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): November 14, 2022

DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	001-38331	86-0787790
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1200, Coral Gables, Florida 33134
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (305) 774 -0407

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.015 par value per share		DLPN		The Nasdaq Capital Market

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

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to update the number of shares of its common stock, $0.015 par value per share (“Common Stock”) it has outstanding. As of today, November 14, 2022, the Company has 10,214,052 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Date: November 14, 2022

/s/ Mirta A. Negrini

Mirta A. Negrini

Chief Financial and Operating Officer