Empery Digital Inc. (EMPD) · Nov 2, 2026 · Other events

Empery Digital buyback continues, but AI buildout remains uncommitted

Buyback update — 167,809 shares repurchased at $2.88

Empery Digital’s latest buyback update shows continued share retirements, but adds no new commitment or milestone for its AI infrastructure strategy.

Empery Digital is transitioning from a bitcoin-treasury vehicle toward AI infrastructure and data-center investments, including a planned Midwest project and a strategic investment in Cardinal Data Power. The company had already announced on October 26, 2026 that it was resuming repurchases while preserving capital for those opportunities.

The filing confirms execution, not a new strategic shift. Empery repurchased 167,809 shares during the week ended October 30 at an average $2.88, bringing cumulative repurchases to 26.53 million shares. That is consistent with the prior week’s disclosed restart of the program, so the main information is continued activity rather than a surprise change in capital allocation.

Week ended Oct. 30, 2026Program totalAfter repurchases
Shares repurchased (Financial Data)167,80926,531,308
Average purchase price (Financial Data)$2.88
Shares outstanding (Financial Data)29,527,146
Remaining authorization (Financial Data)~$200 million~$50 million

The buyback modestly reduces the share count but does not yet advance the AI story. Shares outstanding fell to 29.53 million after giving effect to the potential exercise of 1.65 million pre-funded warrants, while approximately $50 million remains under the authorization. The filing reiterates that repurchases will be opportunistic and balanced against future AI infrastructure commitments, but it provides no lease signing, project financing, tenant commitment, or operating milestone.

The signal is therefore routine rather than incremental. The company is still allocating capital between shrinking the equity base and funding a largely future-facing data-center strategy; this release confirms that balance but does not materially change it. 〔0〕

Bottom line: Empery is steadily executing its already-announced buyback, but this filing does not materially change the broader bitcoin-to-AI infrastructure story.

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Original filing on SEC EDGAR

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