Form 8-K

8-K — Empery Digital Inc.

Accession: 0001683168-26-007893

Filed: 2026-10-15

Period: 2026-10-14

CIK: 0001829794

SIC: 6199 (FINANCE SERVICES)

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): October 15, 2026 (October 14.

2026)

__________________________

Empery

Digital Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

__________________________

Delaware

001-40867

84-4882689

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2512 W Pecan St, Unit 230

Pflugerville, TX 78660

(Address of principal executive offices and zip

code)

(512) 400-4271

(Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General

Instruction A.2. below):

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).

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, par value $0.00001 per share

EMPD

NASDAQ

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).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check

mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting

standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Other Events.

On October 15, 2026, Empery Digital Inc. (the “Company”)

issued a press release providing preliminary results by the independent Inspector of Elections following the Company’s 2026 Annual

Meeting of Shareholders held on October 14, 2026. Company shareholders have elected eight of the Company’s director nominees to

serve on its nine-member Board of Directors (the “Board”). The directors elected to serve on the Board for the next

year are Ryan Lane, John Kim, Ian Read, Matthew Homer, Jonathan Foster, Adrian Solgaard, Rohan Chauhan, E. Taylor Robertson and Aaron

T. Morris.

The results announced are considered preliminary until final results

are tabulated and certified by the independent Inspector of Elections. Final results for all of the proposals voted on will be reported

on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and

is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed”

for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,

nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set

forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release issued on October 15, 2026.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

EMPERY DIGITAL INC.

Date: October 15, 2026

/s/ Greg Endo

Greg Endo

Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Empery Digital

Shareholders Elect Eight of the Company’s Director Nominees at the 2026 Annual Meeting

Board and Management Team Thank Shareholders

for their Feedback and Remain Focused on Executing the Company’s Strategy and Maximizing Long-Term Shareholder Value

AUSTIN, Texas – October 15, 2026 – Empery Digital

Inc. (NASDAQ: EMPD) (the “Company” or “Empery Digital”) announced that based on the preliminary results provided

by the independent Inspector of Elections following the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held yesterday, Empery Digital

shareholders have elected eight of the Company’s director nominees to serve on its nine member Board of Directors (the “Board”).

The directors elected to serve on the Board for the next year are Ryan Lane, John Kim, Ian Read, Matthew Homer, Jonathan Foster, Adrian

Solgaard, Rohan Chauhan, E. Taylor Robertson and Aaron T. Morris.

Ryan Lane, Chairman and Co-CEO of Empery Digital, said:

“We thank our shareholders for their support and confidence in

Empery Digital’s Board and management team. The past few weeks have given us an important chance to constructively engage with our

shareholders and listen to their valuable input. We are committed to continuing that constructive dialogue as we look to capitalize on

the AI infrastructure opportunity, which we believe is the most compelling value creation opportunity of our time.

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Örn Ólason

for his leadership and contributions to Empery Digital. We welcome Taylor Robertson and Aaron Morris to the Board and look forward to

working together to advance our strategy and create long-term value for all shareholders. The Board and the management team can now focus

all of our energy on moving this plan forward for shareholders.”

The results announced today are considered preliminary until final

results are tabulated and certified by the independent Inspector of Elections. Final results for all of the proposals voted on will be

reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Empery Digital

Empery Digital is focused on building long-term shareholder value through

its disciplined capital allocation strategy. The Company employs a bitcoin treasury strategy and is strategically expanding into AI infrastructure

and data center investments, partnering with operators that have decades of real-estate and energy infrastructure development experience

to capture growth at the intersection of digital assets and next-generation compute. Empery Digital is committed to transparency, efficiency,

and accountability, applying rigorous decision-making to drive sustainable, long-term shareholder value.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking

statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “achieve,” “advance,” “believe,”

“capitalize,” “continue,” “could,” “create,” “focus,” “forward,”

“future,” “growth,” “may,” “opportunity,” “position,” “potential,”

“preliminary,” “should,” “strategy,” “will,” and other words of similar meaning. These

forward-looking statements address various matters, which include, without limitation, statements regarding our strategy, future operations,

future financial position, return on investments including, but not limited to, statements relating to: strategy related to and value

creation potential of AI infrastructure opportunities; the Company’s relationship with certain affiliates of Hunt Properties and

the Hunt Family and any perceived benefits therefrom; the Company’s bitcoin strategy and statements relating to the Company’s

ability to create value for shareholders.

Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties

that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Applicable risks and uncertainties

include the risks and uncertainties regarding, among other things: our ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs;

changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; reduced demand for data centers or decreases in information

technology spending; increased competition or available supply of data center capacity; delays or disruptions in connectivity or availability

of power; deterioration in the relationship between the Company and Hunt Properties or Cardinal Data Power, Inc. (“CDP”),

or with potential data center tenants; the significant valuation uncertainty associated with the Company’s data center investments

and the Company’s ability to realize a return on such investments; the Company’s limited ability to influence the operations,

governance and strategic direction of its minority, non-controlling investments; the ability of CDP and Hunt Properties to negotiate and

execute definitive long-term leases on commercially acceptable terms; potential delays or other impediments, including regulatory, in

the development of proposed data centers; the Company’s operations and business, including the highly volatile nature of the price

of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; the Company’s stock price may be highly correlated to the price of the digital assets that

it holds; increased competition in the industries in which the Company operates; significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical

uncertainty regarding digital assets generally; the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purpose; the Company’s ability

to generate revenues from sales and generate cash from financing of inventory, sale of its products and Bitcoin derivatives; significant

decrease in the market value of the Company’s Bitcoin holdings; the Company’s reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection

with its activist defense matters pursuant to insurance coverage; the possibility that the final, certified results of the 2026 Annual

Meeting differ from the preliminary results; the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing through equity or debt offerings,

obtain borrowings from financing arrangements or generate cash from the sale of Bitcoin and the competitive environment of our business.

Other risks and uncertainties include those identified under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, (as amended by Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 21, 2026), and in our Quarterly

Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and any subsequent filings with the SEC.

As a result of these and other factors, we may not achieve the plans,

intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking

statements. The forward-looking statements reflect our views as of the date hereof. We do not assume and specifically disclaim any obligation

to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and

others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.

Empery Digital Contacts

For Sales: sales@emperydigital.com

For Investors: investors@emperydigital.com

For Marketing: marketing@emperydigital.com

For Media: Nicholas Leasure / Jacqueline Zuhse: teamemperydigital@reevemark.com

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