ATLANTA, GA – – (Globe Newswire – January 14, 2026) – – A shareholder class action lawsuit has been filed against Smart Digital Group Limited (“SDM” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SDM). The lawsuit alleges that Defendants issued false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) SDM was the subject of a market manipulation and fraudulent promotion scheme involving social-media based misinformation and impersonators posing as financial professionals; (2) insiders and/or affiliates used and/or intended to use offshore or nominee accounts to facilitate the coordinated dumping of shares during a price inflation campaign; (3) SDM’s public statements and risk disclosures omitted any mention of realized risk of fraudulent trading or market manipulation used to drive the Company’s stock price; and (4) as a result, SDM securities were at unique risk of a sustained suspension in trading by either or both of the SEC and NASDAQ.

If you purchased SDM shares between May 5, 2025 and September 26, 2025, at 9:34 AM EST, and experienced a significant loss on that investment, you are encouraged to discuss your legal rights by contacting Corey D. Holzer, Esq. at cholzer@holzerlaw.com, by toll-free telephone at (888) 508-6832, or by visiting the firm’s website at www.holzerlaw.com/case/smart-digital-group/ for more information.

The deadline to ask the court to be appointed lead plaintiff in the case is March 16, 2026.