Dolphin Entertainment shareholders elect seven directors

Grant Thornton LLP’s ratification drew 14,148,914 votes for, 8,550 against and 47,937 abstentions.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) shareholders elected seven directors: William O’Dowd, IV, Mirta Negrini, Michael Espensen, Nelson Famadas, Hilarie Bass, Nicholas Stanham and Claudia Grillo. They will serve until the next succeeding annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. A total of 14,205,401 votes were present or represented by proxy, approximately 70.5% of votes entitled to be cast as of September 15, 2026.

Shareholders ratified Grant Thornton LLP as the company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

8-K Event Classification

Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Governance

Results of a shareholder vote on proposals at an annual or special meeting.

Key Figures

Votes present or represented by proxy: 14,205,401 votes Votes entitled to be cast represented: Approximately 70.5% Votes for auditor ratification: 14,148,914 votes +2 more

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Votes present or represented by proxy 14,205,401 votes Annual Meeting held November 4, 2026

Votes entitled to be cast represented Approximately 70.5% As of the September 15, 2026 record date

Votes for auditor ratification 14,148,914 votes Grant Thornton LLP; fiscal year ending December 31, 2026

Votes against auditor ratification 8,550 votes Grant Thornton LLP

Abstentions on auditor ratification 47,937 votes Grant Thornton LLP

Key Terms

Broker Non-Votes, record date, Abstentions

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Broker Non-Votes technical

"Broker Non-Votes"

Broker non-votes occur when a brokerage firm is unable to vote on a shareholder’s behalf during a company election or decision because the shareholder has not given specific voting instructions, and the broker is not allowed or chooses not to vote on certain matters. They are important because they can affect the outcome of votes, especially when the results are close, by effectively reducing the total number of votes cast.

record date technical

"September 15, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting"

The record date is the specific day when a company determines which shareholders are eligible to receive a dividend or participate in an upcoming vote. It’s like a cutoff date; if you own the stock on that day, you get the benefits or voting rights. This date matters because it decides who qualifies for certain company benefits.

Abstentions technical

"Abstentions 47,937"

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Who did DLPN shareholders elect as directors?

Shareholders elected William O’Dowd, IV, Mirta Negrini, Michael Espensen, Nelson Famadas, Hilarie Bass, Nicholas Stanham and Claudia Grillo. They will serve until the next succeeding annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

What was the DLPN vote on Grant Thornton LLP?

Shareholders ratified Grant Thornton LLP as Dolphin Entertainment’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The vote was 14,148,914 for, 8,550 against and 47,937 abstentions.

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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): November 4, 2026

DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	001-38331	86-0787790
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1200, Coral Gables, Florida 33134
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (305) 774 -0407

Not Applicable

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

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))

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, $0.015 par value per share		DLPN		The Nasdaq Capital 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 CFR §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 5.07 Submission of matters to a vote of security holders.

On November 4, 2026, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 14,205,401 votes of the Company’s voting capital stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately seventy and one half percent (70.5%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the Company’s shareholders as of September 15, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, two (2) proposals were submitted for a vote of the Company’s shareholders and the related results are as follows:

Proposal No. 1: The election of William O’Dowd, IV, Mirta Negrini, Michael Espensen, Nelson Famadas, Hilarie Bass, Nicholas Stanham and Claudia Grillo for terms until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. The shareholders elected the seven (7) directors by the following votes:

Name		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
William O’Dowd, IV			10,361,805				301,396				3,542,200
Mirta Negrini			10,359,771				303,430				3,542,200
Michael Espensen			10,091,814				571,387				3,542,200
Nelson Famadas			10,172,742				490,459				3,542,200
Hilarie Bass			10,432,176				231,025				3,542,200
Nicholas Stanham			10,172,742				490,459				3,542,200
Claudia Grillo			10,463,277				199,924				3,542,200

Proposal No. 2: The shareholders ratified Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the following votes:

Votes For			14,148,914
Votes Against			8,550
Abstentions			47,937

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.

				DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: November 5, 2026				By:		/s/ Mirta A. Negrini
						Mirta A. Negrini
						Chief Financial Officer

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