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:)
January 31, 2025

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Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation

1-12368
 
75-2543540
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1900 Southeast Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas
 
76140
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(817) 872-3200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 
(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, par value $0.0024
TLF
Nasdaq
 
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 8.01
Other Events.

On January 27 , 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $1.50 per share of common stock, payable on February 18, 2025.  On January 31, 2025, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) clarifying that because the dividend amount is more than 25% of the current market price of the Company’s common stock, the ex-dividend date will be February 19, 2025, in accordance with Nasdaq UPC Rule 11140.  On that date, the Company’s common stock will begin trading without the right to receive the special dividend, and the price will be adjusted accordingly.  A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


No.
Exhibit

Press release dated January 31, 2025

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Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report and other materials the Company files with the SEC, as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the Company, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “budgeted,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “estimate,” “continue,” “outlook,” “forecast” or “future,” variations thereof or other similar statements. Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, for additional information concerning these and other uncertainties that could negatively impact the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update or otherwise revise its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.


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.
 
 
TANDY LEATHER FACTORY, INC.
   
Date:  January 31, 2025
By:
/s/ Johan Hedberg
 
Johan Hedberg, Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2025

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. Clarifies Ex-Dividend Date for Special Dividend

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – January 31, 2025 – On January 29, 2025, Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (the “Company”, Nasdaq: TLF) announced that its Board of Directors had declared the payment of a special cash dividend to its stockholders of $1.50 per share of common stock held.  The dividend will be paid on or about February 18, 2025.

Because the dividend amount is more than 25% of the current market price of the Company’s common stock, the ex-dividend date will be February 19, 2025, in accordance with Nasdaq UPC Rule 11140.  On that date, the Company’s common stock will begin trading without the right to receive the special dividend, and the price will be adjusted accordingly.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (http://www.tandyleather.com), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialty retailer of a broad product line, including leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits.  The Company distributes its products through its 99 North American stores (including two temporarily closed for relocation) located in 40 US states and six Canadian provinces, and one store located in Spain.  Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TLF”.  To be included on Tandy Leather Factory's email distribution list, go to: http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1625&to=ea&s=0.

Contact:  Jeff Gramm, Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.  (817) 872-3200 or jeff@banderapartners.com

This news release may contain statements regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and events may differ from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: changes in general economic conditions, negative trends in general consumer-spending levels, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of opening retail stores; availability of hides and leathers and resultant price fluctuations; change in customer preferences for our product, and other factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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