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): January 9, 2024

KARTOON STUDIOS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

001-37950

(Commission File Number)

20-4118216

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

190 N. Canon Drive, 4th Fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(310) 273-4222

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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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 $0.001 per share	TOON	NYSE American 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).

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Kartoon Studios, Inc. (the “Company”) announces on January 9, 2024 that it has entered into an amending agreement (the “Amending Agreement”) to the exchangeable share support agreement dated April 6, 2022 (the “Support Agreement”) among the Company, 1329258 B.C. Ltd. and Wow Exchange Co. Inc. (formerly 1326919 B.C. Ltd.) (“Exchangeco”). The Amending Agreement corrects a clerical error in the Support Agreement resulting from the Company’s previously announced reverse stock split effected on February 13, 2023.

A copy of the Amending Agreement is available on Exchangeco’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.

	KARTOON STUDIOS, INC..

Date: January 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Andy Heyward
	Name: Andy Heyward
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

Genius Brands International Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure