UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 9, 2016
XCEL BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-0031553 | 76-0307819 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 475 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York | 10014 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (347) 727-2474
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Conditions. |
On May 9, 2016, XCel Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016. As noted in the press release, the Registrant has provided certain non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures, the reasons it provided such measures and a reconciliation of the non–U.S. GAAP measures to U.S. GAAP measures. Readers should consider non–GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is being furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release of XCel Brands, Inc. dated May 9, 2016. |
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.
XCEL BRANDS, INC.
(Registrant)
| By: | /s/ James F. Haran | ||
| Name: | James F. Haran | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 9, 2016