Month: September 2026

Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magic Empire Global Limited (NASDAQ: MEGL) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) of 2,678,572 units (each a “Unit”) at an offering price of US$1.12 per Unit.

Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, no par value (each, a “Class A Ordinary Share”) and one warrant to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share (or up to nine Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the alternative cashless exercise (zero exercise price option) (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will have an exercise price of US$1.12 per Class A Ordinary Share and will be exercisable beginning on the issuance date and ending on the one-year anniversary of the issuance date.

The Company expects to receive aggregate gross proceeds of US$3 million from the Offering, before deducting placement agent commissions and other estimated expenses payable by the Company, excluding the exercise of any Warrant offered.

The Offering is expected to close on or about September 29, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Chaince Securities, LLC is acting as the Sole Placement Agent for the Offering.

The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-298796), as amended, previously filed and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus related to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus may be obtained, when available, from Chaince Securities, LLC at info@chaincesecurities.com.

About Magic Empire Global Limited

Established in 2016, Magic Empire Global Limited is a financial services provider in Hong Kong which principally engage in the provision of corporate finance advisory services. Its service offerings mainly comprise (i) IPO sponsorship services; (ii) financial advisory and independent financial advisory services; (iii) compliance advisory services; and (iv) corporate services. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at https://www.meglmagic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this announcement. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC.

For more information, please contact:

Chaince Securities, LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10020
www.chaincesecurities.com
info@chaincesecurities.com

Magic Empire Global Limited

Suite 5A, 15/F, Sino Plaza
255-257 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Main Phone: + 852 2889 8778
www.meglmagic.com
Wangmei@megltech.com

Five Executives and Directors Purchased 815,000 ATCH Shares with Personal Funds

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: ATCH) (“AtlasClear” or the “Company”), a company building regulated financial infrastructure for smaller institutions, fintechs and advisors, today announced that five members of its executive leadership and Board of Directors purchased an aggregate of 815,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with their personal funds in transactions executed on September 24 and 25, 2026.

According to Form 4s filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, the reporting persons were Executive Chairman John Schaible (100,000 shares); President Craig Ridenhour (100,000 shares); Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel Sandip Patel (100,000 shares); and directors Thomas Jon Hammond (500,000 shares) and Steven J. Carlson (15,000 shares). The aggregate transaction value was approximately $162,500, calculated using the prices reported in the filings. The shares were purchased by these individuals and were not awarded to them by the Company.

“These purchases reflect our confidence in AtlasClear and our continued alignment with AtlasClear shareholders as we execute on the Company’s strategic objectives,” said John Schaible, Executive Chairman. “Members of our leadership team and Board are shareholders alongside our investors, and we remain focused on building the business and creating long-term shareholder value.”

The Form 4s originally filed on September 28 contained an incorrect transaction code for the purchases, which initially coded the transactions as acquired as if granted to the directors by the Company. The amended Form 4s indicating the shares being acquired in open market purchases have been filed with the SEC as of this release.

About AtlasClear Holdings, Inc.
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: ATCH) is building a technology-enabled financial services platform designed for trading, clearing, settlement, and banking for emerging financial institutions and fintechs. Through its wholly owned subsidiary AtlasClearing, Inc. (formerly Wilson-Davis & Co., Inc.), a full-service correspondent broker-dealer registered with the SEC and FINRA, and its planned acquisition of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming, AtlasClear seeks to deliver a vertically integrated suite of brokerage, clearing, risk management, regulatory, and commercial banking solutions. For more information, follow us on LinkedIn or X and visit www.atlasclear.com.

To stay up to date on AtlasClear’s platform strategy and market perspective, subscribe to the Company’s YouTube channel and watch the Clearing the View by AtlasClear video series

Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, that reflect AtlasClear Holdings’ current views with respect to, among other things, its future operations and financial performance. Forward-looking statements in this communication may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected future growth
These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: the Company’s failure to enter into definitive agreements with the digital asset business or the Dawson James parties, or its failure to complete the proposed acquisitions on favorable terms or at all; failure to receive the required regulatory approvals for the proposed acquisitions, including the acquisition of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming; the Company’s inability to integrate, and to realize the benefits of, the proposed acquisitions; delays in onboarding correspondent broker-dealers or the failure of correspondent relationships to generate the anticipated revenue; changes in general economic or political conditions; changes in the markets that AtlasClear targets; slowdowns in securities or digital asset trading or shifting demand for trading, clearing and settling financial products; and any change in laws applicable to AtlasClear or any regulatory or judicial interpretation thereof. For additional information regarding risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. AtlasClear undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Company Contact:
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc.
Email: AtlasClearIR@atlasclear.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Jeff Ramson, CEO
PCG Advisory, Inc.
Email: jramson@pcgadvisory.com

HOUSTON, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kirby Corporation (“Kirby”) (NYSE: KEX) will announce its 2026 third quarter results at 6:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (“CDT”) on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. This announcement will be followed by an earnings conference call webcast at 7:30 a.m. CDT.

For listeners who wish to participate in the question and answer session via telephone, please pre-register at Kirby Earnings Call Registration. All registrants will receive dial-in information and a PIN allowing them to access the live call. To listen to the webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of Kirby’s website at www.kirbycorp.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for a period of one year by visiting the Investor Relations section of Kirby’s website.

The financial and other information to be discussed in the conference call will be available in the 2026 third quarter press release and in a Form 8-K to be posted prior to the call on Kirby’s website at www.kirbycorp.com.

Kirby Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, is the nation’s largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along all three United States coasts. Kirby transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. In addition, Kirby participates in the transportation of dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade. Through the distribution and services segment, Kirby provides equipment, after-market parts and services for power generation systems in applications that include behind the meter power systems and emergency backup systems, after-market and genuine replacement parts and services for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, specialized electrical distribution and controls systems, and related equipment used in power generation, marine, on-highway, oilfield services, and other industrial applications. Kirby also rents equipment including generators, industrial compressors, high-capacity lift trucks, construction equipment and refrigeration trailers for use in a variety of industrial markets. Kirby also manufactures and remanufactures specialized equipment, including pressure pumping units and electric fracturing systems, electric power generation equipment, and specialized electrical distribution and control equipment for data centers, oilfield service, railroad and other industrial customers.

CONTACT: Contact: Donny Chia
713-435-1077

Recognition reflects TTEC Digital’s leadership in helping enterprises scale AI, modernize operations, and drive measurable business outcomes

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TTEC Digital, one of the largest pure-play customer experience (CX) solutions partners for data, AI, and observability and security, today announced it has earned the Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award for 2026-2027. This marks TTEC Digital’s eleventh consecutive year earning Inner Circle membership.

What Inner Circle recognition means

Participation within Inner Circle is based on sales achievements that rank TTEC Digital in the top echelon of Microsoft’s AI Business Solutions global network of partners.

“Organizations are under pressure to turn AI investment into real business results,” said Chris Brown, president of TTEC Digital. “Our longstanding relationship with Microsoft lets us combine leading technology with deep customer experience expertise to help clients scale AI responsibly and realize value faster.”

What TTEC Digital’s Microsoft practice delivers

Through its Microsoft practice, TTEC Digital helps leading brands become frontier enterprises by identifying high-value opportunities for AI, business process modernization, and intelligent automation that accelerate productivity, improve customer outcomes, and create measurable business value. Command across the Microsoft platform — spanning business applications, cloud and AI platforms, and security — empowers organizations to move beyond AI pilots to enterprise-wide transformation and lasting competitive advantage.

“The measure of enterprise AI is not what it can demonstrate, but the measurable results it delivers in a live customer environment. Organizations need solutions that perform reliably under real conditions and produce outcomes they can quantify. That is what our Microsoft Practice delivers every day,” said Ross Lotharius, global leader of the Microsoft practice at TTEC Digital.

“Inner Circle partners represent our top selling partners worldwide. But it is more than a sales recognition; it’s a community of industry leaders who work closely with Microsoft to accelerate innovation, share experience, and shape the future of AI-powered business transformation. The collaboration and commitment to customer success demonstrated by this community helps us advance the entire AI Business Solutions partner ecosystem around the world to deliver transformative business outcomes at scale,” said Niels Jensen, Microsoft AI Business Solutions ERP lead in Enterprise Partner Solutions.

Inner Circle membership benefits

As part of Inner Circle membership, TTEC Digital will participate in the Inner Circle Summit in spring 2027 as well as virtual meetings between September 2026 and June 2027, where members have a unique opportunity to discuss strategy with Microsoft executives and other Inner Circle partners, learn more about Microsoft’s roadmaps and future plans, establish strong executive connections, and collaborate on best practices.

Additional Microsoft designations

TTEC Digital’s recognition as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Service Partner of the Year and its Solution Partner designations and specializations across AI Business Solutions and Cloud & AI Platforms further underscore the company’s commitment to delivering transformative outcomes for clients.

To learn more about TTEC Digital’s collaboration with Microsoft, visit: https://ttecdigital.com/partners/microsoft.

About TTEC Digital

TTEC Digital is one of the largest pure-play Customer Experience (CX) technology partners globally, with a deep foundation in data, AI, and observability & security with 2,000 technologists that innovate, architect, integrate, and operate CX technology solutions for more than 1,000 clients across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. TTEC Digital defines CX as everything that happens between a company and its customers: every conversation, every channel, every touchpoint, and the technology that makes those experiences possible. Certified at the highest tier across every major CX technology platform covering data, analytics, contact center, CRM, cloud, and frontier AI, we are a single accountable partner, from the first architecture decision through deployment and ongoing operations. The company’s professional services, managed services, proprietary software, and forward-deployed engineers give clients the depth of a global firm and the agility of a strategic partner — measured on outcomes delivered, not hours billed. Learn more at ttecdigital.com.

CONTACT: Media Contact:
Meredith Mathews
Meredith.mathews@ttec.com