UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): Janaury 4, 2016
Coach, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 1-16153 | 52-2242751 |
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| | 516 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
(212) 594-1850
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On January 4, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Coach, Inc. (“Coach” or the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to nine members and elected Annabelle Yu Long as a director of the Company, effective as of January 4, 2016.
In connection with her appointment to the Board and in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, Ms. Long will be entitled to an annual cash retainer of $75,000 as well as an annual equity grant with a grant date fair market value of $150,000 made on the date of Coach’s annual meeting of stockholders, with 50% of the value of the award made in the form of stock options and 50% made in the form of restricted stock units. These equity awards vest in full on the earlier of Coach’s next annual meeting of stockholders or one year from the date of grant, subject to the director’s continued service until that time. In addition, Ms. Long will be granted an initial Coach equity award with a grant date fair market value of $150,000 on January 4, 2016, with 50% of the value of the award made in the form of stock options and 50% made in the form of restricted stock units. These initial grants will vest on the one year anniversary of the grant date.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Long and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director, and there have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or are currently proposed, regarding Ms. Long that are required to be disclosed by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointments is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated January 4, 2016
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.
Dated: January 4, 2016
| | COACH, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Todd Kahn |
| | Todd Kahn |
| | Chief Administrative Officer, |
| | General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release, dated January 4, 2016
