8-K

AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS CORPORATION

Date: February 8, 2019

/s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan

Jeffrey D. Buchanan

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Treasurer

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): February 8, 2019

American Outdoor Brands Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada

001-31552

87-0543688

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2100 Roosevelt Avenue

Springfield, Massachusetts

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 331-0852

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 §CRF 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

We are furnishing the disclosure in this Item 7.01 in connection with the disclosure of information in a report titled “American Outdoor Brands Corporation Shareholder Requested Report on Product Safety Measures and Monitoring of Industry Trends,” dated February 8, 2019, or Report, prepared pursuant to a shareholder resolution approved at our September 25, 2018 annual meeting. The Report is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Exhibits

99.1		American Outdoor Brands Corporation Shareholder Requested Report on Product Safety Measures and Monitoring of Industry Trends, dated February 8, 2019

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 hereunto duly authorized.