8-K - TOON - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2023

GENIUS

BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada<br><br> <br>(State or other jurisdiction<br><br> of incorporation or organization)	001-37950<br><br> <br>(Commission File Number)	20-4118216<br><br> <br>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

190

N. Canon Drive, 4th Fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(310)

273-4222

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	GNUS	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 OtherEvents.

On February 28, 2023, Genius Brands International, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that since the closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock for the previous 10 consecutive business days, from February 13, 2023, through February 28, 2023, had been at $1.00 per share or greater, the Company had regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), and that this matter is now closed.

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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.

	GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: March 1, 2023	By:	/s/ Andy Heyward
	Name: Andy Heyward
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

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