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)
August 12, 2022

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company x

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 August 12, 2022, the Board of Directors of Digital Brands Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws that amends the following: (i) includes advance notice procedures for the nomination of directors or the proposal of other business prior to any annual meeting so that notice must be provided not later than the close of business on the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, in advance of the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting and certain information must be provided, and (ii) any matter, other than elections of directors, will be determined by a the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

As a result of the adoption of the Amendment, any notice for the nomination of directors or the proposal of other business prior to the Company’s 2022 annual meeting must be delivered and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on the tenth calendar day following the date on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made by the Company.

The information set forth under the caption “Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year” is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

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.