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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): June 1, 2022
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | 001-40828 | 87-0970919 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, California 94104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
415-295-6085
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 Instructions A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class: | | Trading Symbol(s): | | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | AKA | | New York Stock Exchange |
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. ☒
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 1, 2022, a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 124,764,565 shares, or 96.98% of the total shares entitled to vote, were represented at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
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| | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 1. | To elect the Class I Directors listed below: | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher J. Dean | | 119,314,373 | | | 3,032,175 | | | 5,452 | | | 2,412,565 | |
| Ilene Eskenazi | | 121,400,485 | | | 949,666 | | | 1,849 | | | 2,412,565 | |
| Matthew G. Hamilton | | 119,320,278 | | | 3,026,471 | | | 5,251 | | | 2,412,565 | |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. | | 124,271,227 | | | 484,322 | | | 9,016 | | | — | |
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.
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| | a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. |
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| Date: June 2, 2022 | By: | /s/ Ciaran Long |
| | Name: | Ciaran Long |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |