UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2014
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American Apparel, Inc.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | 001-32697 | 20-3200601 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, CA | 90021-1106 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 488-0226
Not Applicable
(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.
(d) On September 15, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Robert Mintz as a Class C director to fill one of the existing vacancies on the Board. Mr. Mintz is a designee of Lion/Hollywood L.L.C. (“Lion”) under the Investment Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2009, as amended, between the Company and Lion.
Robert Mintz is the former Chief Executive Officer of Rupari Food Services, Inc., a food service manufacturer and branded retail distributor of refrigerated meat products. The Board determined that Mr. Mintz qualifies as an independent director under the rules of the NYSE MKT LLC.
SIGNATURE
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.
| AMERICAN APPAREL, INC. | |||
| Dated: September 19, 2014 | By: | /s/ John J. Luttrell | |
| Name: | John J. Luttrell | ||
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||