Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LONG CIARAN JOSEPH 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP. [AKA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 2270 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2026 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share 11/01/2026 M 1,458(1) A $10.18(2) 114,186(3) D Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share 11/01/2026 F(4) 524 D $10.18(2) 113,662 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

11/01/2026

M

1,458

(1)

(1)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

1,458

(1)

22,188

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LONG CIARAN JOSEPH 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 2270 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104			CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Signatures

/s/ Ciaran Long		11/03/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") was issued under the a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares"), of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. The reporting person's RSUs were granted on June 18, 2025 and vested on November 1, 2026.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 1, 2026.
(3)	Includes performance-based restricted stock units issued under the Plan, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 20,000 shares that were granted on May 15, 2024 and vested on April 1, 2025. The closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 1, 2025 was $15.18 per share. Of the 20,000 shares that vested, 6,873 shares were withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with such vesting. The withholding of such shares was not an open-market transaction.
(4)	Shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units; not an open-market transaction.

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