Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment


               of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


On December 31, 2021, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of a.k.a. Brands
Holding Corp. (the "Company") approved an increase in the size of the Board from
six members to eight members and appointed each of Simon Beard and Ilene
Eskenazi to the Board, effective immediately.
Mr. Beard will serve as a Class II director until the Company's 2023 annual
meeting of stockholders and until his successor shall have been duly elected and
qualified. At this time, Mr. Beard has not been appointed to serve on a Board
committee. Mr. Beard will not receive compensation for his service as a
director. The Company reports the following related person transactions with Mr.
Beard consistent with Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K: the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and the Agreement with Culture Kings
Minority Equityholders, each as defined and more specifically described in the
Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259028), originally
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 24,
2021, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), and the exhibits thereto.
Ms. Eskenazi will serve as a Class I director until the Company's 2022 annual
meeting of stockholders and until her successor shall have been duly elected and
qualified. Ms. Eskenazi is deemed to be independent in accordance with the rules
of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange. At this time, Ms. Eskenazi has not
been appointed to serve on a Board committee. In connection with Ms. Eskenazi's
service as a member of the Board, Ms. Eskenazi will receive an annual cash
retainer of $50,000 to be paid in quarterly installments and an annual equity
grant in the form of time-based restricted stock units having a grant date fair
value of $100,000, which shall fully vest on the one-year anniversary of the
effective grant date.
Each of Mr. Beard and Ms. Eskenazi was nominated as a director pursuant to the
Director Nomination Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, by and among the
Company and funds affiliated with Summit Partners, which was filed as Exhibit
10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September
27, 2021. There are no other arrangements or understandings between Mr. Beard or
Ms. Eskenazi and any other person pursuant to which each of Mr. Beard or Ms.
Eskenazi was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Beard and Ms. Eskenazi
will be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred to attend
meetings of the Board or committees thereof or otherwise performing duties
consistent with service on the Board in accordance with the Company's expense
reimbursement policy. The Company entered into its standard form of
indemnification agreement with each of Mr. Beard and Ms. Eskenazi. The form of
indemnification agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Registration
Statement.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)  Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit No.        Description
       99.1          Press release dated January 4, 2022
       104         Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the inline XBRL document)



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