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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 17, 2026, The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) posted to its investor relations website at https://investors.thearenagroup.net/events-and-presentations/presentations, as well as on its LinkedIn, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) pages, a video presentation by Paul Edmondson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, discussing the Company’s business and financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the transcript of Mr. Edmondson’s comments from the presentation and a copy of the slides from the presentation are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. The presentation, the transcript and the slides should be viewed and/or read in conjunction with the press release.
The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, 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 | ||
| 99.2 | Slides referenced in video presentation by Paul Edmondson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: March 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul Edmondson |
| Name: | Paul Edmondson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |