aka-20230525

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2023

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-40828	87-0970919
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600

San Francisco, California 94104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

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Trading Symbol(s):

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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

AKA

New York Stock Exchange

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 7.01			Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 25, 2023, the Board of Directors of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (the “Company”) approved a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”). Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $2 million of shares of the Company’s common stock.

On June 6, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Share Repurchase Program. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Repurchases by the Company are subject to available liquidity, general market and economic conditions, alternate uses for the capital and other factors. Share repurchases may be made from time to time through open market transactions, block trades or in private transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations and other legal requirements. There is no minimum number of shares that the Company is required to repurchase and the Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

The information furnished with this report under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the amount and timing of the Company’s potential share repurchases, the Company’s available liquidity and general market and economic conditions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include the possibility that the Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued; economic factors and market conditions and their impact on the Company’s ability to effect share repurchases; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2023, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any other periodic reports that the Company may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release dated June 6, 2023
104			Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.

Date: June 6, 2023	By:	/s/ Ciaran Long
	Name:	Ciaran Long
	Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer