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):June 17, 2019
| Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Delaware | 001-38125 | 81- 2560811 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer6 Identification No.) |
| 132 E. Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT | 06807 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(203) 861-4000
| 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 | Ticker symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | CSSE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | CSSEP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On June 17, 2019, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the timing for the payment of its declared regular monthly dividend, for July 2019, of $0.2031 per share of the Company’s 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The dividend will be payable on July 15, 2019 to holders of record as of June 30, 2019. The dividend will be paid in cash.
On June 17, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 17, 2019. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Dated: June 17, 2019 | CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ William J. Rouhana, Jr. | ||
| Name: William J. Rouhana, Jr. | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||