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

~~June~~July 136, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

5&2 Studios, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		000-56519		82-3246222
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8291 Baucum Road

Midlothian, TX

76065

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 833-924-6736

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Series B Common Stock

(Title of Class)

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Item 15.02 ~~Termination~~Departure of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

AsResignation ~~disclosed in 5&2 Studios, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025, the Company delivered to Angel Studios, Inc. (“Angel Studios”) two separate Notices~~ of ~~Termination~~Named ~~(the~~Executive “Termination Notices”) of the Content License Agreement, dated October 18, 2022 (the “Content License Agreement”), between Angel Studios and the Company. The Company delivered the Termination Notices due to Angel Studios’ material breach of the Content License Agreement. Such termination was effective on October 20, 2023. The termination of the Content License Agreement was the subject of a private binding arbitration initiated by the Company to resolve the dispute. On May 28, 2024, the arbitrator of the dispute issued an interim arbitration award in favor of the Company which, among other things, found multiple material breaches had been committed by Angel Studios and upheld the Company’s termination of the Content License Agreement on October 20, 2023. As described in the Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2024, the arbitrator of the dispute issued the final arbitration award in favor of the Company on September 25, 2024, which includes an award of $5,097,206.03 in attorneys’ fees and recoverable costs payable by Angel Studios to the Company. Angel Studios filed a notice of appeal of the final arbitration award with the American Arbitration Association on October 25, 2024, pursuant to the appellate procedures provided for in the Content License Agreement. On June 13, 2025, the appellate tribunal affirmed the final arbitration award.Officer

On ~~August~~ 16July 6, ~~2024~~2025, ~~Angel~~Kyle ~~Studios filed a complaint against~~ Young, the ~~Company~~Executive inVice ~~the~~President ~~Fourth Judicial District~~ of ~~Utah.~~5&2 ~~That~~Studios, ~~complaint and record are classified as private under Utah law~~Inc. On ~~September~~(the 4“Company”), ~~2024,~~notified the Company ~~filed~~of ahis ~~motion~~decision to ~~dismiss the complaint or have the proceedings compelled to arbitration. On May 27~~resign, ~~2025, the Court granted the Company’s motion to compel arbitration and found~~effective ~~Angel Studios liable for reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the Company’s motion~~immediately.

~~On June 5, 2025, Angel Studios~~Material ~~filed~~Compensatory aAgreement ~~new Demand for Arbitration against the Company~~ with ~~the~~Named ~~American~~Executive ~~Arbitration Association.~~ Officer

In connection with Mr. Young’s resignation, the Company and Mr. Young entered into an Employment Separation Agreement (the "Separation Agreement"). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Young $200,000, less applicable payroll taxes and deductions, and cover the costs of Mr. Young’s health insurance continuation coverage under COBRA through December 2025 or until he obtains subsequent employment and/or coverage under another health insurance plan. Furthermore, should he receive care or incur health costs not covered by COBRA that are deemed necessary, the Company will reimburse him for those costs upon his submission of verifiable receipts and proof of payment. Additionally, under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Young is entitled to his accrued and unpaid base salary through his last day of employment. He will also be paid for any unreimbursed expenses and all payments or benefits to which he is entitled under any applicable Company employee benefit plan. As consideration for the foregoing, Mr. Young has agreed to a general release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates and to a customary non-disparagement covenant.

The foregoing summary description of the Separation Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Employment Separation Agreement, dated July 10, 2025, by and between Kyle Young and 5&2 Studios, Inc.*
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

* Portions of this exhibit are redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a copy of any redacted information and/or omitted schedules to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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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: June 17, 2025	5&2 STUDIOS, INC.
Dated: July 10, 2025	5&2 STUDIOS, INC.
	By:	/s/ JD Larsen
	Name:	JD Larsen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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