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 2, 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. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported by Digital Brands Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and various purchasers (the “Investors”) executed a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) on or around April 7, 2023, whereby the Investors purchased from the Company promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $2,500,000 (the “Original Notes”), and the remaining balances of such Original Notes as of October 1, 2023, were exchanged by the Investors for replacement promissory notes issued on October 1, 2023, in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,789,668.37 (the “Exchange Notes”). In addition, as previously reported, the Company entered into settlement agreements with the Investors (each a “Settlement Agreement”) on May 24, 2024, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay aggregate cash payments equal to $1,789,668.37 to extinguish all obligations and claims under the SPA, Original Notes, and Exchange Notes, as follows: (i) $500,000.00 on or before May 28, 2024 and (ii) $1,289,668.37 on or before September 30, 2024 (the “Final Payment”). On October 3, 2024, the Company entered into amendments to each Settlement Agreement with the Investors (each an “Amendment”), whereby the Final Payment due date was extended to October 31, 2024.
The foregoing description of the terms of the form of Amendment, and the transactions contemplated thereby, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copies of the form of Amendment filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting of Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 2, 2024, the Company received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company’s non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for the 30 consecutive business day period ended October 1, 2024, would serve as a basis for the delisting of the Company’s securities from Nasdaq unless the Company requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) on or before October 9, 2024. The Company plans to timely request a hearing before the Panel, which request should stay further action by Nasdaq with respect to the matters in the notice until Nasdaq makes a determination regarding the hearing. The Company was not eligible for a 180-calendar day grace period to regain compliance with the bid price requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules given that the Company remains subject to a “Panel Monitor”, as described in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(A).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 10.1 | | Form of Amendment |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: October 4, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Hilburn Davis IV |
| | Name: | John Hilburn Davis IV |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
