Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

 

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): January 25, 2023

 

 

FG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada		001-36366		46-1119100
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

360 Central Avenue, Suite 800, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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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, $0.001 par value per share		FGF		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
8.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, $25.00 par value per share		FGFPP		The Nasdaq Stock Market 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).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On January 26, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the formation of Craveworthy LLC (“Craveworthy”) in partnership with Gregg Majewski, a proven restaurant industry executive with several successes under his leadership. Craveworthy is a growing restaurant brand platform made up of diverse, relevant and highly scalable brands. The four initial brands include three existing concepts, Wing It On!, Krafted Burger + Tap and The Budlong Hot Chicken, and one new brand, The Lucky Cat Poke Company. Initial stores will include six Craveworthy-owned locations and thirteen franchise locations with an additional eighteen franchise locations in various stages of the development pipeline. Craveworthy is the second project under the Company’s recently announced Merchant Banking division. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release Issued by the Company on January 26, 2023.
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.

 

	FG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Date: January 26, 2023	By:	/s/ Hassan R. Baqar
	Name:	Hassan R. Baar
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer