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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):
November 18, 2021
XCEL BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-37527
76-0307819
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1333 Broadway
,
New York
,
New York
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10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (
347
)
727-2474
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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):
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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).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on November 18, 2021, 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 2022 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, and (ii)  approve to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
1)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
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Names of Nominees
Number of Votes For
Number of
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robert W. D'Loren
10,955,459
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89,966
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3,659,522
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Mark DiSanto
10,747,250
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298,175
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3,659,522
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James Fielding
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10,747,250
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298,175
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3,659,522
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Michael Francis
10,955,460
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89,965
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3,659,522
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Howard Liebaum
10,831,087
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214,338
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3,659,522
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Deborah Weinswig
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10,962,920
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82,505
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3,659,522
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2)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the approval of the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan were as follows:
9,377,524 shares FOR the proposal, 1,666,664 shares AGAINST the proposal, 1,237 ABSTENTIONS and 3,659,522 broker non-votes.
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3)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:
14,697,484 shares FOR the proposal, 5,155 shares AGAINST the proposal and 2,308 ABSTENTIONS.
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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.
XCEL BRANDS, INC.
(Registrant)
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By:
/s/ James F. Haran
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Name:
James F. Haran
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Date: November 19, 2021
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