GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 18, 2021 12:56PM EDT

October 18, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amergent Hospitality Group Inc. (OTCQB:AMHG) ("Amergent or the "Company"), owner, operator and franchisor of multiple nationally-recognized restaurant brands, today announced that the Company's CEO, Michael Pruitt, will present a company overview at the Dawson James 6thAnnual Small Cap Growth Conference at the Wyndham Grand Hotel inJupiter, Florida.

Mr. Pruitts presentation will take place onThursday, October 21at8:30AM EST. along with participating in one-on-one meetings with qualified investors throughout the conference.

Investors attending the event may request a one-on-one meeting through the conference coordinators.

About Amergent Hospitality Group Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Amergent owns, operates, and franchises fast, casual, and full-service restaurant brands, including American Burger Company, BGR - Burgers Grilled Right, Little Big Burger, PizzaRev, and a Hooters gaming venue. For more information, please visit:www.amergenthg.com.

About Dawson James Securities

Dawson James Securities, Inc., a member of FINRA/SIPC, is a full-service investment bank headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. http://www.dawsonjames.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as anticipate, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, predict, project, should, and will and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify suchforward-lookingstatements. All statements in this press release pertaining to our expectations relating to this acquisition constitute forward-looking statements. Theseforward-lookingstatementsare not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, capital requirements and need for additional financing, our ability to operate our business and generate profits, decline in global financial markets and economic downturn resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19 global pandemic, business interruptions resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19 global pandemic, and general risk factors affecting the restaurant industry, including current economic climate, costs of labor and food prices These and other risks, assumptions and uncertainties are described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file or furnish with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which you are encouraged to read. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by suchforward-lookingstatements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on theseforward-lookingstatements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We expressly disclaim any current intention to update publicly anyforward-lookingstatementafter the distribution of thisrelease, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.

Amergent Hospitality Group Inc. Investor Contact:

Jason Assad678-570-6791IR@amergenthg.com