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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001865107-25-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKA"
cik: "0001865107"
company_name: "A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP."
filed_at: "2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T03:53:02.748901+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# a.k.a. Brands Q4 net sales up 6.8% to $159M; raises adj. EBITDA guidance to $6.0-6.2M

## Summary
- Preliminary Q4 net sales $159.0M (+6.8% YoY); U.S. net sales $96.1M (+21.6% YoY).
- Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $6.0-6.2M (Q4) and $23.0-23.2M (FY24), versus prior expectations.
- Ciaran Long appointed permanent CEO (was interim); Kevin Grant named CFO effective January 13, 2025.
- Long receives $525k salary, 100% bonus target, performance option (100k shares at tiered price goals).
- Petal & Pup expanding to all Nordstrom stores; Princess Polly opening NYC store in early 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001865107-25-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKA
- cik: 0001865107
- company_name: A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP.
- filed_at: 2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510725000002/0001865107-25-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510725000002/aka-20250107.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001865107-25-000002
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001865107-25-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ciaran Long was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Ciaran Long, the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Financial Officer of the Company (“Chief Financial Officer”), to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company and removed him from the position of Chief Financial Officer, in each case effective January 13, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510725000002/0001865107-25-000002-index.htm

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