forth in Black Ridge’s proxy statement. Investors may obtain
additional information about the interests of such participants by
reading such proxy statement on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
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