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): September 20, 2019

TURNING POINT BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37763	20-0709285
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5201 Interchange Way, Louisville, KY 40229

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (502) 778-4421

N/A

(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:

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbols(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	TPB	New York Stock Exchange

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

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On September 20, 2019, Thomas F. Helms, Jr, 79, retired as the non-executive Chairman of the Board and as a director of Turning Point Brands, Inc. (the “Company”). There were no disagreements between Mr. Helms and the Company.  Following such resignation, on September 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company, following a recommendation by the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, elected David Glazek, a current director, as Chairman of the Board.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated September 24, 2019

SIGNATURE

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.

	Turning Point Brands, Inc.
Date: September 24, 2019	By:	/s/ James W. Dobbins
		James Dobbins
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary