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): ~~September~~November 43, 2020

APEX GLOBAL BRANDS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-18640	95-4182437
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

5990 Sepulveda Boulevard

Sherman Oaks, California 91411

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(818) 908-‑9868

(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 $0.02 per share

APEX

The Nasdaq Capital Market

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 3.01

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

Notice of ~~Delisting and~~ Hearings Panel ~~Appeal~~Delisting Decision

On ~~September~~November 43, 2020, Apex Global Brands Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice from the Nasdaq ~~indicating~~Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) that ~~subsequent~~it has determined to delist the Company’s ~~reverse~~common stock ~~split~~from onThe ~~September~~Nasdaq 2,Stock ~~2020,~~Market (“Nasdaq”) due to the Company’s iscompliance nohistory ~~longer~~and its delays in meeting previous compliance ~~with~~deadlines imposed by the ~~minimum~~Panel. As ~~500,000~~a ~~publicly~~result ~~held~~of ~~shares~~the ~~requirement~~Panel’s decision, ~~Listing~~Nasdaq ~~Rule~~will ~~5550(a)(4). The~~suspend ~~notice~~trading ~~indicates~~of ~~that~~the Company’s common stock effective at the ~~Nasdaq~~open ~~Hearings~~of ~~Panel~~business on November 5, 2020. Nasdaq will ~~consider~~complete ~~this~~the ~~matter~~delisting inby ~~their~~filing ~~decision~~a ~~regarding~~Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~continued~~Exchange ~~listing~~Commission onafter ~~The~~applicable ~~Nasdaq~~appeal ~~Capital~~periods ~~Market~~have lapsed.

The Company ~~has~~does ~~submitted~~not ~~additional~~plan ~~information~~to ~~regarding~~appeal the Panel’s determination to delist the Company’s ~~plans~~common stock. After the Company’s common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, the Company anticipates that its common stock will be quoted on the Pink Open Market of the OTC Markets Group. Although the Company will seek to ~~regain~~establish ~~compliance~~relationships with market makers to provide additional trading opportunities in the ~~Nasdaq~~Company’s ~~Hearings~~common ~~Panel~~stock, there can be no assurance that a market for ~~their~~the ~~consideration~~Company’s shares will develop.

SIGNATURE

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.

	APEX GLOBAL BRANDS INC.
September 11, 2020	By:	/s/ Steven L. Brink
November 5, 2020	By:	/s/ Steven L. Brink
		Steven L. Brink
		Chief Financial Officer

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