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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, 2023

Great Elm Group, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-39832

85-3622015

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

800 South Street, Suite 230, Waltham, MA

 

02453

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 375-3006

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:

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

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

GEG

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

7.25% Notes due 2027

GEGGL

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(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 (§ 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 20, 2023, Great Elm Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The foregoing information (including the Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

On September 20, 2023, the Company adopted an amended SOX Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code") that was approved by the board of directors of the Company on September 20, 2023, and which applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates.

The description of the Code contained in this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code filed as Exhibit 14.1 to this Form 8-K. The Code is available on the Company's website at www.greatelmgroup.com. We will post amendments to the Code or waivers to the Code for directors and executive officers on the same website.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

14.1

 

SOX Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of Great Elm Group, Inc.

99.1

 

Press Release, dated September 20, 2023

104

 

The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as inline XBRL

 

 


 

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.

 

 

GREAT ELM GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: September 20, 2023

 

/s/ Keri A. Davis

 

 

By: Keri A. Davis

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer