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    Genius Brands International Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure

    1/9/24 5:28:32 PM ET
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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): January 9, 2024

     

    KARTOON STUDIOS, INC.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

    Nevada

    (State or other jurisdiction
    of incorporation or organization)

    001-37950

    (Commission File Number)

    20-4118216

    (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):

     

    ☐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))

     

    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 TOON NYSE American LLC

     

    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 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

     

    Kartoon Studios, Inc. (the “Company”) announces on January 9, 2024 that it has entered into an amending agreement (the “Amending Agreement”) to the exchangeable share support agreement dated April 6, 2022 (the “Support Agreement”) among the Company, 1329258 B.C. Ltd. and Wow Exchange Co. Inc. (formerly 1326919 B.C. Ltd.) (“Exchangeco”). The Amending Agreement corrects a clerical error in the Support Agreement resulting from the Company’s previously announced reverse stock split effected on February 13, 2023.

     

    A copy of the Amending Agreement is available on Exchangeco’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

     

    The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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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.

     

      KARTOON STUDIOS, INC..
       
    Date: January 9, 2024 By:  /s/ Andy Heyward
      Name:  Andy Heyward
      Title: Chief Executive Officer

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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