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): September 13, 2021

THE ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37379	14-1961545
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

1624 Market Street, Suite 311

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 624-2400

(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	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	STKS	Nasdaq

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).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 13, 2021, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Committee) of the Board of Directors (Board) of the Company recommended the election of Ms. Susan Lintonsmith and Ms. Haydee Olinger to the Board, and the Board (1) increased the size of the Board to seven and (2) elected each of Ms. Lintonsmith and Ms. Olinger as Class II directors, initially to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. The Company expects that each of Ms. Lintonsmith and Ms. Olinger will be nominated for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders for the then remaining term of directors in their class. Each of Ms. Lintonsmith and Ms. Olinger is “independent” under Nasdaq rules and will receive an initial stock award valued at $50,000; quarterly stock awards valued at $12,500 for the quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021; and thereafter the same compensation as other non-employee directors.

A press release announcing the election of Ms. Lintonsmith and Ms. Olinger to the Board is furnished at Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

99.1 Press Release dated September 14, 2021

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press Release dated September 14, 2021

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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.

Dated: September 14, 2021	THE ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY, INC.

	By:	/s/ Tyler Loy
	Name:	Tyler Loy
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits