Sequential Brands Group, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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): October 21, 2021 (October 19, 2021)

SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1407 Broadway, 38^th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of Principal Executive Offices/Zip Code)

(646) 564-2577

(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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None.

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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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 19, 2021, a subsidiary of Sequential Brands Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), William Rast Licensing, LLC (“William Rast”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with WRBH Brands Group LLC (“Buyer”), pursuant to which Buyer will purchase from William Rast the assets constituting the William Rast business for an aggregate cash purchase price of $1.0 million plus the assumption of certain related liabilities. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval from the U.S. bankruptcy court.

The Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants from the Company that are customary for transactions of this type.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.