UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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~~April 3028, 2023

Kaspien Holdings Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New York		0-14818		14-1541629
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2818 N. Sullivan Rd. Ste 130

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

~~(855) 300~~509-~~2710~~900-6287

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(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 shares, $0.01 par value per share	KSPN	NASDAQ Stock Market

~~Item~~ITEM 52.02. ~~Departure~~RESULTS ofOF ~~Directors~~OPERATIONS orAND ~~Certain~~FINANCIAL ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~CONDITION

~~The~~On ~~board~~April of28, ~~directors~~2023, of Kaspien ~~Holdings~~Holding Inc. ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”)~~a ~~has~~press ~~appointed~~release ~~Brock~~announcing ~~Kowalchuk~~its asfinancial ~~Chief~~results ~~Executive~~for ~~Officer~~its ofFourth ~~the~~Quarter ~~Company,~~and ~~effective~~Annual ~~March~~Results ~~30,~~ended January 28, 2023. A Mrcopy of Kaspien Holdings Inc. ~~Kowalchuk~~press ~~previously~~release ~~had~~is ~~served~~furnished aswith ~~Interim~~this ~~Chief~~report ~~Executive~~as ~~Officer~~Exhibit of99.1 ~~the~~and ~~Company~~is ~~since~~incorporated ~~March~~herein ~~11,~~by ~~2022~~reference.

~~Biographical~~In ~~and~~accordance ~~other~~with ~~information~~General ~~regarding~~Instruction MrB.2 ~~Kowalchuk~~of ~~was included in the Company’s Current Reports on~~ Form 8-K, ~~filed with~~ the ~~Securities~~information ~~and~~in ~~Exchange Commission~~this ~~(the~~Current ~~“SEC”)~~Report on ~~March~~Form ~~11,~~8-K ~~2022~~is ~~and~~being ~~April~~furnished 1,under ~~2022.~~Item ~~In connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr~~2.02 ~~Kowalchuk’s~~and ~~base salary has been increased from an annual rate of $280,000 to $300,000, subject to applicable withholdings.~~shall He not ~~also will~~ be ~~eligible~~deemed to ~~receive~~be a“filed” ~~discretionary~~for ~~performance~~purposes ~~bonus~~of ~~with~~Section a18 ~~target~~ of ~~50% of his annual base salary. The bonus amounts will be payable only if Mr. Kowalchuk is employed by~~ the ~~Company~~Securities ~~on the~~Exchange ~~applicable~~Act ~~payment~~of ~~dates.~~1934 ~~Aside from~~ (the ~~changes~~“Exchange ~~described~~Act”) ~~herein,~~or ~~there~~otherwise issubject ~~no change~~ to ~~Mr.~~the ~~Kowalchuk’s~~liabilities ~~compensation~~of insuch ~~connection~~section, ~~with~~nor ~~his~~shall ~~appointment~~such asinformation ~~Chief~~be ~~Executive~~deemed ~~Officer~~incorporated ~~from~~by ~~what~~reference ~~was~~in ~~described~~any infiling under the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~Current~~Act ~~Report on~~of ~~Form~~1933 ~~8-K~~or ~~filed with~~ the ~~SEC~~Exchange ~~on April 1, 2022~~Act.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this communication are forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.

We have used the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions, in this document to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events and are subject to uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in the statements. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s forward-looking statements: risk of disruption of current plans and operations of etailz and the potential difficulties in customer, supplier and employee retention; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company; the Company’s level of debt and related restrictions and limitations, unexpected costs, charges, expenses, or liabilities; the Company’s ability to operate as a going-concern; deteriorating economic conditions and macroeconomic factors; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

The reader should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us in this document, or elsewhere, pertains only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties come up from time-to-time and it’s impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that any forward-looking statements made in this document or elsewhere might not occur.

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)EXHIBITS. The following are furnished as Exhibits to this Report:

Exhibit

No. Description

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Kaspien Holding Inc. Press Release dated April 28, 2023.

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.

Dated: April 5, 2023	Kaspien Holding Inc.
Dated: May 1, 2023	Kaspien Holding Inc.
	By:	/s/ Edwin Sapienza
		Name: Edwin Sapienza
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Kaspien Holding Inc. press release date April 28, 2023

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