CREATD INC

Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Effective November 2, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Creatd, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Claudia Albelais as Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer of the Company. Effective upon Ms. Albelais’s appointment, Jeremy Frommer ceased serving as the Company’s principal financial officer. Ms. Albelais, age 37, has served as the Company’s Controller since May 2026. From August 2021 to May 2026, Ms. Albelais served as a Senior Manager in the consulting practice of Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP. Ms. Albelais is a Certified Public Accountant. In connection with her appointment, Ms. Albelais’s annual base salary was increased to $212,500. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Albelais and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed, no family relationships between Ms. Albelais and any director or executive officer of the Company, and no transactions in which Ms. Albelais has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Effective November 2, 2026, the Board elected Chelsea Pullano as a director of the Company. Ms. Pullano will serve as Chair of the Governance Committee and, upon the listing of the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange, as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Pullano will receive a monthly cash retainer and quarterly stock option grants for her service as a director and committee member, pursuant to a Board of Directors Agreement between Ms. Pullano and the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Pullano and any other person pursuant to which she was elected, no family relationships between Ms. Pullano and any director or executive officer of the Company, and no transactions in which Ms. Pullano has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure On November 3, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and 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 in any 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.