{"id":1006407,"date":"2026-09-28T16:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/atg-capital-highlights-empery-digitals-low-road-campaign-of-misleading-statements-attempted-distractions-and-lack-of-accountability-for-breach-of-fundamental-fiduciary-duties\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:16:42","slug":"atg-capital-highlights-empery-digitals-low-road-campaign-of-misleading-statements-attempted-distractions-and-lack-of-accountability-for-breach-of-fundamental-fiduciary-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/atg-capital-highlights-empery-digitals-low-road-campaign-of-misleading-statements-attempted-distractions-and-lack-of-accountability-for-breach-of-fundamental-fiduciary-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"ATG Capital Highlights Empery Digital\u2019s Low-Road Campaign of Misleading Statements, Attempted Distractions and Lack of Accountability for Breach of Fundamental Fiduciary Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Issues Rebuttal Presentation and Stockholder Letter Setting the Record Straight and Calls on the Board to Take Responsibility for its Breach of Fiduciary Duties<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n Highlights the Complementary Skillsets its Directors Nominees Would Bring to the Board<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n Calls on all Stockholders to Vote \u201cFOR\u201d its Four Directors Nominees <\/em>\n <\/p>\n

MIAMI, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ATG Capital Management LP (\u201cATG Capital\u201d), together with certain of its affiliates, is the beneficial owner of 4,500,000 shares, or more than 16% of, of Empery Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: EMPD) (\u201cEmpery Digital\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) and its largest non-affiliated stockholder, today announced the release of a rebuttal presentation spotlighting the many blatantly false and misleading claims made in the Company\u2019s September 17, 2026 presentation and in its other recent communications to shareholders, as well as a stockholder letter.<\/p>\n

The full rebuttal presentation can be found at link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ATG Capital also issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

\n \u201cFurther, as detailed in the presentation we released today, we are deeply troubled that the Company continues to misrepresent the facts, make plainly false statements and refuse to take responsibility for breaching its fiduciary duties.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n The Company has repeatedly claimed that ATG Capital has no alternative plan for Empery Digital’s future. But how could any stockholder offer an alternative strategy, when the incumbent Board has already committed the Company and its balance sheet to a new plan without asking stockholders? What stockholders deserve and what we offer is independent oversight of the Company\u2019s next phase. After its digital asset treasury strategy failed, the Board changed course and turned the Company into a minority investor in real estate transactions. Stockholders got no vote on this new direction and no say on who sits on the Board overseeing it. Stockholders deserve independent oversight from individuals whose priority will be to protect their interests.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n ATG Capital believes the boardroom needs fresh directors who have corporate governance experience and no ties to Chairman and Co-CEO Ryan Lane. They would make sure this pivot is properly overseen and serves the interests of all Empery Digital stockholders.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

The full text of the letter is included below:<\/p>\n

September 28, 2026<\/p>\n

Dear Fellow Empery Stockholder:<\/p>\n

Empery Digital Inc.\u2019s (\u201cEmpery\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) board of directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d) has responded to poor returns with another strategic pivot, to a call for change with an effort to keep competing nominees off the ballot, and to criticism with a campaign of distortions and personal attacks. Stockholders should not reward that record with another term for every incumbent. We urge you to elect ATG Capital Opportunities Fund LP\u2019s (\u201cATG Capital\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d) four nominees at the upcoming October 14 annual meeting of stockholders (the \u201cAnnual Meeting\u201d) by voting the enclosed GOLD card. If you have already voted on the Company\u2019s white card, a later-dated vote is all that counts.<\/p>\n

\n ISS SUPPORTS BOARD CHANGE AT EMPERY<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

A leading independent proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services (\u201cISS\u201d), has now concluded that ATG Capital has made a case for change. ISS recommends that stockholders vote on ATG Capital\u2019s GOLD<\/strong> universal proxy card FOR<\/strong> Gabriel D. Gliksberg and Aaron T. Morris, WITHHOLD <\/strong>support from Ian Read and Orn Olason, and vote AGAINST<\/strong> approval of the Company\u2019s equity incentive plan.<\/p>\n

In explaining its recommendation, ISS, a leading independent proxy advisory firm, stated:<\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe board\u2019s rejection of the dissident nominations appears to be an unjustified substitution of the board\u2019s judgment for that of shareholders<\/strong>. In addition, the board\u2019s functioning, details of which have come to light in trial, has been less than robust. Against this backdrop, the dissident has made a case for change<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

We welcome ISS\u2019s support for Messrs. Gliksberg and Morris. ATG Capital urges stockholders to elect all four of our nominees: James C. Elbaor, Gabriel D. Gliksberg, Meredith S. Kirshenbaum and Aaron T. Morris at the Annual Meeting. Together with the five Company nominees we do not oppose, they would bring meaningful change to Empery without giving ATG Capital control of the Board.<\/p>\n

\n THE BOARD\u2019S LOW-ROAD CAMPAIGN CANNOT ERASE ITS RECORD<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

This election is not about whether Empery can assemble a list of false accusations against ATG Capital. It is about whether the directors responsible for its performance and governance have earned your trust and confidence to remain in those positions. Their campaign seeks to reverse those roles: the stockholder demanding accountability is put on trial, while the directors asking for reelection avoid answering for their own decisions. Instead of taking responsibility for the Company\u2019s poor performance and the Delaware Chancery Court\u2019s finding that it breached its fiduciary duties, the Board has focused its energy on entrenching\u00a0 itself and trying to stoke fear in its stockholders with ever-shifting false accusations about ATG Capital.<\/p>\n

ISS\u2019s findings cut through these diversions. Its concern is not merely that stockholders and directors disagree over strategy, it is that the Board tried to decide who stockholders could vote for by depriving stockholders of any alternative, and that the Board\u2019s own functioning has been deficient. A Board that tried to prevent a contested election should not win it by changing the subject. Its low-road campaign is another example of why stockholders should not trust this Board and another reason for them to demand change.<\/p>\n

\n FROM ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO BITCOIN TO DATA CENTERS: STOCKHOLDERS BEAR THE LOSSES WHILE THE BOARD\u2019S STRATEGY KEEPS CHANGING<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Empery has moved from electric vehicles to a bitcoin treasury and now into AI data-center investments, all in a little over a year. Each new direction asks stockholders to place fresh confidence in the directors overseeing it. What has been missing is a convincing explanation of why those directors continue to deserve that confidence after their latest strategy failed to deliver.<\/p>\n

ISS put the problem plainly: \u201c[M]uch shareholder value was destroyed in the company\u2019s foray into the DAT market,\u201d and it questioned how long shareholders\u2019 patience would continue if the next pivot failed, noting that the Company\u2019s strategy has \u201cchanged twice in less than a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Company\u2019s own presentation shows a 71% share-price decline from August 7, 2025 through September 15, 2026, compared with a 35% decline in bitcoin. Its defense is that underperformance is \u201cnot unique.\u201d Other companies\u2019 losses do not excuse Empery\u2019s. Even over the period the Board selected, stockholders suffered a decline roughly twice that of bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Nor have the buybacks resolved the valuation problem. After reporting the repurchase of 26.2 million shares, which the Company claims was the \u201csector\u2019s largest buyback,\u201d Empery acknowledged that the NAV discount persisted.\u00a0 Its September 15 figures show a $2.88 share price against $4.72 of NAV per share, a discount of approximately 39%.\u00a0 The Board cannot ask stockholders to judge its next strategy on its optimistic projections while dismissing the actual results of its last one.<\/p>\n

\n THE COURT FOUND A BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY TO ITS STOCKHOLDERS<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

On August 28, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the Board\u2019s rejection of ATG Capital\u2019s nomination notice \u201cwas inequitable and constituted a breach of the directors\u2019 fiduciary duties.\u201d\u00a0 The Court found that the asserted contractual violations \u201cdid not exist\u201d and that excluding our nominees \u201cassured the incumbents an uncontested election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Board\u2019s own words explain the stakes and its motivations. The opinion cites Mr. Lane describing the poison pill as \u201cnecessary in order for the board to remain in its position.\u201d\u00a0 Mr. Read testified that the nomination dispute was \u201cnot so much about the bylaws as\u00a0 about the suitability\u201d of the stockholder challenging them.\u00a0 The Court\u2019s answer was clear: directors could argue their case to stockholders, but they could not use an erroneous interpretation of the bylaws to take that choice away.<\/p>\n

The directors have appealed, continuing to spend stockholders\u2019 money seemingly to protect their own reputations, with argument scheduled for October 7. But an appeal is not a vindication, and the Board\u2019s campaign cannot turn a finding that it breached its duties into evidence that it protected stockholders. ISS reached its own conclusion: the invalidation and the Board\u2019s \u201c\u2019kitchen sink\u2019 approach\u2026 evidence[d] a board that is willing to unjustifiably substitute its judgment for that of its shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: THE BOARD CANNOT DEFEND ITS RECORD BY REWRITING OURS<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

The Board wants stockholders to believe this contest was forced upon it by an investor who refused dialogue, rejected a Board seat and is interested only in recovering expenses. That account diverts attention from the decisions these directors made. More importantly, it does not withstand comparison with the Company\u2019s own disclosures.<\/p>\n

ATG sought Board change. The Board rejected it. That is not a refusal to engage.<\/p>\n

Empery accuses ATG of refusing engagement \u201cat every turn.\u201d\u00a0 Yet its own proxy records that it was our counsel who requested a call on February 5, discussed material Board change on February 6, and was told on February 12 that the \u201cBoard did not believe changes to the Board\u2019s composition were warranted.\u201d<\/p>\n

That chronology establishes a distinction the Board would prefer stockholders overlook: we did not refuse to engage; we refused to accept that no Board change was needed<\/strong>. Directors are entitled to disagree with a stockholder\u2019s proposal. They are not entitled to recast that disagreement as the stockholder\u2019s unwillingness to talk.<\/p>\n

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\n An invitation to discuss buybacks is not an offer of a Board seat.<\/em>
\n <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

ATG Capital was not<\/u><\/strong> offered Board representation before litigation. The February invitation was to provide feedback on share repurchases, not to join the Board.<\/p>\n

ISS identified a separate problem with the Company\u2019s account: the Board told ISS that an original seat offer was made in April, yet that purported offer was omitted from the proxy\u2019s Background of the Solicitation. If the Board wants stockholders to credit its willingness to compromise, it should be able to provide a complete and consistent account of what it offered and when. An invitation to comment on capital allocation cannot be repackaged as an opportunity to help oversee it.<\/p>\n

The record is clear from both the Company and our proxy statements: after the Company broke off discussions on February 12, ATG Capital did not hear from the Company again until the March 26 rejection of our nomination notice. Even then, ATG Capital responded to the Company on March 29 disputing the rejection and requesting that the Company rescind the rejection in an effort to avoid litigation. The Company never responded, and we were forced to initiate litigation to protect the stockholder franchise.<\/p>\n

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\n The vote elects directors. It does not approve a payment to ATG Capital.<\/em>
\n <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

ATG Capital is bearing its solicitation expenses, and electing our four nominees would neither authorize reimbursement nor give ATG Capital control of a nine-member Board to push through such a reimbursement. Meanwhile, Empery estimates that it will have $22.5 million in incremental solicitation costs from defending actions that the Delaware Chancery Court found to be a breach of its fiduciary duties \u2013 over one-fourth of its market capitalization.\u00a0 Of these massive expenses, approximately $20.5 million of which had already been incurred as of its proxy disclosure.<\/p>\n

The Board\u2019s focus on ATG Capital\u2019s expenses invites stockholders to scrutinize the cost of challenging these directors while overlooking the cost of their response to stockholders. The question on your ballot is not whether ATG Capital should be reimbursed. It is whether these directors should be reelected<\/strong>. Their performance, their governance and the credibility of their explanations should determine your answer.<\/p>\n

The Company\u2019s low-road campaign is not separate from its governance problem. It reveals how these directors respond when stockholders challenge their judgment: disagreement becomes \u201crefusal,\u201d an invitation becomes a claimed concession, and an election about their record becomes an attack on the stockholder demanding change. Stockholders should reject that approach and vote FOR<\/u><\/strong> ATG Capital\u2019s four nominees.<\/p>\n

\n THE BOARD\u2019S EXPLANATIONS FOR ITS CAPITAL ALLOCATION DECISIONS DO NOT ADD UP.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

ISS highlighted that the Company\u2019s March 23 announcement of an offering (the \u201cOffering\u201d) to reduce debt occurred just one week after it had said it had \u201cadequate cash to execute share repurchases and maintain appropriate leverage ratios\u201d and execute potential debt repayment.\u00a0 ISS\u2019s assessment was unequivocal: \u201cThe contradictions among these component statements are evident.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not an argument over wording. Stockholders deciding whether to entrust these directors with another strategy need to understand why the Company raises capital, why it repurchases shares and how those decisions fit together. Contradictory explanations prevent stockholders from evaluating the discipline the Board claims to exercise.<\/p>\n

If the Offering was not needed to reduce Company debt, why was it undertaken? ATG Capital believes the Board undertook the Offering to further entrench and insulate itself from being held accountable to stockholders by placing additional shares in presumably \u201cfriendly\u201d hands. AI-generated transcripts of Board meetings, produced in the litigation, show that at a March 16 Board meeting \u2013 one week prior to the announcement of the Offering \u2013 Mr. Lane suggested that a potential strategic acquirer purchase \u201c20% of our shares in the market\u201d at a discount, calling it \u201cvery powerful in this situation because we can have someone that has substantial ownership when those guys [i.e. ATG Capital and Tice Brown] are stuck down at 12 and a half [percent under the poison pill]. So [the potential buyer] plus my hedge fund would be a substantial vote and could [] beat them up.\u201d<\/p>\n

ATG Capital has challenged the validity of the Offering and contends that entry into the Offering constituted a further breach of the directors\u2019 fiduciary duties. This claim was not expedited and is still pending before the Delaware Court of Chancery. ATG Capital has requested that, to the extent\u00a0 the Delaware Court of Chancery determines that the Offering constituted a breach of fiduciary duty,\u00a0 the Court \u201csterilize\u201d or offset the effect of the Offering by enjoining an equivalent number of shares controlled by the defendant directors or Empery Asset Management, LP from being counted in the Annual Meeting results.<\/p>\n

\n ANOTHER STRATEGIC PIVOT DEMANDS MORE SCRUTINY, NOT ANOTHER FREE PASS<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Empery\u2019s pivot into data-center investments will require disciplined capital allocation, careful scrutiny of counterparties and meaningful oversight of execution. ISS identified exactly why the Board\u2019s deficiencies matter now:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, the infirm functioning of the company\u2019s board and committees present legitimate reasons for shareholders to be concerned, at the very moment when the company is transitioning again to a new business model, and strong board and committee oversight is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Board\u2019s claim that ATG Capital has \u201cno plan\u201d avoids that issue. The Company\u2019s plan has been decided. We believe stockholders need competent independent voices in the boardroom to now oversee its next strategy. Our priorities are concrete: reduce expenses, improve transparency, address the NAV discount, and rigorously compare new investments with debt repayment, repurchases, a tender offer or returning capital. Those alternatives should be tested on their merits, not rejected because this Board chose yet another new strategy prior to the current board ever facing an election after the adoption of the DAT strategy.<\/p>\n

Our nominees would bring skill sets that will be beneficial to the Company as it transitions to its newest phase. Specifically, Mr. Elbaor\u2019s investment, finance and public-board experience; Mr. Gliksberg\u2019s investment and board leadership; Ms. Kirshenbaum\u2019s legal and governance expertise; and Mr. Morris\u2019s stockholder-rights and board experience would add the capacity and willingness to ask the hard questions of management needed in the Company\u2019s transition. They would be four voices on a nine-member Board, not a controlling bloc. Their role would be to challenge assumptions and press for decisions that serve all stockholders.<\/p>\n

\n DO NOT GIVE THESE DIRECTORS ANOTHER TERM TO EXPLAIN AWAY THE LAST ONE<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

We believe the case for replacing Ryan Lane, Rohan Chauhan, Ian Read and Orn Olason is clear and compelling. Poor returns are not cured by a new presentation. A breach of fiduciary duty is not answered by attacking the stockholder who challenged it. And a campaign of distortions should not be rewarded with a vote of confidence.<\/p>\n

ISS supports change. The Court restored your ability to choose. Now stockholders must use that choice to put meaningful oversight in the boardroom. Vote FOR<\/u><\/strong> all four ATG nominees at the Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

ATG Capital<\/p>\n

VOTE FOR James C. Elbaor, Gabriel D. Gliksberg, Meredith S. Kirshenbaum and Aaron T. Morris. Also vote FOR John Kim, Matthew Homer, Jonathan Foster, Adrian Solgaard and E. Taylor Robertson. WITHHOLD from Ryan Lane, Rohan Chauhan, Ian Read and Orn Olason; vote AGAINST Proposal 2, the equity incentive plan, and FOR Proposal 3, auditor ratification.<\/p>\n

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\n Vote FOR no more than nine director nominees<\/u>
\n <\/strong>. If you already voted, you can change your vote by submitting a later-dated valid GOLD proxy. For assistance, contact Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC: (212) 257-1311 \/ (888) 368-0379 or info@saratogaproxy.com.<\/p>\n

\n Vote FOR ATG Capital’s Four Nominees<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

\n Vote FOR James C. Elbaor, Gabriel D. Gliksberg, Meredith S. Kirshenbaum and Aaron T. Morris <\/strong>to support a refreshed Board focused on maximizing value for ALL Empery stockholders.<\/p>\n

\n Do NOT vote for Rohan Chauhan, Ryan Lane, Orn Olason or Ian Read.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

\n Questions about how to vote?<\/strong> Contact Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC at \u00a0(212) 257-1311, (888) 368-0379 or info@saratogaproxy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n About ATG Capital Management LP<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

ATG Capital Management LP is a privately-held investment firm that manages investment vehicles for select accredited investors. ATG Capital invests primarily in public equity markets, utilizing alternative strategies including direct and constructive engagement, in pursuit of providing superior investment returns.<\/p>\n

\n Media & Investor Contact<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC
John Ferguson, (212) 257-1311
jferguson@saratogaproxy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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