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): ~~October 14~~November 5, 2025

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-40828	87-0970919
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Montgomery Street, Suite 2270

San Francisco, California 94104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

415-295-6085

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

AKA

New York Stock Exchange

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 12.0102 Results ~~Entry~~of ~~into~~Operations aand ~~Material~~Financial ~~Definitive Agreement~~Condition.

On ~~October 14~~ November 5, 2025, a.k.a. Brands ~~Midco~~ Holding Corp., ~~as borrower~~ (the ~~“Lead Borrower”~~"Company"), aissued ~~wholly-owned subsidiary of~~ a~~.k.a.~~ ~~Brands~~press ~~Holding~~release ~~Corp.~~announcing ~~(the~~its ~~“Company”),~~financial ~~entered~~results ~~into~~for ~~an Amended and Restated Syndicated Facility Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which amends and restates in~~ its ~~entirety~~third ~~the~~quarter ~~Credit~~ended ~~Agreement dated as of~~ September 21 30, ~~2021~~2025. ~~(as~~A ~~amended,~~copy ~~restated,~~of ~~amended and restated, supplemented, increased, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to~~ the ~~date~~press ~~hereof,~~release ~~the~~is ~~“Existing~~furnished ~~Credit~~as ~~Agreement”),~~Exhibit by99.1 ~~and among the Lead Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto from time~~ to ~~time,~~this ~~KeyBank~~Current ~~National~~Report ~~Association,~~on asForm ~~Administrative~~8-K ~~Agent, Collateral Agent~~ and ~~Security~~is ~~Trustee,~~incorporated ~~and the lenders party thereto. Capitalized terms used~~ herein ~~and~~by ~~not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement~~reference.

~~The~~In ~~Amended~~accordance ~~and~~with ~~Restated~~General ~~Credit~~Instructions ~~Agreement~~B.2 ~~amends~~ and ~~restates~~B.6 ~~the~~of ~~Existing~~Form ~~Credit~~8-K, ~~Agreement~~the ~~to,~~information ~~among~~included ~~other~~in ~~things,~~Items ~~(i)~~2.02 ~~establish~~and ~~Revolving~~7.01 ~~Credit~~of ~~Commitments~~this inCurrent anReport ~~aggregate~~on ~~principal~~Form ~~amount~~8-K ofand ~~$35,264,284~~Exhibit 99.601 ~~(ii)~~hereto ~~establish~~shall ~~Term~~not ~~Loans~~be indeemed an“filed” ~~aggregate~~for ~~principal~~purposes ~~amount~~ of ~~$85,000,000,~~Section ~~(iii)~~18 ~~adjust~~of the ~~pricing~~Securities ~~stepdowns~~Exchange ~~related~~Act toof 1934, as amended (the ~~interest~~“Exchange ~~rate~~Act”), onor otherwise subject to the ~~Term~~liabilities ~~SOFR~~of ~~Loans~~that section, ~~Base~~nor ~~Rate~~shall ~~Loans~~it ~~and~~be ~~BBSY~~deemed ~~Loans~~incorporated ~~after~~by ~~delivery~~reference ofinto aany ~~compliance~~filing ~~certificate~~under ~~for~~ the ~~fiscal~~Securities ~~year~~Act ~~ending~~of ~~December 31~~1933, ~~2025~~as ~~and~~amended, ~~(iv)~~or ~~resize~~the ~~baskets~~Exchange ~~within~~Act, ~~certain~~except ~~negative~~as ~~covenants~~expressly ~~based~~set onforth aby ~~Consolidated~~specific ~~EBITDA~~reference ofin ~~$35,200,000~~such filing.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement extends the maturity date of (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments to October 14, 2028 and (ii) the Term Loans to October 14, 2028. The Lead Borrower is required to make mandatory amortization payments in respect of the Term Loans in an amount equal to (a) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2025 and until the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2027, a principal amount of Term Loans equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans made on the date of the execution of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, multiplied by 1.875% and (b) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2028, a principal amount of Term Loans equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans made on the date of the execution of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, multiplied by 2.50%.

The obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement continue to be (a) jointly and severally guaranteed by the Guarantors, including the Company, and any future subsidiaries that execute a joinder to the guaranty and related collateral agreements and (b) secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Lead Borrower’s and the Guarantors’ assets, subject to certain customary exceptions. In addition, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary non-financial covenants limiting, among other things, mergers and acquisitions; investments, loans, and advances; affiliate transactions; changes to capital structure and the business; additional indebtedness; additional liens; the payment of dividends; and the sale of assets, in each case, subject to certain customary exceptions. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, defaults under other material debt, events of bankruptcy and insolvency, failure of any guaranty or security document to be in full force and effect, and a change of control of the business.

A copy of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is attached hereto as 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

OnThe ~~October~~disclosure ~~15,~~contained ~~2025,~~in ~~the~~Item ~~Company issued a press release announcing the entry into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement~~2.02 ~~A copy of the press release~~ is ~~furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is~~ incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.			Description
10.1			Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dates as of October 14, 2025, by and among a.k.a. Brands Midco Holding Corp., as borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto from time to time, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Security Trustee, and the lenders party thereto.
99.1			Press release dated October 15, 2025
104			Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:


Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release dated November 5 , 2025
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 ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

	a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.
Date: October 15, 2025	By:	/s/ Kevin Grant
Date: November 5, 2025	By:	/s/ Kevin Grant
	Name:	Kevin Grant
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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