UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-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): March 5, 2018
FIVE BELOW, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Pennsylvania | | 001-35600 | | 75-3000378 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
701 Market Street
Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215)546-7909
1818 Market Street
Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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. |
Election of a New Director
On March 5, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Five Below, Inc. (the “Company”) increased its size from nine to ten members. Dinesh Lathi was elected as a Class III director, upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Nominating Committee”), effective immediately, to fill the new directorship created by the increase to the size of the Board. Mr. Dinesh will serve the remainder of the Class III term which expires at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders and is expected to be nominated for reelection to the Board at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board also appointed Mr. Dinesh as a member of the Audit Committee.
The Board determined that Mr. Lathi qualifies as an independent director under the director independence standards set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq Rules”). Mr. Lathi also satisfies the additional requirements for Audit Committee members under the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq Rules.
Mr. Lathi will be entitled to compensation under the Company’s Compensation Policy forNon-Employee Directors. Mr. Lathi has no arrangement or understanding with any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Lathi has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) ofRegulation S-K.
On March 6, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Dinesh Lathi to the Board. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(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.
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| Date: March 6, 2018 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kenneth R. Bull |
| | | | | | Name: Kenneth R. Bull |
| | | | | | Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
