Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PRUTHI ANURUP
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Centric Brands Inc. [CTRC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CENTRIC BRANDS INC., 350 5TH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10018
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share 600,000 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PRUTHI ANURUP
C/O CENTRIC BRANDS INC.
350 5TH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10018
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Lori Nembirkow, as attorney-in-fact 11/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The restricted stock units "RSUs" shall vest in one-third increments on November 5, 2019, November 5, 2020 and November 5, 2021, subject to Mr. Pruthi's continued employment with Centric Brands Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") through the applicable vesting date; provided, if Mr. Pruthi's employment is terminated by the Company without "cause" (and not due to his death or disability) or by him for "good reason" (each such term as defined in his employment agreement with the Company) then any unvested portion of the RSUs will accelerate and become fully vested on the date of termination. Any vested RSUs will be settled through the issuance of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common Stock") promptly following the applicable vesting date; provided that in the event of the termination of Mr. Pruthi's employment without cause or for good reason, the settlement will take place on the date that is thirty (30) days following the date of termination.

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