Kartoon Studios Contracts with Walmart for Winnie the Pooh Goods

Kartoon Studios, Inc. has contracted with Walmart Marketplace to provide consumer products, including toys, books, and apparel, from licensees of its animated series HUNDRED ACRE WOOD, beginning January 18, 2027. The series is based on A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh. The company announced this development in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2026.

Kartoon Studios expects the merchandise to be available on Walmart Marketplace concurrent with the series release. The filing categorizes this agreement under Item 8.01, Other Events. The company noted that these forward-looking statements regarding product availability are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.

Kartoon Studios is incorporated in Nevada and maintains its principal executive offices in Beverly Hills, California. Its common stock, which carries a par value of $0.001 per share, trades under the ticker symbol TOON on NYSE American LLC. The company also has Preferred Stock Purchase Rights registered on the same exchange. In its filing, Kartoon Studios identified itself as an emerging growth company under Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934.

The filing states that factors contributing to potential differences between actual results and forward-looking statements are discussed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. Kartoon Studios indicated it undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements except as required by law. Andy Heyward, Chief Executive Officer of Kartoon Studios, signed the report on behalf of the registrant. The company's Commission File Number is 001-37950 and its I.R.S. Employer Identification Number is 20-4118216.