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accession: "0001104659-25-118904"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XELB"
cik: "0001083220"
company_name: "XCel Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T14:11:47.591217+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xcel Brands shareholders approve 3x increase in equity plan shares

## Summary
- All five director nominees re-elected; Robert D'Loren received 1,498,701 votes for.
- Amended 2021 Equity Incentive Plan authorized increase from 400,000 to 1,150,000 shares (1,191,505 for, 507,802 against).
- Equity grants issued: 39,583 restricted shares, 113,500 vested options, 45,000 unrestricted shares to directors.
- CEO Robert D'Loren receives 250,674 performance-based options; CFO James Haran 53,716; Seth Burroughs 35,811.
- Ratification of Wolf & Company as auditor approved with 3,272,452 votes for (99% of cast).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-118904
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XELB
- cik: 0001083220
- company_name: XCel Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083220/000110465925118904/0001104659-25-118904-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083220/000110465925118904/xelb-20251203x8k.htm

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