<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.7.0.58--><!--Created on: 10/2/2020 04:15:58 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, DC 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style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:14.18%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">3,665,814</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:top;width:34.29%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:12pt;text-indent:-12pt;margin:0pt;">James Fielding</p></td><td 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style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;width:14.18%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">3,665,814</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:34.29%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Michael Francis</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:23.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">11,091,091</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.58%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">108,103</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:14.18%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">3,665,814</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:top;width:34.29%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:12pt;text-indent:-12pt;margin:0pt;">Howard Liebaum</p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;width:23.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">11,087,941</p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;width:17.58%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">111,253</p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9e2f3;vertical-align:bottom;width:14.18%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">3,665,814</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:34.29%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:12pt;text-indent:-12pt;margin:0pt;">Deborah Weinswig</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:23.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">11,091,395</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.58%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">107,799</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:14.18%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">3,665,814</p></td><td 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  September 30, 2020
​
XCEL BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
​
​
Delaware
001-37527
76-0307819
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
​
1333 Broadway, New York, New York
10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (347) 727-2474
Not Applicable
(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 Instruction A.2. below):
◻
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
◻
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
◻
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
◻
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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. [ ]
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
​
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
XELB
NASDAQ Global Select Market
​
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
​
At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 30, 2020, the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting voted to (i) elect the six individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2021 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, and (ii)  approve to ratify the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
1)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
​
Names of Nominees
Number of Votes For
Number of
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robert W. D'Loren
​
11,091,299
​
107,895
​
3,665,814
​
Mark DiSanto
​
10,923,718
​
275,476
​
3,665,814
​
James Fielding
​
10,925,226
​
273,968
​
3,665,814
​
Michael Francis
​
11,091,091
​
108,103
​
3,665,814
​
Howard Liebaum
​
11,087,941
​
111,253
​
3,665,814
​
Deborah Weinswig
​
11,091,395
​
107,799
​
3,665,814
​
​
2)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 were as follows:
​
14,837,825 shares FOR the proposal, 1,745 shares AGAINST the proposal and 25,438 ABSTENTIONS.
​
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.
​
​
​
​
​
XCEL BRANDS, INC.
(Registrant)
​
​
By:
/s/ James F. Haran
​
Name:
James F. Haran
​
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
​
Date: October 2, 2020