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): February 5, 2018

LEAF GROUP LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 656-6253

Not Applicable

(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:

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On February 7, 2018, Leaf Group Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (the “Underwriter”) relating to the underwritten public offering of 2,933,333 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (such shares, the “Common Stock” and such offering of shares of Common Stock, the “Offering”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell 2,933,333 shares to the Underwriter. The price to the public in the Offering was $7.50 per share.

The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering are expected to be approximately $20.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Offering is scheduled to close on or about February 12, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriter an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to 439,999 additional shares of Common Stock from the Company at the public offering price.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriter, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.

The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-216226) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and a related prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. A copy of the opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of Common Stock in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

On February 5, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had commenced the Offering. On February 8, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had priced the Offering. Copies of these press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, respectively, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

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.