---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-22-018074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XELB"
cik: "0001083220"
company_name: "XCel Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T15:37:11.040472+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xcel Brands shareholders elect all six director nominees and ratify Marcum LLP as auditor

## Summary
- Robert W. D'Loren, Mark DiSanto, James Fielding, Michael Francis, Howard Liebaum, Deborah Weinswig elected as directors; votes for ranged from 10,192,985 to 10,384,532.
- Auditor Marcum LLP ratified with 13,411,693 for, 418,713 against, 20,095 abstentions.
- Total shares voted: 13,850,501.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-018074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XELB
- cik: 0001083220
- company_name: XCel Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083220/000155837022018074/0001558370-22-018074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083220/000155837022018074/xelb-20221118x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  XCel Brands, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Marcum LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2022-11-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-11-18
  source text: 3) The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 were as follows: 13,411,693 shares FOR the proposal, 418,713 shares AGAINST the proposal and 20,095 ABSTENTIONS.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083220/000155837022018074/0001558370-22-018074-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  XCel Brands, Inc. shareholders approved Election of six directors at the 2022-11-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-11-18
  source text: 1) The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Names of Nominees Number of Votes For Number of Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Robert W. D’Loren 10,384,511 ​ ​ ​ 87,906 ​ ​ ​ 3,378,084 ​ Mark DiSanto 10,192,985 ​ ​ ​ 279,432 ​ ​ ​ 3,378,084 ​ James Fielding ​ 10,221,634 ​ ​ ​ 250,783 ​ ​ ​ 3,378,084 ​ Michael Francis 10,384,532 ​ ​ ​ 87,885 ​ ​ ​ 3,378,084 ​ Howard Liebaum 10,272,583 ​ ​ ​ 199,834 ​ ​ ​ 3,378,084 ​ Deborah Weinswig ​ 10,379,984 ​ ​ ​ 92,433 ​ ​ ​ 3,378,084
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083220/000155837022018074/0001558370-22-018074-index.htm

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