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): September 2, 2025

KARTOON STUDIOS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

001-37950

(Commission File Number)

20-4118216

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

190 N. Canon Drive, 4th Fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(310) 273-4222

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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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	TOON	NYSE American LLC

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).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Kartoon Studios, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Continuation Capital, Inc. ("CCI") to pay obligations in the aggregate amount of $1,799,162.60 by issuing up to 3,148,535 million shares of its common stock to CCI (the “Shares”). On August 28, 2025, the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in and for Sarasota County, Florida entered an order approving the Agreement. The Agreement became binding upon the parties on September 2, 2025, when the NYSE American approved the issuance of the Shares.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02. The Shares will be issued at a rate of 1.75 shares per dollar of the Company’s obligations, pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

*10.1		The Agreement and Stipulation, dated as of August 27, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)

* Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit and schedule to the SEC upon request.

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.

	KARTOON STUDIOS, INC.

Date: September 5, 2025	By:	/s/ Andy Heyward
	Name:	Andy Heyward
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Kartoon Studios, Inc. 8-K