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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q □ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30 , 2021 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number : 001-34382 ROCKY BRANDS ROCKY BRANDS , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) No. 31-1364046 Ohio ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of class ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 39 East Canal Street , Nelsonville , Ohio 45764 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 740 ) 753-9100 Common Stock - No Par Value Trading symbol RCKY Name of exchange on which registered Nasdaq Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days . Yes > No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑ > No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ☐ Large accelerated filer ☐ Non - accelerated filer > Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ No ☑ There were 7,300,199 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding on October 31 , 2021 .