A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp 8-K, filed Oct 2, 2023
A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA)
8-K
2023-10-02
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About this 8-K
A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp filed this 8-K on October 2, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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 2, 2023
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On October 2, 2023, the holder of a majority of the outstanding shares of the common stock of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (the “Company”), by written consent, removed Simon Beard, without cause, as a director from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and as a director from the Board of Directors of the Company's subsidiaries, effective immediately. In connection with Mr. Beard’s removal, and pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board intends to reduce the size of the Board from nine to eight members in order to eliminate the vacancy in Class II Directors caused by Mr. Beard’s removal.
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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.
| a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. | ||||||||
| Date: October 2, 2023 | By: | /s/ Ciaran Long | ||||||
| Name: | Ciaran Long | |||||||
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
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