Karat Packaging Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 6, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Karat Packaging Inc. (the “Company”) declared a special cash dividend of $0.15 per share (the “Special Dividend”) and a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share (the “Quarterly Dividend”) on the Company’s common stock, both of which will be paid on or around August 30, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 21, 2024.
On August 7, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board has declared the Special Dividend and Quarterly Dividend.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 7, 2024. | |
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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.
| Date: August 7, 2024 | KARAT PACKAGING INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Jian Guo | |
| Jian Guo | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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