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): August 31, 2017

 

SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-37656   47-4452789
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

601 West 26th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices/Zip Code)

 

(646) 564-2577

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  

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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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

 

As previously announced, effective August 31, 2017, Mr. Gary Klein stepped down as Chief Financial Officer of Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (the “Company”). At that time, he ceased to be the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. The Company is conducting a search for Mr. Klein’s replacement. Pending the outcome of such search, Mr. Andrew Cooper, who currently serves as the Company’s President, has been appointed by the Board of Directors as interim Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2017, in which role he will act as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
     
Date:  August 31, 2017 By: /s/ Andrew Cooper
  Name: Andrew Cooper
  Title: President