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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): October 14, 2025
THE
ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| delaware |
|
001-12471 |
|
68-0232575 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
200
VESEY STREET, 24TH FLOOR
NEW
YORK, new york |
|
10281 |
| (Address of principal executive
offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
212-321-5002
(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
(Former
name or former address if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant in Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
|
AREN |
|
NYSE American |
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ☐ |
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)) |
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
October 14, 2025, The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of an acquisition
of the digital assets of Lindy’s Sports, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy
of the press release is also available on the Company’s website as www.thearenagroup.net.
On
October 17, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of an acquisition of ShopHQ, a copy of which is furnished
as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is also available on the Company’s website as www.thearenagroup.net.
The
information furnished with this Item 7.01 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 it be deemed
incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly
set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
| 99.1 |
Press release dated October 14, 2025. |
| |
|
99.2 |
Press release dated October 17, 2025. |
| |
|
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| |
THE ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. |
| |
|
|
| Dated: October 17, 2025 |
|
|
| |
By: |
/s/ Paul
Edmonson |
| |
Name: |
Paul Edmonson |
| |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
