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): May 21, 2024
DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40400 | | 46-1942864 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(209) 651-0172
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 $0.0001 | | DBGI | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock | | DBGIW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market 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. ☐
On May 20, 2024, Digital Brands Group, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, which reflected stockholders’ equity of approximately $2.98 million. Subsequent to quarter-end, on May 7, 2024, the Company raised approximately $3.2 million from the exercise of approximately 1.03 million warrants at an exercise price of $3.13. As a result of that warrant transaction, and as of the date of this filing, the Company believes it continues to have stockholders’ equity in excess of the minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement set forth in The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
As previously reported, on April 22, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Staff notifying the Company that it did not comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) because it reported less than $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2023. The Company subsequently requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel to address the deficiency. The hearing has not yet occurred.
Nasdaq will continue to monitor the Company’s ongoing compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) and, if the Company’s next periodic report does not evidence compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b), the Company may be subject to delisting. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b).
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.
| | DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. |
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| Dated: May 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Hilburn Davis IV |
| | Name: | John Hilburn Davis IV |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
