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 29, 2020

Centric Brands Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-18926	11-2928178
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
350 5th Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York	10118
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(646) 582-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(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 Stock, par value $0.10 per share	CTRC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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 (§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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)On March 29, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Centric Brands Inc. (the “Company”) elected Mr. Patrick J. Bartels, Jr. to fill a newly created vacancy on its Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bartels and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, nor has Mr. Bartels had any previous transactions with the Company which are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.  Mr. Bartels has not yet been nominated to any committees of the Board of Directors of the Company.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	CENTRIC BRANDS INC.
Date: March 31, 2020	By:	/s/ Andrew R. Tarshis
		Name:	Andrew R. Tarshis
		Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel