# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001539850
**File Stem:** 0001641172-25-025259
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 5016
**Document Hash:** 0ffb3368fa4a24ff5a76b15bfc1e345b
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001641172-25-025259.hdr.sgml**: 20250822

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001641172-25-025259

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250822

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250822

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250822

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Starco Brands, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001539850
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 271781753
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-54892
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251247177

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 250 26TH STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90402
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 818-760-1644

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 250 26TH STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90402

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Insynergy Products, Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120118

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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): **August 22, 2025 (August 18, 2025)**

**<u>STARCO BRANDS, INC.</u>**

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

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| **Nevada** | **000-54892** | **27-1781753** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |

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**706 N. Citrus Ave.**

**Los Angeles, CA 90038**

(Address of principal executive offices)

**<u>323-266-7111</u>**

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Class A common stock | STCB | OTC Markets Group OTCQB tier |

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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))

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** On August 18, 2025, Starco Brands, Inc. (the "Company"), eliminated the position of Chief Marketing Officer and Mr. David Dreyer, the Chief Marketing Officer of the Company, departed effective immediately. The elimination of the position was a result of a continued strategic initiative to streamline the Company's organizational structure. This decision reflects the Company's ongoing plans to enhance operational efficiency and optimize resource allocation. No replacement will be appointed for this role, its responsibilities will be integrated across existing leadership teams.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

<u>Exhibit Number</u> <u>Description</u> <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
|  | **STARCO BRANDS, INC.** |
| Dated: August 22, 2025 | */s/ Ross Sklar* |
|  | Ross Sklar |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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