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): March 10, 2022

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-39366	84-4630928
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1800 North Route Z, Suite A Columbia, Missouri		65202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(800) 338-9585

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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, Par Value $0.001 per Share	AOUT	Nasdaq Global Select 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 §CRF 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 7.01.       Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 10, 2022, we announced that we have entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of the Grilla Grills business of Fahrenheit Technologies, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“FTI”), pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement by and among our indirect subsidiary, AOB Products Company, a Missouri corporation, FTI, and the shareholder of FTI set forth therein.  We expect to complete the acquisition the week of March 14, 2022.  The acquisition will be financed using both cash on hand and availability from our existing line of credit. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 7.01.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release from the Registrant, dated March 10, 2022, entitled “American Outdoor Brands to Acquire Grilla Grills”
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.

	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS, INC.
Date: March 10, 2022	By:	/s/ H. Andrew Fulmer
		H. Andrew Fulmer
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer