UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): October 19, 2020

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-38125	81- 2560811
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

132 E. Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT	06807
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 398-0443

N/A

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

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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 (§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 x

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. ¨

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

Title of each class	Ticker symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	CSSE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	CSSEP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
9.50% Notes due 2025	CSSEN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On October 19, 2020, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (the “Company”) announced the timing for the payment of its declared regular monthly dividend, for November 2020, of $0.2031 per share of the Company’s 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The dividend will be payable on November 16, 2020 to holders of record as of October 31, 2020. The dividend will be paid in cash.

On October 19, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 19, 2020.

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.

Dated:  October 19, 2020	CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
	ENTERTAINMENT INC.
	By:	/s/ William J. Rouhana, Jr.
		Name: William J. Rouhana, Jr.
		Title: Chief Executive Officer